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Speed tests - inconsistencies or ???

Aug 12, 2008 10:43AM PDT

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Try this one
Aug 12, 2008 10:54AM PDT
http://www.speakeasy.net/speedtest/

I get 6000 kbps here which is about right. I have Earthlink service over TW cable. The TW RR site only gives me about 1/10 the speed as speakeasy site.
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Speed test - try this
Aug 12, 2008 1:40PM PDT

I tried the speakeasy sped test and got similar results to the TWC RR test. Any thoughts why the C/NET test is only 25% of these?
Thanks.

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this is what I got
Aug 12, 2008 2:57PM PDT

Download Speed: 78881 kbps (9860.1 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 8898 kbps (1112.3 KB/sec transfer rate)
(testing from nashville to atlanta)

btw this is from work @ comcast so its not "NORMAL" its the company connection.. still i thought it was funny.. highest i have seen before was 23mb/s download

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cnet need a new test, java or flash
Aug 12, 2008 7:54PM PDT
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I like this one because. . .
Aug 13, 2008 7:39AM PDT

You can pick a server close to you. Seems to be more accurate.

http://www.speakeasy.net/speedtest/

Comcast/Time Warner/Road Runner (pick one) has just upgraded to "Turbo" and I get a consistant 15 Meg down and one Meg up. Really helps on downloading porn. Wink