Broadband speed test question

Dramen

Dramen

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Hi all,

Can anyone help me decipher what these speed test results mean? I have an broadband connection and the last two days it feels like my internet surfing has slowed down to dial up. I just need some help with the definitions of what each result means. Thanks.

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Have you tried resetting your modem and router? What internet speed are you paying for? Those results are pretty good. Latency should be around 10ms though. Are you wireless or lan connection?
 
I'm on ADSL wired internet (through my home phone line) and the only description they give of my plan is "it's as fast as my home phone line allows".

Sometimes it depends on how much traffic there is, the ISP gives priority to certain types of internet activity so now and then it does slow down. I'm just not sure what the speed test is actually saying when I have nothing to compare it to, like the upload and download speeds I don't understand due to having dyscalculia and not being able to ascertain if the numbers are larger or smaller ie, which one indicates fast or slow.

I'll try a modem reset and see what happens but it was like this last night and I had everything turned off overnight.
 
You connection is stable as you are not losing any packets, your speed is good compared to most you are getting 13 mbps, most people in my area are lucky if you hit 5.0 mbps
 
Turbo10 said:
Thats better than my connection, i don't see anything wrong with it
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There are so many variables that can effect internet speed and connection.

For example, I am paying for a 10mbps connection and yet Im getting over 20mbps on average.

It depends on your location, connection type, and the cable itself. Yes, the cable itself can effect the stability of the connection speed.

I actually had to replace my cable cuz when I first got TWC installed in my house (for the third time) I started to experience alot of speed drops when trying to download anything. After I had someone come over to inspect it, they told me there was alot of noise in my line. Replaced the cable, never had a problem since. Also, the cable used was probably over 10 years old. A bad cable will also result in corrupted/lost data during transfers.

And there is no latency that you "should" be at. It will all depend on what I mentioned above what your latency will be. For example, I can be running 23mbps with a 90ms latency and no packet loss. It also depends on the server you are connecting to. Obviously 10ms will be alot better than 20ms, 20ms is nothing to sneeze at. 20ms is actually pretty good. As long as you are under 100ms, you should have no problem.

And you would know if your speed had slowed down to dial up. As you would be waiting for an hour just for the google page to load up.
 
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G80FTW is correct, to many different variables involved with internet speeds.





I do not mind sharing, this is my Comcast internet, it is wireless and I'm twenty feet from the router. Have three desktops on this network and I've lost count of the laptops, smart phones, and I believe there is a PS3 as well. Not sure if anyone else is on right now though.
I live in a more laid back country setting, I do have higher speeds with the same exact network than I did living in town and sharing the main hub with all of my neighbors.



It also appears your not on an ADSL line, max is 8MB/s. Looks more like ADSL2+ speeds to me, max is around 24MB/s. Also, just saying, my speed is across the board. Anywhere from 12MB/s up to 23MB/s according to my continued testing. Five minutes after taking the above posted test my download speed is around 12MB/s.
 
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