barleywine Posted October 15, 2004 CID Share Posted October 15, 2004 My linux box seems to like the opera browser. This zings right along. I hope my ISP doesn't mind. :::.. Download Stats ..::: Connection is:: 8367 Kbps about 8.4 Mbps (tested with 2992 KB) Download Speed is:: 1021 KB/s Tested From:: http://www.testmy.net/ Bottom Line:: 149 times faster than 56K you can download 1MB in 1 second(s) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/cgi-bin/get.cgi?Test_ID=XJOY4FFCE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luwigie Posted October 15, 2004 CID Share Posted October 15, 2004 Nice speeds and welcome to the forum! Is this more than you get with a wget download or mozilla? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barleywine Posted October 15, 2004 Author CID Share Posted October 15, 2004 With mozilla1.7 I get about 3 Mbs give or take a little. With firefox 3.5 to 4.0 usually. when I downloaded opera and fired it up swiftness was uhh... getting my attention so i gave it a test. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REV0LUTI0NIZED Posted October 15, 2004 CID Share Posted October 15, 2004 Whats your upload? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barleywine Posted October 15, 2004 Author CID Share Posted October 15, 2004 ownload Stats ..::: Connection is:: 12653 Kbps about 12.7 Mbps (tested with 2992 KB) Download Speed is:: 1545 KB/s Tested From:: http://www.testmy.net/ Bottom Line:: 226 times faster than 56K you can download 1MB in 0.66 second(s) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/cgi-bin/get.cgi?Test_ID=V02MP7C6C Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barleywine Posted October 15, 2004 Author CID Share Posted October 15, 2004 Upload on this comcast connection remains pretty slow. The best I ever get is about 220 Kbps. I think 225 is what is advertised. This is one i just ran now. Good thing most of what i have going up is short mail. :::.. Upload Stats ..::: Connection is: 98 Kbps about 0.1 Mbps (tested with 1013 KB) Upload Speed is: 12 KB/s Tested From:: http://www.testmy.net/ Bottom Line: 2 times faster than 56K you can upload 1MB in 85.33 second(s) Validation Link :: https://testmy.net/cgi-bin/get.cgi?Test_ID=EGOWUUSY0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disturbed Posted October 15, 2004 CID Share Posted October 15, 2004 which dist. of linux do you run? what are your speeds when running windows ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barleywine Posted October 16, 2004 Author CID Share Posted October 16, 2004 I am running Mandrake 10.0. I don't run MS Windows. I think that Opera works better with my set-up, in part, because I have Opera set to open 8 connections to a server with a max of 20 connections total. Since that seems to be a magic combo I need to dig around and find the right (rclocal ?) file to set the whole system to do that and see if that speeds up firefox. Seems to work to give better download speeds with opera, but the speed varries a lot more than mozilla or firefox, maybe dependant upon the phase of the moon, static electricity in my hair, the flights of migratory birds - or perhaps local traffic. Speeds seem to be better in the daytime than at night. Maybe a lot of my neighbors have a comcast connection they tend to use at night. I don't know. The end result for me is still an average download speed that is better than i get with any other browser. These are sownload speeds tested tonight with opera. You can see that they are up and down a bit. :::.. Download Stats ..::: Connection is:: 5804 Kbps about 5.8 Mbps (tested with 2992 KB) Download Speed is:: 708 KB/s Tested From:: http://www.testmy.net/ Bottom Line:: 104 times faster than 56K you can download 1MB in 1.45 second(s) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/cgi-bin/get.cgi?Test_ID=71PTLN92D :::.. Download Stats ..::: Connection is:: 7210 Kbps about 7.2 Mbps (tested with 2992 KB) Download Speed is:: 880 KB/s Tested From:: http://www.testmy.net/ Bottom Line:: 129 times faster than 56K you can download 1MB in 1.16 second(s) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/cgi-bin/get.cgi?Test_ID=WHGENTYCB This was tested tonight with mozilla... :::.. Download Stats ..::: Connection is:: 2539 Kbps about 2.5 Mbps (tested with 2992 KB) Download Speed is:: 310 KB/s Tested From:: http://www.testmy.net/ Bottom Line:: 45 times faster than 56K you can download 1MB in 3.3 second(s) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/cgi-bin/get.cgi?Test_ID=QDGJBSUD8 ...I have loved mozilla and it used to go faster than that before I loaded so many extensions on it, but it very seldom pushed 4Mps even when it was lean. ...cheers... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motul Posted October 16, 2004 CID Share Posted October 16, 2004 :::.. Download Stats ..::: Connection is:: 3157 Kbps about 3.2 Mbps (tested with 2992 KB) Download Speed is:: 385 KB/s Tested From:: http://www.testmy.net/ Bottom Line:: 56 times faster than 56K you can download 1MB in 2.66 second(s) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/cgi-bin/get.cgi?Test_ID=2G4EHOXI8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CA3LE Posted October 16, 2004 CID Share Posted October 16, 2004 My linux box seems to like the opera browser. This zings right along. I hope my ISP doesn't mind. :::.. Download Stats ..::: Connection is:: 8367 Kbps about 8.4 Mbps (tested with 2992 KB) Download Speed is:: 1021 KB/s Tested From:: http://www.testmy.net/ Bottom Line:: 149 times faster than 56K you can download 1MB in 1 second(s) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/cgi-bin/get.cgi?Test_ID=XJOY4FFCE Damn I just pulled your stats... man you test here ALOT (650 logged tests)(I don't mind or anything)--- don't forget to tell your friends about the site ~~~ how long have you been using my site? You have tests logged all the way back to when I opened the score database. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luwigie Posted October 16, 2004 CID Share Posted October 16, 2004 Don't you have to retain an ip address to keep the same computer ID on testmy? Do you have a static IP, barleywine? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barleywine Posted October 16, 2004 Author CID Share Posted October 16, 2004 When I first started using firefox and wanted to compare it to the mozilla suite, I found this site and just got into the habit, (wow, quite a habit indeed if over 600 tests), of testing how fast the connection was running with different browsers or if the browser was slowing down when extensions were added, or, heck, how is ole comcast doing today. Testmy seems to be, from what i have read, very accurate and dependable and I reccomend it to anyone and everyone and who might want to test their connection speed or maybe even learn a thing or two about the subject. What you have done with this site is wonderful. When something is useful and fun and free how much better can it get? As I recall, Comcast charges extra for a static IP and I do not have one. Since either my wife's or my computer is usually on and sharing this dynamic IP, maybe It just hasn't gotten shuffled in a while? ...cheers... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Posted October 16, 2004 CID Share Posted October 16, 2004 650 tests? wow i probably dont even have 50! but thats cuz i dont like seeing my upload cuz it depresses me and i always go above the test cap and get an error for dl. lol if everyone had 650+ tests, after awhile ud probably need a better server CA3LE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CA3LE Posted October 16, 2004 CID Share Posted October 16, 2004 650 tests? wow i probably dont even have 50! but thats cuz i dont like seeing my upload cuz it depresses me and i always go above the test cap and get an error for dl. lol if everyone had 650+ tests' date=' after awhile ud probably need a better server CA3LE [/quote'] You've done about 45 tests ~~~ I have a Dual XEON 2.8GHz dedicated --- I am going to be fine for a while ~~ but in 2004 I have gone through 5 server upgrades, so who knows Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Posted October 17, 2004 CID Share Posted October 17, 2004 lol wow, i was closer than i thought id be Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimmer Posted October 17, 2004 CID Share Posted October 17, 2004 I still remember the good old days.. the day with the blue and gold design scheme.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest PeePs Posted October 17, 2004 CID Share Posted October 17, 2004 wow i probably dont even have 50! but thats cuz i dont like seeing my upload cuz it depresses me My upload used to make me feel all warm and fuzzy inside :::.. Upload Stats ..::: Connection is: 1898 Kbps about 1.9 Mbps (tested with 1013 KB) Upload Speed is: 232 KB/s Tested From:: http://www.testmy.net/ Bottom Line: 34 times faster than 56K you can upload 1MB in 4.41 second(s) Validation Link :: https://testmy.net/cgi-bin/get.cgi?Test_ID=QNWGESM90 then I took advantage of my nice upload by being a nice guy and leaving upload unlimited while downloading free games and music. I usually uploaded a good gig everytime i downloaded a game on bit torrent. So then one day after i had just downloaded 2 new games (uploading a total of about 3 GB) i went to testmy.net to give myself a nice feeling after i see my nice upload and my test takes an abnormally long time. I start to wonder and when its done i see this :::.. Upload Stats ..::: Connection is: 615 Kbps about 0.6 Mbps (tested with 1013 KB) Upload Speed is: 75 KB/s Tested From:: http://www.testmy.net/ Bottom Line: 11 times faster than 56K you can upload 1MB in 13.65 second(s) Validation Link :: https://testmy.net/cgi-bin/get.cgi?Test_ID=UJL76A45L I know this must have just been during a lag spike or something so i test again. I test at least 5 times and each one comes out at 75 KB/s. So i think its just cause they are havign technical problems, but here it is, 2 weeks later, and my upload is still 75KB/s. So i sit here angry with myself for ruining a good thing i used to have! (cries ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Posted October 18, 2004 CID Share Posted October 18, 2004 'Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all. --Alfred Lord Tennyson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest PeePs Posted October 18, 2004 CID Share Posted October 18, 2004 omg snacky, ur so smart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimmer Posted October 18, 2004 CID Share Posted October 18, 2004 that does suck the big one... looks like your ISP saw your adnormal upload.. just let it go and maybe they will be nice one day and return your "normal" speed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest PeePs Posted October 18, 2004 CID Share Posted October 18, 2004 possibly. except i was just looking at my ISP's webpage and it shows like different packages they have. The one i had was residential which said "open" for both download and upload. Then the other package was commercial and it said "open" for download, but for upload it say "Throttle to 250 kB". That's what i used to upload, and now im capped at 75 which seems like it would be a good cap for "residential". So basically, what im thinking is taht accidentally had me on the commercial package, when i was only paying for the residential package. Then they saw what they were doing and fixed it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimmer Posted October 18, 2004 CID Share Posted October 18, 2004 just because it says open doesnt mean that they dont monitor your stats... Open my guess would mean that there isnt a set speed.. it just depends on how they feel... Otherwise you could have a nice little hosting farm on that connection.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wingzero2309 Posted October 18, 2004 CID Share Posted October 18, 2004 Damn I just pulled your stats... man you test here ALOT (650 logged tests)(I don't mind or anything)--- don't forget to tell your friends about the site ~~~ how long have you been using my site? You have tests logged all the way back to when I opened the score database. i got 907 tests(i think) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gangsta_123 Posted October 19, 2004 CID Share Posted October 19, 2004 :::.. Upload Stats ..::: Connection is: 316 Kbps about 0.3 Mbps (tested with 386 KB) Upload Speed is: 39 KB/s Tested From:: http://www.testmy.net/ Bottom Line: 6 times faster than 56K you can upload 1MB in 26.26 second(s) Validation Link :: https://testmy.net/cgi-bin/get.cgi?Test_ID=L5GHTQTN6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VanBuren Posted October 19, 2004 CID Share Posted October 19, 2004 :::.. Upload Stats ..::: Connection is: 316 Kbps about 0.3 Mbps (tested with 386 KB) Upload Speed is: 39 KB/s Tested From:: http://www.testmy.net/ Bottom Line: 6 times faster than 56K you can upload 1MB in 26.26 second(s) Validation Link :: https://testmy.net/cgi-bin/get.cgi?Test_ID=L5GHTQTN6 I wish i had 247 % of my advertised speed Be happy hehe VanBuren Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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