I thought it would be interesting to compare our internet speeds to see how different companies and different types of internet services provides for the fastest download and upload times.
Go to SpeedTest.net and test out your speeds and post them here, using the link code provided on that test page. We will be able to see your upload and download speeds and the name of your provider. Please add your location and type of service, eg- cable, dsl (through phone lines), satellite, phone card, dial up, etc. Speed times will vary depending on time of day and day of week as peak usage changes.
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Freeport, FL
using Blackberry as tethered modem via Alltel Wireless (apparently on one of the slow cell towers which has yet to be updated.)
Note, I see the distance from here to Tampa (the testing server I used) states that the distance is only 50 mile, so I'm uncertain if that skews the data of upload and download speeds, or the ping.
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KurtKurtAdminSoWal2,470 postsJoined View profileMessageAdmin
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Alltel wireless Santa Rosa Beach
barefootguybarefootguyBeach FanaticSanta Rosa Beach257 postsJoined View profileMessageBeach Fanatic
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Desktop Computer, Cable Internet, Santa Rosa Beach (Driftwood Estates)
kathydwellskathydwellsDarlene is my middle name, not my nicknameLacey's Spring, Alabama13,303 postsJoined View profileMessageDarlene is my middle name, not my nickname
kathydwellsDarlene is my middle name, not my nicknameLacey's Spring, Alabama13,303 postsJoined View profileMessageDarlene is my middle name, not my nickname
Charter cable internet..using wireless router. Lacey's Spring, Alabama
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Matt JMatt JSWGB24,862 postsJoined View profileMessageSWGB
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Mediacom, using wireless router. Topsail Village.
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From a cave in Dallas, using AT&T DSL on a laptop with a router.
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nathanthebankernathanthebankerBeach Lover90 postsJoined View profileMessageBeach Lover
I have the cheapest cable Cox has at like $25/month.
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Ocean LoverOcean LoverbeanBuckeye Country9,491 postsJoined View profileMessagebean
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desktop, cable internet, central ohio
InletBchDwellerInletBchDwellerSoWal InsiderPrairieville, La6,802 postsJoined View profileMessageSoWal Insider
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Embarq, dsl, laptop, inlet beach
NoHallNoHallhmmmm......can't rememberNorthern Hall County, GA9,032 postsJoined View profileMessagehmmmm......can't remember
NoHallhmmmm......can't rememberNorthern Hall County, GA9,032 postsJoined View profileMessagehmmmm......can't remember[URL=http://www.speedtest.net]
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North Georgia. Charter Communications cable. Macbook via wireless router. I'm too lazy to go check my PC, but it's usually slower.
[/URL]North Georgia. Charter Communications cable. Macbook via wireless router. I'm too lazy to go check my PC, but it's usually slower.
TreeFrogTreeFrogBeach FanaticSeagrove1,793 postsJoined View profileMessageBeach Fanatic
TreeFrogBeach FanaticSeagrove1,793 postsJoined View profileMessageBeach FanaticThis is from the Atlanta server
And this is from the Jacksonville server
And this is from the Orlando server
Internal WiFi card on a Toshiba Tecra M2 notebook running Windows XP Pro SP2, connected to a Linksys WRT54G router, on Embarq DSL near Eastern Lake.
Lousy upload speeds, aren't they. The "compare" option at Speedtest.net shows me slower than both the Florida and national averages for both upload and download.
When I set up the service, Embarq had two extra-cost options promising faster service. I passed on them, expecting that they wouldn't help much, so this is the lowest-cost option.
And this is from the Jacksonville server
And this is from the Orlando server
Internal WiFi card on a Toshiba Tecra M2 notebook running Windows XP Pro SP2, connected to a Linksys WRT54G router, on Embarq DSL near Eastern Lake.
Lousy upload speeds, aren't they. The "compare" option at Speedtest.net shows me slower than both the Florida and national averages for both upload and download.
When I set up the service, Embarq had two extra-cost options promising faster service. I passed on them, expecting that they wouldn't help much, so this is the lowest-cost option.
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TreeFrogTreeFrogBeach FanaticSeagrove1,793 postsJoined View profileMessageBeach Fanatic
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And here's my other Toshiba Tecra M2 (I've got 2 identical notebooks) at the Atlanta server. This one has a new hard drive, so the Windows setup is 2 years newer. Otherwise all the same connection info.
TreeFrogTreeFrogBeach FanaticSeagrove1,793 postsJoined View profileMessageBeach Fanatic
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And finally, here's my print server, an older Toshiba Tecra running Windows 2000, using the internal Ethernet adaptor and a Cat5 connection to the Linksys WRT54G wireless router and Embarq DSL.
It looks like there are faster downloads, compared to the other 2 notebooks which are connected wirelessly to the router.
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Santa RosaBeach / Embarq DSL /Desktop
TreeFrogTreeFrogBeach FanaticSeagrove1,793 postsJoined View profileMessageBeach Fanatic
TreeFrogBeach FanaticSeagrove1,793 postsJoined View profileMessageBeach FanaticAnybody else on Mediacom?
sowalgayboi sure had a quick download. I'm wondering if that's typical.
sowalgayboi sure had a quick download. I'm wondering if that's typical.
BeachbummetteBeachbummetteSoWal InsiderBirmingham and Watersound5,742 postsJoined View profileMessageSoWal Insider
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mine is slower today than it was the other day when I tested. How does that work? Is it users online or what?
elgordoboyelgordoboyBeach FanaticI no longer stay in Dune Allen2,507 postsJoined View profileMessageBeach Fanatic
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Mediacom dsl, wireless router, inexpensive laptop. Am I the only dum-dum that chose the correct link to copy and paste last? Oops forgot -Santa Rosa Beach.
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TreeFrogTreeFrogBeach FanaticSeagrove1,793 postsJoined View profileMessageBeach Fanatic
TreeFrogBeach FanaticSeagrove1,793 postsJoined View profileMessageBeach FanaticBDarg - You are so much faster than the other Embarq users!
Did you spring for the extra-cost option for more speed?
Just out of curiosity, I shut off ZoneAlarm and reran the speed test. No difference at all. Hmmm... :scratch: :idontno:
Did you spring for the extra-cost option for more speed?
Just out of curiosity, I shut off ZoneAlarm and reran the speed test. No difference at all. Hmmm... :scratch: :idontno:
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Matt JMatt JSWGB24,862 postsJoined View profileMessageSWGB
Matt JSWGB24,862 postsJoined View profileMessageSWGBAnybody else on Mediacom?
sowalgayboi sure had a quick download. I'm wondering if that's typical.
I think that's just 9pm on a Saturday night. It varies depending on time of day, weather, and the number of users on my connection.
I also used the Atlanta server, I guess most of us forgot to put that in. Here's todays result:
Wow, was doing that in the background while I was typing.
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