Well Nate I tried speedtest and I still get good numbers...
24270 kbps down and 2583 kbps up
For comparasion purposes I also ran Speakeasy again..
24637 kbps down and 2582 kbps up.
So the two speedtest's show the same results. I did like the speedtest site, it has a lot of good information. I see what your saying, I'm getting better service then most people get around the country. And Comcast Cable says they can give me faster access for 10 dollars more a month. What I have now is more then I need, so I'm happy. I think my home being out in the middle of no where in a mostly farmed 5 acre building lot zone has a lot to do with it! The only thing I miss is 3G service for my cellphone, I can get that 500 feet from my house, and almost everywhere else here on the Jersey Shore. Also my Comcast cable system was installed in this area only about 8 years ago, so I guess it is fairly new, but hasn't been updated since then as far as I know. One more thing I didn't specifically mention is that of course I tried removing the cables from my metal cased Netgear hub. The rf was coming from the hub itself.
73 Jeff kb2m
----- Original Message ----- From: "Nate Duehr" nate@natetech.com
On May 7, 2008, at 5:49 AM, jeff wrote:
L/S no problem. I still run wire to my main computer and also downstairs in my house as it is much faster than the Wireless G. How much faster? According to Speakeasy speed test, wired 28212/2696 kbps, best rf (6 feet away)10094/2646 kbps. BitTorrent notices a big difference!
What kind of residential service is that from? Only a very limited few regions in the US have deployed cable modem systems that will go that fast, and/or you're on something like Verizon FIOS (fiber optic). Nothing in the ADSL "realm" even comes close to those numbers.
Otherwise, I'd say the number is inaccurate... or the result of something being cached. Being that you're a 2-lander, you might be one of the lucky few, though...
Try www.speedtest.net also, it's a little "smarter" than Speakeasy's tester, but does require a Flash-capable web browser.
-- Nate Duehr, WY0X nate@natetech.com