3.5Mbps Speedtest - please post your results

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Uber Geek

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#34609 3-May-2006 09:51

w00t!!!

After ringing TC yesterday and getting my plan switched!!

Download Speed: 3223 kbps (402.9 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 128 kbps (16 KB/sec transfer rate)

Now we're cooking with fire!

Wanderer

12 posts

Geek

#34624 3-May-2006 13:35

Test #2

Location: Bishopdale, Christchurch
ISP: Quicksilver - Orbit 30 3.5/128
Download Speed: 2515 kbps (314.4 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 131 kbps (16.4 KB/sec transfer rate)

bonkiebonks

389 posts

Ultimate Geek

#34630 3-May-2006 16:29

Mt Eden, Auckland
Quicksilver Orbit 30 3.5M/128k
Download Speed: 2635 kbps (329.4 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 110 kbps (13.8 KB/sec transfer rate)

Wanderer

12 posts

Geek

#34635 3-May-2006 17:24

Test #3

Location: Bishopdale, Christchurch
ISP: Quicksilver - Orbit 30 3.5/128
Download Speed: 831 kbps (103.9 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 124 kbps (15.5 KB/sec transfer rate)

certified

10 posts

Wannabe Geek

#34640 3-May-2006 17:49

thanks for 3.5 mb connection telecom!!!!

Last Result:
Download Speed: 65 kbps (8.1 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 63 kbps (7.9 KB/sec transfer rate)

hardwired

1 post

Wannabe Geek

#34710 3-May-2006 21:25

Papanui, Christchurch
Xtra, Explorer
Download: 908 kbps
Upload: 132 kbps

wonderferret

139 posts

Master Geek

Lifetime subscriber

#34723 3-May-2006 22:13

854Kbps down
119kbps up

Orcon 3.5/128 plan

Faster internet ... more telecom bull5hit

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jimmyrauch

13 posts

Geek

#34856 4-May-2006 17:14

xtra
eden tce
1850
128

why no 3.5?

bradstewart

4335 posts

Uber Geek

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Lifetime subscriber

#34861 4-May-2006 17:58

My first speed test on vista without QoS:

Last Result:
Download Speed: 3394 kbps (424.3 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 112 kbps (14 KB/sec transfer rate)

bradstewart

4335 posts

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Lifetime subscriber

#34864 4-May-2006 18:01

Again:

Last Result:
Download Speed: 3410 kbps (426.3 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 72 kbps (9 KB/sec transfer rate)

bradstewart

4335 posts

Uber Geek

Retired Mod

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Lifetime subscriber

#34866 4-May-2006 18:08

Last Result:
Download Speed: 3390 kbps (423.8 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 132 kbps (16.5 KB/sec transfer rate)

eraser465

1 post

Wannabe Geek

#34880 4-May-2006 19:12

City: Auckland
Suburb: Torbay
ISP: WorldNet
Time: 7:20pm
Download Speed: 3036 kbps (379.5 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 130 kbps (16.3 KB/sec transfer rate)

I should add that this drops to around 40k/s anywhere outside of New Zealand most of the time.

chatoyer

22 posts

Geek

#34887 4-May-2006 20:10

Opoho, Dunedin (8.10pm Thurs)
Xtra Adventure
Download Speed: 402 kbps (50.3 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 118 kbps (14.8 KB/sec transfer rate)

Pretty sad. Exactly what am I paying for again?

JaBZ

404 posts

Ultimate Geek

#34914 4-May-2006 23:23

Location: Blockhouse Bay, Auckland

ISP: Xtra
D/L: 3170kbps
U/L: 120kbps

Alternative Site 1:

Your current bandwidth reading is:

3.36 Mbps

which means you can download at 429.78 KB/sec. from our servers

Alternative site 2:

Thu, 04 May 2006 11:07:08 GMT
1st 128K took 305 ms = 429744 Bytes/sec = approx 3575 kbits/sec
2nd 128K took 305 ms = 429744 Bytes/sec = approx 3575 kbits/sec
3rd 128K took 314 ms = 417427 Bytes/sec = approx 3473 kbits/sec
4th 128K took 296 ms = 442811 Bytes/sec = approx 3684 kbits/sec

These results appear to be rather fast: maybe this page was in the browser cache.  (LOL no it aint,)

Alternative Site 3:

Results:

Below is the data used to calculate your download speed:

Download time: 1.844 seconds
Size of file: 1000 Kilobytes
Estimated line speed: 4425.2 (kilobits/second)
Estimated line speed: 542.3 (kilobytes/second

Jetstreamgames.co.nz/speed

512KB Test
Your line speed is approximately 3565.7 Kbps or 437 K bytes/sec
( Where kb = kilobits and kB = kiloBytes )

Below is the data used to calculate your download speed:

Download time: 1.19 seconds
Size of file: 520 Kilobytes
Estimated line speed: 3565.7 (kilobits/second)
Estimated line speed: 437 (kilobytes/second)

1MB Test
Your line speed is approximately 3815.3 Kbps or 467.6 K bytes/sec
( Where kb = kilobits and kB = kiloBytes )

Below is the data used to calculate your download speed:

Download time: 2.158 seconds
Size of file: 1009 Kilobytes
Estimated line speed: 3815.3 (kilobits/second)
Estimated line speed: 467.6 (kilobytes/second)

International Site
www.bandwidthplace.com/speedtest

469.3 kilobits per second

Communications 469.3 kilobits per second
Storage 57.3 kilobytes per second
1MB file download 17.9 seconds
Subjective rating Not bad

My opinions and ideas expressed in posts are solely my own and do not reflect the views of my employer in any way..

Wanderer

12 posts

Geek

#34919 4-May-2006 23:42

Test #4

Location: Bishopdale, Christchurch
ISP: Quicksilver - Orbit 30 3.5/128
Download Speed: 534 kbps (66.8 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 113 kbps (14.1 KB/sec transfer rate)

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