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Old February 21st, 2008
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Default Help With Download Speeds

Is there a way to find out my upload and download speeds on my computer without contacting my provider. I have a cable connection.
Thanks for any help.
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Old February 21st, 2008
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Do a couple speed tests. Try doing them at different times of the day to get a good average of your speed. At peak usage times your speed will probably be slower than at off peak times.

Speakeasy - Speed Test

Speedtest.net - The Global Broadband Speed Test

Don't get confused between kilobits(kbs) and kilobytes(KBs), there are 8 bits to 1 Byte. So if the test shows results in kilobits, divide by 8 to get kilobytes. LW shows speeds in kilobytes: SpeedGuide.net :: Bits/Bytes Calculator
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Old February 22nd, 2008
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Thanks I did the test and the results are:

Download 847 kbs
Upload 287 kbs

Is this good?
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That's pretty good. That would make your d/load speed about 105KBs and upload 35KBs. That's alot better than dialup .

You'd need to know what your connection speed is supposed to be to see how it compares. You usually don't get quite as fast as the advertised speeds.
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Old February 23rd, 2008
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Ok thanks for your help.
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