comcast internet with 21mbps down...where to test out speeds?

[Maximus96]

my comcast internet gives me a download speed of 21-23 mbps :Q speakeasy shows i should be able to download at 2.7mb/sec. where/what can i download to test out the max speed? i tried to download mouseware updates from logitech but it finishes too quickly...

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

Along the lines of updates, maybe a windows update?

Otherwise, dslreports maybe? Not sure what speeds they're accurate up to.

 

[ColdFusion718]

Go download a linux release. They usually have those on very fast servers.

 

[Matt2]

Download some video drivers off AMD or Nvidia. they're around 30mb and have very fast servers.

My Cox cable internet gives me a solid 1 mb/s.

 

[eLiu]

You could get a BT client up and download a bunch of torrents--go for the popular files so you'll be well connected. Naturally it won't be from a single source, but if you can pull down like 2mb/s across 100 different connections, then I'd say that's a good test.

 

[radioouman]

Download XP SP2 from Microsoft.

 

[Phokus]

Originally posted by: Maximus96
my comcast internet gives me a download speed of 21-23 mbps :Q speakeasy shows i should be able to download at 2.7mb/sec. where/what can i download to test out the max speed? i tried to download mouseware updates from logitech but it finishes too quickly...

Just out of curiosity, how much is that costing you? I have comcast and it sux.

 

[Kelemvor]

BT or that other thing we don't talk about...

BT can be iffy as it depend son wh you are connected to. That other things usually maxes out my 5meg connection with ease.

 

[iamwiz82]

Windows server 2003 SP2 is almost 400mb.

 

[jhayx7]

HP seems to have a good bit of bandwidth. So download some drivers/software from there.

 

[j00fek]

dont download too much they will cut you off

 

[JDMnAR1]

Windows XP SP2 - 266MB
XP Pro x64 SP2 - ISO - 475MB
XP Pro x64 SP2 - 350MB
Windows Server 2003 SP2 - 372MB

 

[Zolty]

Speakeasy will handle much more than 2.7, I have seen 70mb/s off of speakeasy at my old job.

 

[Maximus96]

Originally posted by: Phokus

Originally posted by: Maximus96
my comcast internet gives me a download speed of 21-23 mbps :Q speakeasy shows i should be able to download at 2.7mb/sec. where/what can i download to test out the max speed? i tried to download mouseware updates from logitech but it finishes too quickly...

Just out of curiosity, how much is that costing you? I have comcast and it sux.

$19/mo for 6 month...just their regular promotion...i was shocked by the speed since its advertised at 6mbps...

 

[Steve]

Try downloading updates from the Asus website.

 

[KK]

thats probably the speedbost thing they have now, you will get high speed til 10-20MB, then it'll drop down to your regular rated speed.

 

[sonoma1993]

Originally posted by: Maximus96

Originally posted by: Phokus

Originally posted by: Maximus96
my comcast internet gives me a download speed of 21-23 mbps :Q speakeasy shows i should be able to download at 2.7mb/sec. where/what can i download to test out the max speed? i tried to download mouseware updates from logitech but it finishes too quickly...

Just out of curiosity, how much is that costing you? I have comcast and it sux.

$19/mo for 6 month...just their regular promotion...i was shocked by the speed since its advertised at 6mbps...

it could be possible you are experiencing their speedboost, or what ever it is called I believe.

 

[Rubycon]

Originally posted by: sm8000
Try downloading updates from the Asus website.

He doesn't have dial up. :laugh:

Comcast does not offer speeds that fast - you will see this with a real download. They offer "powerboost" - a gimmick that gives you a lift for the first few moments of download (providing the bandwidth is available!) and the speed tests will show artificially high values.

They do offer a service called "Blast" in a few areas with true provisioned speeds of 16/1 and 16/2 though.

Comcast HSI forum

 

[SVT Cobra]

Originally posted by: KK
thats probably the speedbost thing they have now, you will get high speed til 10-20MB, then it'll drop down to your regular rated speed.

 

[Maximus96]

yea i guess you guys are right. after about 30mb at 2mb/sec, it dropped to about 780kb/sec...its still better than AT&T DSL i previously had.

 

[ebaycj]

Originally posted by: Kelemvor
BT or that other thing we don't talk about...

BT can be iffy as it depend son wh you are connected to. That other things usually maxes out my 5meg connection with ease.

Yes, "that other thing" does quite nicely at maxing out my 100mbit ethernet card at work (gigE internet connection, so my pc's NIC is the bottleneck). It also was able to max my comcast at 32mbit when it was "permaboosted" for that month or so over the holidays.