Please test these two test files

[LxMxFxD3]

Hey guys, if you could *please* download the two files here. They are files provided by a two webhosts I am considering and d/l speed *ESPECIALLY FROM EUROPE* is the major deciding factor.

***** RIGHT CLICK DOWNLOAD ******

#1: http://fasttrack.alphared.com/uplinkcontrol/http.10m.sav

#2: http://www.e5hosting.com/testfiles/10MB.txt

With your replies Please include:

1) Speeds of #1 and #2
2) Your physical location (city or state or whatever)
3) If they cap out your internet connection speed

Thanks a million board!

 

[RossMAN]

"You get what you pay for"

http://www.webhostingtalk.com/showthread.php?t=463958

http://www.webhostingtalk.com/showthread.php?t=448636

http://www.webhostingtalk.com/showthread.php?t=445835

http://www.webhostingtalk.com/showthread.php?t=432154

http://www.webhostingtalk.com/showthread.php?t=408051

 

[mugs]

1. First one topped out at 280 KB/s, second one topped out at 380 KB/s. I've gotten as fast as 700 KB/s sustained before.
2. New Jersey
3. No

 

[Nohr]

#1 518KB/s
#2 515KB/s
Texas
Yes, 4Mb cable.

 

[Lonyo]

#1 550kb/s and steady
#2 finished at 660kb/s and still going up
UK
University fat pipe (have got 4MB/s and more before, from UK websites though)

 

[George P Burdell]

1. First one plateauted at 80KB/s, second one at 72 KB/s
2. Some small town in South Korea.
3. No, broadband in Korea is surprisingly good.

 

[BudAshes]

my speed was maxed out on both at 210kb/s, In california.

 

[George P Burdell]

ANOTHER
1. First one steady at 570KB/s, second one at 475KB/s
2. Los Angeles, CA
3. No

 

[KillerCharlie]

1) 1: 1200 KB/s 2: 1150 KB/s
2) Iowa
3) Not sure if it's maxed out... I'm on a huge university connection. 1 MB/s is pretty dang good for non-Internet2 hosts though.

 

[DeviousTrap]

Why did you decide on those two particular hosts?

 

[moomoo40moo]

1) 1430 KB/s 2) 1240 Kb/s
2) Wisconsin
3) Also on University connection, not sure if maxed out. Still pretty good!

 

[jfall]

The first one was fastest for me @ 6,000 kb/second the 2nd would was about 1,500 kb/second

Houston

 

[Pepsi90919]

test 1: 1.00 MB/sec
test 2: 853 KB/sec

 

[LxMxFxD3]

THanks eveyrone, much much appreciation!

 

[RossMAN]

Originally posted by: DeviousTrap
Why did you decide on those two particular hosts?

I'm also curious.

 

[DaFinn]

1) 1st one 301Kb/s, 2nd one 900Kb/s
2) Helsinki, Finland
3) No

 

[Zugzwang152]

#1: 500KB/s
#2: 500KB/s

Honolulu, HI

Both capped me out, although #2 started around 300KB/s and eventually built up to max my link, #1 started strong and stayed strong.