As a guide I've used speedtest.co.nz which tests 3 local sites (2 on orcon and 1 on ihug) and 2 overseas sites which to me show a whopper difference. I tried speaking to ihug's helpdesk about it but not very happy with their answer about distance being what slows it down.
Speed | Location | Hosted By |
985.2 k | New Zealand - Auckland | Orcon Internet |
828.8 k | New Zealand - Auckland | Ihug |
1054.2 k | New Zealand - Auckland | Orcon Internet |
180.2 k | United States | 1&1 Internet Inc |
355.5 k | United States | Nibble Information Systems |
Average (New Zealand): 956.1 kbps
Average (Australia): kbps
Average (International): 267.8 kbps
thats on a 1.3mb ADSL connection to ihug at 10.37pm (peak time)
I've tried the speedtest at bandwidthplace.com and a UK site I found, all around 2-300k.