I just did a speed test at speakeasy.net and got: Download=1019 KBPS, Upload=375 KBPS. I'm on DSL with Verizon and think my speeds should be faster. How do these speeds compare to others on DSL? Thanks.
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I just did a speed test at speakeasy.net and got: Download=1019 KBPS, Upload=375 KBPS. I'm on DSL with Verizon and think my speeds should be faster. How do these speeds compare to others on DSL? Thanks.
http://www.speedtest.net/
seems to be the better one. But do check several times during a given day.
what I do so I have a better feel.
But be sure to find out what you are suppost to be getting also.
Just a quick check but I am on cable.
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Those speedtesters are extremely hit and miss. If you want to find out your real world speed, the best way is to actually download a decent sized file from a good server. Linux distros are always good (you don't have to download the whole thing), as there are often nearby mirror sites that are on fast university servers.
If you have the Verizon Starter plan/contract, 1 Mbps is the maximum.Quote:
Originally Posted by jmtjet
I'm going to check with Verizon tomorrow(Monday)and see if a faster plan is available in this area. Some rural areas can't get higher speeds. I don't know why, but I've heard it's do to the age of the wires. Cell phone service is spotty in some places around these parts also. Not a lot of towers here. We use to be able to get cell phone signals from the Canadian towers, but that's no more. :)Quote:
If you have the Verizon Starter plan/contract, 1 Mbps is the maximum.
Check it out, but the distance to the switchboard maybe the big hang up.
Called Verizon. The best they can do for me is 3Mbps. But that would cost me an extra $20.00 bucks a month. I was able to get it goosed up to about 1.5 Mbps without it costing me an arm and a leg. I'm going to have to live with this for a while but I think I'll switch back to TimeWarner Roadrunner cable in the spring.
Then there is that.