How Fast Is Your Internet Service Provider (ISP) connection?

Sid Schumacher · 7th July 2005, 17:00

I got a Tata Indicom Walky with a built in modem...and man that thing is SLOWWWWWW. Anyways I'll be moving shortly to another house and will hopefully get a better internet connection..

xstream_nos · 8th July 2005, 13:39

got a tata indicom 512kbps... test speed shows a 230 kbps

kallil · 8th July 2005, 17:19

have a asianet cable net 256kpbs connection.but i regularly get 400+ speeds(45-50kBps).i've checked it out at different speed test sites and most of them show between 380 and 420.donno why.anybody has some answers??

kallil · 8th July 2005, 17:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by VTEC11

Just ran this again from my new cable modem (optimum online) connection at home.

4340.4 kbps -

Proof :

that happened to me once-once the test is over pressing back and refresh will give some insane no.s

Rehaan · 8th July 2005, 21:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by xezas

On the internet, bytes (8 bits each) are sent across in a packet (of a fixed number of bytes each, depending on the smallest MTU of the immediate network). The data integrity is checked by doing a CRC on the entire packet. The speed is calculated by the time it takes for the entire data (broken up into packets (with CRC) which in turn are broken up into bytes) to reach the destination.

afaik, this is the way it's done in TCP/IP, ATM, Frame Relay.

Hi Xezas,

So therefore as i was saying, wouldnt your actual data recieved and written to disk be less than the data transfered?

For example
128kbps connection; if /8 =16KB/s which is not the actual speed you are getting your file on disk.
whereas if /10 = 12.8KB/s which is the actual speed your data is being written.

What i mean to say is, in theory a 128KB file will download on a 128kbps connection in 10 seconds and not 8.
And the kbps is the way the ISPs etc market it to you, counting the CRC bits as dataflow (naturally), making it sound faster.

What say?

cya
R

highpriest · 26th July 2005, 16:09

Are you sure this speed test is accurate? A quick test on my office link shows 88.5 Kbps. This is total nonsense. Our internet link is a whopping 16 Mbps. I sometimes touch close to the max possible of 2MB per second on downloads during off-peak hours!!!

Another test run at http://www.dslreports.com/stest shows these figures: Download 1352 Kbps and upload 772 Kbps. This is closer to the truth considering there are more than 150 simultaneous users on the internet and the usage is pretty heavy.

-- Harish

ThE_DoN · 30th July 2005, 20:42

Tested Speed - 123.7 kbps
Your ISP - Sify
ISP's Connection Speed - 128 kbps
Location - Kanjur, MumBhai

Minardi · 30th July 2005, 22:51

Tested Speed - 305 kbps
Your ISP - Hathway
ISP's Connection Speed - 512kbps
Location - Mumbai, Haji Ali

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aseem · 30th July 2005, 23:19

Tested Speed: 226KBit
ISP: Sify Delhi
ISP Claimed Speed: 256Kbps

c10 · 30th July 2005, 23:21

Tested Speed - Approximately 168 kbps
My ISP - BSNL,
ISPs connection speed - 256 kbps
Location - Bangalore

BUSA · 1st September 2005, 23:13

How do i check my speed?? The link aint working??

adya33 · 1st September 2005, 23:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by BUSA

How do i check my speed?? The link aint working??

use this link
http://reviews.cnet.com/7004-7254_7-...tag=cnetfd.dir

jkdas · 16th August 2006, 09:12

http://www.abeltronica.com/velocimet...=uk&newlang=uk

to check net speed

rohitbagai · 16th August 2006, 09:47

Just checked at http://www.bandwidthplace.com/speedtest
Results:--
Communications 956.3 kilobits per second
Storage 117 kilobytes per second
1MB file download 7.4 seconds

Date & time Wednesday, August 16, 12:09AM* (I have eastern Time on my PC)
Test type IDT4 Free
Connection type ADSL
Region Asia
Data size 1024KB

My ISP: BSNL
Type: Direct Internet Access (DIAS)
Bandwidth Promissed 265 kbps
Actually receiving 2mbps (Unofficially)
Uptime: 97%
Have a public IP
no pop account

Thanks

Mistakenguy · 16th August 2006, 09:57

Download speed 214.72kbps
Upload speed 53.84kbps
ISP BSNL
Type ADSL (256kbps)
Location Trivandrum

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7th July 2005, 17:00	#46
Sid Schumacher BHPian Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 262 Thanked: 3 Times	I got a Tata Indicom Walky with a built in modem...and man that thing is SLOWWWWWW. Anyways I'll be moving shortly to another house and will hopefully get a better internet connection..
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8th July 2005, 13:39	#47
xstream_nos BHPian Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: bangalore Posts: 78 Thanked: 7 Times View My Garage	got a tata indicom 512kbps... test speed shows a 230 kbps
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8th July 2005, 17:19	#48
kallil BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Chennai Posts: 35 Thanked: 2 Times	have a asianet cable net 256kpbs connection.but i regularly get 400+ speeds(45-50kBps).i've checked it out at different speed test sites and most of them show between 380 and 420.donno why.anybody has some answers??
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26th July 2005, 16:09	#51
highpriest BHPian Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Winchester Posts: 42 Thanked: 2 Times	Are you sure this speed test is accurate? A quick test on my office link shows 88.5 Kbps. This is total nonsense. Our internet link is a whopping 16 Mbps. I sometimes touch close to the max possible of 2MB per second on downloads during off-peak hours!!! Another test run at http://www.dslreports.com/stest shows these figures: Download 1352 Kbps and upload 772 Kbps. This is closer to the truth considering there are more than 150 simultaneous users on the internet and the usage is pretty heavy. -- Harish
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30th July 2005, 20:42	#52
ThE_DoN BHPian Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Mumbai Posts: 121 Thanked: Once	Tested Speed - 123.7 kbps Your ISP - Sify ISP's Connection Speed - 128 kbps Location - Kanjur, MumBhai
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30th July 2005, 22:51	#53
Minardi BHPian Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Mumbai Posts: 413 Thanked: 15 Times	Tested Speed - 305 kbps Your ISP - Hathway ISP's Connection Speed - 512kbps Location - Mumbai, Haji Ali M
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30th July 2005, 23:19	#54
aseem Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Delhi Posts: 1,730 Thanked: 442 Times	Tested Speed: 226KBit ISP: Sify Delhi ISP Claimed Speed: 256Kbps
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30th July 2005, 23:21	#55
c10 BHPian Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 187 Thanked: 9 Times View My Garage	Tested Speed - Approximately 168 kbps My ISP - BSNL, ISPs connection speed - 256 kbps Location - Bangalore
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1st September 2005, 23:13	#56
BUSA Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Bombay Posts: 5,130 Thanked: 21 Times View My Garage	How do i check my speed?? The link aint working??
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16th August 2006, 09:12	#58
jkdas Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Thiruvananthapu Posts: 9,687 Thanked: 1,492 Times View My Garage	http://www.abeltronica.com/velocimet...=uk&newlang=uk to check net speed
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16th August 2006, 09:47	#59
rohitbagai BHPian Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: New Delhi Posts: 410 Thanked: 259 Times	Just checked at http://www.bandwidthplace.com/speedtest Results:-- Communications 956.3 kilobits per second Storage 117 kilobytes per second 1MB file download 7.4 seconds Date & time Wednesday, August 16, 12:09AM* (I have eastern Time on my PC) Test type IDT4 Free Connection type ADSL Region Asia Data size 1024KB My ISP: BSNL Type: Direct Internet Access (DIAS) Bandwidth Promissed 265 kbps Actually receiving 2mbps (Unofficially) Uptime: 97% Have a public IP no pop account Thanks
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16th August 2006, 09:57	#60
Mistakenguy BHPian Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 188 Thanked: 84 Times	Download speed 214.72kbps Upload speed 53.84kbps ISP BSNL Type ADSL (256kbps) Location Trivandrum
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