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Conan
October 23rd, 2002, 12:01 PM
I came across this bandwidth tester by McAfee, it seems kind of accurate to me, slightly more variations than Bandwidthplace, give it a try:

http://promos.mcafee.com/speedometer/

egghead
October 23rd, 2002, 12:18 PM
File Size: 150.005 KB
Time Elapsed: 3.635 seconds

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your speed
330.16 Kbps
(41.27 KBps)


so what does this mean conan?

egghead

Conan
October 23rd, 2002, 12:24 PM
Originally posted by egghead
File Size: 150.005 KB
Time Elapsed: 3.635 seconds

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your speed
330.16 Kbps
(41.27 KBps)


so what does this mean conan?

egghead

What is your download speed supposed to be? I'm sure people will have mixed results depending on your location. I'm just surprised that it seems accurate for me way over here in the Philippines.

My results for my 256k dsl connection:

File Size: 150.005 KB
Time Elapsed: 5.809 seconds

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206.56 Kbps
(25.82 KBps)

egghead
October 23rd, 2002, 12:29 PM
my speed is 1.5mb

just did it again

Your Internet Connection
Speed Results




File Size: 150.005 KB
Time Elapsed: 2.284 seconds

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525.44 Kbps
(65.68 KBps)

harrytb
October 23rd, 2002, 16:36 PM
nice find.

File Size: 150.005 KB
Time Elapsed: 2.023 seconds

593.2 Kbps
(74.15 KBps)

lynchknot
October 23rd, 2002, 17:51 PM
Here is mine: :jester:



http://lynchk.netfirms.com/screenshots/test%20copy.png

Reverend
October 23rd, 2002, 17:58 PM
File Size: 150.005 KB
Time Elapsed: 2.016 seconds
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595.28 Kbps
(74.41 KBps)

phishhead
October 23rd, 2002, 18:24 PM
ok where's boogs to show off.:D

egghead
October 24th, 2002, 00:30 AM
Originally posted by lynchknot
Here is mine: :jester:



http://lynchk.netfirms.com/screenshots/test%20copy.png

one of your "82's" is out of alignment with the other numbers lynchknot



can you grt me a couple dvd movieswhile i type this lol!!!



egghead

Big Booger
October 24th, 2002, 09:13 AM
Well since you asked Phish hehehehe :p


File Size: 600.005 KB
Time Elapsed: 3.047 seconds

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1.538 Mbps
(196.92 KBps)

It should have been faster... I dun't know why it is so slow.
BB

Ahh got a bit better improvement:
File Size: 600.005 KB
Time Elapsed: 1.906 seconds

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2.459 Mbps
(314.8 KBps)

aKaFrEE
October 24th, 2002, 10:24 AM
File Size: 600.005 KB
Time Elapsed: 2.704 seconds

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1.734 Mbps
(221.9 KBps)

generally i get around 1.7 but it peaks out sometimes around:

File Size: 1.4648 MB
Time Elapsed: 5.027 seconds

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2.331 Mbps
(298.39 KBps)

wickedmaiden4u
October 24th, 2002, 14:50 PM
Your Internet Connection
Speed Results




File Size: 150.005 KB
Time Elapsed: 2.781 seconds

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431.52 Kbps
(53.94 KBps

FastGame
October 24th, 2002, 15:24 PM
File Size: 150.005 KB
Time Elapsed: 30.403 seconds

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39.44 Kbps
(4.93 KBps)

Can someone send me Mandrake 9....by the time I D/L it Mandrake 12 will be out..LOL

Reverend
October 24th, 2002, 15:37 PM
WOW,nice speeds there FG. :p

What you using, 2 tin cans and a piece of string.

FastGame
October 24th, 2002, 15:45 PM
OMG Rev...thats the best laugh I've had in a long time...Nice one :p

two cans & a string....Grrrrrr

Conan
October 25th, 2002, 00:37 AM
Originally posted by Reverend
WOW,nice speeds there FG. :p

What you using, 2 tin cans and a piece of string.

Is it a G-String?:p

zipp51
October 25th, 2002, 08:49 AM
Satellite in the boonies.



730.8 Kbps
(91.35 KBps)

efc
November 12th, 2002, 17:44 PM
Good connection today:
Satellite



Raw Data:
Download start time: 1037126371350
Download end time: 1037126371400
Download time: 0.05
Download size in thousands of bytes: 50
Estimated line speed (K bits per second): 8160
Estimated line speed (K bytes per second): 1000

test site (http://ddi.digital.net/~erin/speedtest.htm)

egghead
November 12th, 2002, 18:46 PM
Originally posted by efc
Good connection today:
Satellite



Raw Data:
Download start time: 1037126371350
Download end time: 1037126371400
Download time: 0.05
Download size in thousands of bytes: 50
Estimated line speed (K bits per second): 8160
Estimated line speed (K bytes per second): 1000

test site (http://ddi.digital.net/~erin/speedtest.htm)

Your line speed:

40800 Kbps


5000 K bytes/sec



Raw Data:
Download start time: 1037130371660
Download end time: 1037130371670
Download time: 0.01
Download size in thousands of bytes: 50
Estimated line speed (K bits per second): 40800
Estimated line speed (K bytes per second): 5000