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My DSL internet connection Feels REALLY slow and it is starting to annoy me. I was never to happy with qwest Dsl service anyway... http://www.gixxer.com/forums/images/graemlins/bash.gif

Is there anyway to actually check my connection speed and make sure it is up to spec? I want to make sure it is actually the Dsl not my computer or something.


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www.dslreports.com (http://www.dslreports.com)
Go to Our Tools and then to Speed Tests

JonRags said:
www.dslreports.com (http://www.dslreports.com)
Go to Our Tools and then to Speed Tests



Here is what I got...

2004-01-19 01:38:06 EST: 42 / 44
Your download speed : 42376 bps, or 42 kbps.
A 5.1 KB/sec transfer rate.
Your upload speed : 44752 bps, or 44 kbps.
Your connection hardly qualified as broadband, at least in that test



So is that what I should be at for dsl? Is says I am barly at broadband? Am I actually slower then a 56k or what?

Keep those numbers handy and call tech support.

here's mine http://www.gixxer.com/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

http://www.gixxer.com/uploads/test1.JPG

Ferrari said:

JonRags said:
www.dslreports.com (http://www.dslreports.com)
Go to Our Tools and then to Speed Tests



Here is what I got...

2004-01-19 01:38:06 EST: 42 / 44
Your download speed : 42376 bps, or 42 kbps.
A 5.1 KB/sec transfer rate.
Your upload speed : 44752 bps, or 44 kbps.
Your connection hardly qualified as broadband, at least in that test



So is that what I should be at for dsl? Is says I am barly at broadband? Am I actually slower then a 56k or what?



Yeah, that's really slow. Most dsl providers offer packages between 384k and 1.5M down. Just to double check, click here for another bandwidth test. http://webservices.cnet.com/bandwidth/

Make sure you don't have anything like kazaa (lite), winmx, online games, streaming music/video, or any other software that uses bandwidth on any computers that share this connection when you do the test. A lot of times, people don't realize that kazaa is running on a computer on their network sucking up all their bandwidth.