What is your broadband speed?

[Nick.]

Hi there,

A lot of threads seem to break out into people posting their speedtest.net results, so I'd like everyone to post theirs here, I find it pretty interesting seeing how much the speeds vary.

Please post-
Your speedtest.net result image
The area you live in (as much info as you feel comfartable giving)
Your ISP
Your paid for 'up-to' speed

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Mine:
http://www.speedtest.net/result/381814674.png (http://www.speedtest.net)
Benalmadena Pueblo, Malaga, Andalucia, Spain
Telefonica
8meg.
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Nick

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[Decode]

Your speedtest.net result image
http://www.speedtest.net/result/383519069.png
The area you live in: Stockport
Your ISP: Tiscali
Your paid for 'up-to' speed: 3.5MB

[Robbie]

http://www.speedtest.net/result/383520625.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

Manchester
24meg
BeThere

Thats mega slow for me I usually get 18mb+

[Blue]

http://www.speedtest.net/result/383520567.png (http://www.speedtest.net)
Area where I live: Handforth
My ISP: O2
My paid for 'Up-to' speed: 8MB

[myke]

http://www.speedtest.net/result/383521197.png
London-ish
Virgin
20mb

[xxMATTGxx]

Here you go:
http://www.speedtest.net/result/384086354.png

[Hitman]

http://www.speedtest.net/result/384093217.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

Similar upload speed or what...

[Johno]

http://www.speedtest.net/result/384100517.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

East Scotland
Tiscali UK
Up to 8MB

I got this a few days ago, which is certainly a lot better.
http://www.speedtest.net/result/382500016.png

[kurtis5561]

http://www.speedtest.net/result/384100830.png

Location: Manchester
ISP: Easynet
Paying for: 16meg download and 700kb upload

[Hitman]

http://www.speedtest.net/result/384093217.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

Similar upload speed or what...
Ah forgot:

Near Malaga, Spain
Telefonica
3MB, upgrading to 6MB soon.

[N!ck]

BT. Pay for 8Mbps, stream between 6.5-7Mbps down. cirrently 6.8 I think.

http://www.speedtest.net/result/384108212.png (http://www.speedtest.net)
http://www.speedtest.net/result/384108645.png (http://www.speedtest.net)
http://www.speedtest.net/result/384109244.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

May be moving to o2 soon though.

[Agnostic Bear]

NO EXCUSES NO ALTERNATIVES ONLY BROADBAND

http://www.speedtest.net/result/384130166.png

[Trinity]

http://www.speedtest.net/result/384139997.png (http://www.speedtest.net)
Live in St Helens
ISP = BT
Paying for up to 8MB.

[iUnknown]

London, very near centre:

http://www.speedtest.net/result/384143218.png

[Kyle!]

Be*

Pay for up to 24 MB

Normally sync at 12 MB and normally stream at around 11MB but for some reason it wasn't as good is it normally is, probably speedtest.net's fault, not very reliable for finding your true speed.

http://www.speedtest.net/result/384144512.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

[Cylinder]

Paying for 2mb, getting 8mb as a free upgrade because of some other issues. :)

http://www.speedtest.net/result/384236382.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

I don't trust speedtest that much, I shouldn't be getting that considering I'm on wireless also.

I usually get around 6 anyway at peak times.

[Luke]

Durham
AOL
Paying for 4mb

http://www.speedtest.net/result/384274126.png

[shizzle]

http://www.speedtest.net/result/384276427.png (http://www.speedtest.net)
London.
TalkTalk
Up to 8MB.

[MrGazet]

o LOL look at mine >.<

http://www.speedtest.net/result/384280916.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

[GommeInc]

We pay for 6 but can get up to 8 with no extra cost to us depending if they ever upgrade the lines.

I get roughly 6meg, so what we pay for I guess :)

http://www.speedtest.net/result/384354353.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

^That's what it is now, and the speed usually dips around this time. It's faster in the evening.

[iUnknown]

Forgot to say before my plan:

http://www.speedtest.net/result/384419146.png

BT, London, Paying for up to 8mb

[LOLROB]

http://www.speedtest.net/result/384426698.png
Using Homeplugs at the moment would get a little more but anyways

Using AOL and i live in south wales
but i dont know what package :P

[LoveToStack]

http://www.speedtest.net/result/384483734.png
BT
1Mb
Glasgow
:(

[partie2]

http://www.speedtest.net/result/384492586.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

[Rarelime]

http://www.speedtest.net/result/384494779.png

The area you live in: Stevenage, Hertfordshire
Your ISP: Virgin Media
Your paid for 'up-to' speed: 2MB

[PaulMacC]

Im paying for 8mbs.
http://www.speedtest.net/result/384497415.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

[BeanEgg]

8MB, AOL

http://www.speedtest.net/result/384500064.png

[Zak]

not fast enough m8

[Robbie]

Use www.speed.io its more reliable.

[Technologic]

http://www.speedtest.net/result/384503932.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

I don't know why some people on the 20mbps only get around 12

[BeanEgg]

not fast enough m8

That's the correct approx speed for 8MB. ;)

[Moh]

With data transferee, its Megabit not megabyte.

1 megabit = 128 Kilobyte
8 megabit = 1 Megabyte

So when they say 8Mb, you only get 1MB.

Where I live, were only allowed one ISP, unless we paid for a BT Line to be fitted, but the nearest BT exchange is miles away, so it would't solve anything.

http://www.speedtest.net/result/384513760.png (http://www.speedtest.net)
Hull
Karoo
8 Mb, (1MB, but I only get 100kbps download :l)

[Calon]

http://www.speedtest.net/result/384516685.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

"I haz dee terrible internet, aye."

[Decode]

Use www.speed.io its more reliable.

That one says I get less speed that I actually do and it says my browser is safari when it isn't :(

[Decode]

Something bad has happened since I last posted :(

http://www.speedtest.net/result/384549333.png

[scottish]

Both sites give me about 9.9/9.8 mbz.

[brandon]

http://www.speedtest.net/result/384575129.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

Rubbish download, decent upload.
With TalkTalk, anymore than 4mb package then I'm getting mugged

[awelsh]

http://www.speedtest.net/result/384656999.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

ISP: Virgin
Location: South Wales
up-to: 2mb

First time its ever gone about 900kb/s, although internet has been going on and off all day long. Bit annoying.

[Flisker]

http://www.speedtest.net/result/384694689.png
The area you live in (as much info as you feel comfortable giving)
Near Sevenoaks in Kent
Your ISP
O2/Be*
Your paid for 'up-to' speed
8mb

[Soy]

http://www.speedtest.net/result/384697675.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

8MB
Plus net
Cardiff

[Firehorse]

http://speed.io/pics/1537/8907/speed.io.png

I usually get a lot better :/

[Flisker]

http://speed.io/pics/1540/9638/speed.io.png

[Nick.]

Can everybody stick to speedtest.net as stated in the original post please as it seems a bit more reliable.

[scottish]

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http://speed.io/pics/1541/2513/speed.io.png

[Pazza]

http://www.speedtest.net/result/385259614.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

Paying for 8meg, lancashire on talktalk

[Robbie]

Can everybody stick to speedtest.net as stated in the original post please as it seems a bit more reliable.

Speed.io gives chance for the speed to balance out to give a true speed whereas speedtest grabs the speed straight away

[AlexOC]

Location: Denton, Manchester
Paying For Up To 20Mb

http://www.speedtest.net/result/385270333.png

Virgin Media

Getting 50mb soon EEEK! :)

Our exchange is touching our garden wall ! :) Also we have sexy wiring from the exchange to our house, cos we needed to get new wires fitted when a digger cut through it.

So we have fibre optic from the exchange to our house aswell :)

[jackass]

I should be getting 8mb..

http://www.speedtest.net/result/385273406.png (http://www.speedtest.net)
http://speed.io/pics/1541/7601/speed.io.png (http://www.speed.io)

[Hitman]

Well, our connection has been upgraded to 6MB... getting 4ish...

Getting 5ish on speedtest.

http://www.speedtest.net/result/387086497.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

http://speed.io/pics/1553/7294/speed.io.png (http://www.speed.io)

[.:.:jjm261:.:.]

http://www.speedtest.net/result/387220110.png (http://www.speedtest.net)
http://speed.io/pics/1554/9599/speed.io.png (http://www.speed.io)


Location : Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England, UK
ISP : AOL (Carphone Warehouse)
Paid Upto : Think it's 8mb, althought we got a free upgrade from 2mb to 8

[Flisker]

http://www.speedtest.net/result/387220110.png (http://www.speedtest.net)
http://speed.io/pics/1554/9599/speed.io.png (http://www.speed.io)


Location : Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England, UK
ISP : AOL (Carphone Warehouse)
Paid Upto : Think it's 8mb, althought we got a free upgrade from 2mb to 8
Get the MAC address and move to o2 broadband xD

[Hitman]

What the heck? I'm on 6MB and I'm downloading two files... ones downloading at 530KB/s, the other at 400KB/s... that's 930KB/s which is 9MB isn't it?

[OmgitsAmanda]

i'm on 20mb

http://www.speedtest.net/result/387241985.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

[scottish]

The server your downloading off is what it depends on.

[Cylinder]

What the heck? I'm on 6MB and I'm downloading two files... ones downloading at 530KB/s, the other at 400KB/s... that's 930KB/s which is 9MB isn't it?
930kb/s is just under one meg I thought..
thats what i don't get about downloading
it says 8meg or whatever
but i can never download a file at 8,000kb/s..
or anything close to that lol
ino it's cos of servers and stuff and distance but stillllll
im not sure
probably wrong

[scottish]

Servers might not have the ability to offer 8mb downlaod speed, so.

[Hitman]

The server your downloading off is what it depends on.
But my download speed should be 600KB/s max... :S


930kb/s is just under one meg I thought..
thats what i don't get about downloading
it says 8meg or whatever
but i can never download a file at 8,000kb/s..
or anything close to that lol
ino it's cos of servers and stuff and distance but stillllll
im not sure
probably wrong
There are Kilo Bytes and kilo bits I think, speed test shows kb and your d/l speed is KB.

[Nick.]

No, for each meg is around 100kb/s on a download. So and 8 meg speed would be around 750-800KB/s download. Easy mistake to make.

[Hitman]

No, for each meg is around 100kb/s on a download. So and 8 meg speed would be around 750-800KB/s download. Easy mistake to make.

Thought so, I got 930KB/s and I'm on 6 meg lol. :P Weird...

[Cylinder]

But my download speed should be 600KB/s max... :S


There are Kilo Bytes and kilo bits I think, speed test shows kb and your d/l speed is KB.

ahhhhhhh. i see now.


No, for each meg is around 100kb/s on a download. So and 8 meg speed would be around 750-800KB/s download. Easy mistake to make.

yeah, kb and KB mean the same to me. here we go again with the whole capitals doesn't make a difference, guess it does here lmao :8.

i get around 300-500kb/s max on rapidshare downloads and im on 8meg and get around 6meg so i'm not too fussed, it seems right for me..

i always thought that kb/s on download mean the same as d/l speed on speedtest and that lol
so when i was downloading and seen it be 300kb/s i thought i was getting sucky download speeds because my speedtest said 6000KB/s lmao

:D

[Nick.]

Thought so, I got 930KB/s and I'm on 6 meg lol. :P Weird...
Telefonica suck -_-
they are so slow at finding the DNS server for each website. (i think that sentence made sense?)

[Hitman]

Telefonica suck -_-
they are so slow at finding the DNS server for each website. (i think that sentence made sense?)

Meh, they're not too bad... they don't care if you download loads, they don't care what you download... speeds are usually what they say. I have no idea if they're fast or slow, but the sentence made sense. :P

[Nick.]

Meh, they're not too bad... they don't care if you download loads, they don't care what you download... speeds are usually what they say. I have no idea if they're fast or slow, but the sentence made sense. :P
No they are good for speed + download limits but when it comes to them actually finding the server the website you are trying to access is, it takes ages, but once it's found it it's blazing fast. Really annoying tbh.

[Iszak]

http://www.speedtest.net/result/387382680.png (http://www.speedtest.net)
Location: Perth, Western Australia
Internet Service Provider: Conceptual Networks
Service Paid For: up to 20mbps

[Agnostic Bear]

No they are good for speed + download limits but when it comes to them actually finding the server the website you are trying to access is, it takes ages, but once it's found it it's blazing fast. Really annoying tbh.

http://www.opendns.org

use it right now

right now.


http://www.speedtest.net/result/387382680.png (http://www.speedtest.net/)
Location: Perth, Western Australia
Internet Service Provider: Conceptual Networks
Service Paid For: up to 20mbps

that's not possible australia doesn't have internet it has locusts and kangaroos and men with funny hats that have dangly bits

[Nick.]

http://www.opendns.org

use it right now

right now.

I'm back in England now, I only go to my Dad's at half term. I did use that but it didn't help much. For some reason HabboxForum always loaded fine too. I didn't get it.



that's not possible australia doesn't have internet it has locusts and kangaroos and men with funny hats that have dangly bits
that's a very mature way to look at the world :P

[camera]

http://www.speedtest.net/result/387511699.png (http://www.speedtest.net)
Central Singapore
Singnet
3Mbps

[Calon]

Use www.speed.io (http://www.speed.io) its more reliable.
More adverts than channel 5..

http://speed.io/pics/1556/4055/speed.io.png

Wow, my internet is worse than I thought.

[camera]

http://speed.io/pics/1556/4908/speed.io.png (http://www.speed.io)

[Jibbish]

http://speed.io/pics/1556/5246/speed.io.png (http://www.speed.io)
http://www.speedtest.net/result/387528877.png (http://www.speedtest.net)
Is that good?

[Flisker]

http://speed.io/pics/1556/6604/speed.io.png (http://www.speed.io)
http://www.speedtest.net/result/387541481.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

Sevenoaks, Kent
o2/Be*
paying for 8mb :P

Nice tbh

[Calon]

http://speed.io/pics/1556/5246/speed.io.png (http://www.speed.io)
http://www.speedtest.net/result/387528877.png (http://www.speedtest.net)
Is that good?
Wow at your ping!

[Flisker]

that's a VERY good ping x_x

I don't get that good ping and I'm like right next to my exchange (length of cable from exchange to my house is ~62m) lol

[scottish]

http://www.speedtest.net/result/387544652.png

[Iszak]

that's not possible Australia doesn't have internet it has locusts and kangaroos and men with funny hats that have dangly bits
Well believe it or not, that's what I got, just cause' your internet isn't that fast :)

[Agnostic Bear]

Well believe it or not, that's what I got, just cause' your internet isn't that fast :)

Actually it is.

http://www.speedtest.net/result/388470019.png

[Nick.]

Actually it is.

http://www.speedtest.net/result/388470019.png
No it isn't, it's 5meg short of his speed. gutted.

also gutted@me that my internet speed isn't even 5meg, it's 2meg ;(

[Agnostic Bear]

No it isn't, it's 5meg short of his speed. gutted.

also gutted@me that my internet speed isn't even 5meg, it's 2meg ;(

It's dodgy, I actually get the full 20mbit speed.

[Nick.]

It's dodgy, I actually get the full 20mbit speed.
and he actually gets 25mbit lol. :S am i missing something here??

[Iszak]

Well, although I've got 25 mbit connection, most servers bandwidth throttle for me, so I can never use it all but it does help having like 3 downloads going at really fast and still be able to view the net with ease.

[Firehorse]

http://speed.io/pics/1567/4691/speed.io.png

Officially the worlds ****test - yes look, its virgin media.

[scottish]

Dude quit whining, if you don't like it change :\

I got fine net atm im with virgin media cable 10mb and got 9.98mb atm.

[Firehorse]

How can I change it? I don't pay the bills and there are people in this household who run their work from their @virgin.net email addresses. Also what isp would I move to? there are loads but how am I supposed to know who offers a decent service?

[Nick.]

How can I change it? I don't pay the bills and there are people in this household who run their work from their @virgin.net email addresses. Also what isp would I move to? there are loads but how am I supposed to know who offers a decent service?
That's the stupidest thing I've ever heard. Ask on the forum, use broadband comparison websites, search for broadband reviews. I'm with TalkTalk and it's free (cos we got it when that deal was on like 3 years ago) and it's amazing. Never traffic or anything, always get the max I can in my area. Do we need to babyfeed you everything?

[ebay]

Looks like i have the fastest upload speed on Habbox by some distance.

Paying for 10MB Down, 2MB Upload.

Wellington, New Zealand.

[Firehorse]

That's the stupidest thing I've ever heard. Ask on the forum, use broadband comparison websites, search for broadband reviews. I'm with TalkTalk and it's free (cos we got it when that deal was on like 3 years ago) and it's amazing. Never traffic or anything, always get the max I can in my area. Do we need to babyfeed you everything?

Do I really have to reword this to make you able to understand. Look for Virgin Media reviews, barely any bad ones unless you look deeper, its going to be the same with every isp in the country. Don't you think i've looked before? You really think I'm that dunce do you? Well for your info I am not and it ain't exactly easy to look for a new isp at a ******* 30kbps!

[Nick.]

Do I really have to reword this to make you able to understand. Look for Virgin Media reviews, barely any bad ones unless you look deeper, its going to be the same with every isp in the country. Don't you think i've looked before? You really think I'm that dunce do you? Well for your info I am not and it ain't exactly easy to look for a new isp at a ******* 30kbps!
Well you don't seem to be having any problems posting here, and I know for a fact there are loads of bad reviews about loads of ISP's. Your best bet is to ask friends and forums for reviews and recommendations. It doesn't take a genius :rolleyes:

[LoveToStack]

Even though mine's only 1MB, I do get that almost all the time if not a little bit more.

[Kevin]

http://www.speedtest.net/result/389141183.png

[nandri]

I am using 5mbps internet connection.My speed test results: Upload speed : 1.2Mbps Download speed : 4.8Mbps
Normally, upload speed should be one-fourth of the download speed.I have checked out my broadband speed test at Scanmyspeed.com (http://www.scanmyspeed.com/)