The internet is used by more than just you and your machine. A lot of sites are used by others or you get a clog now and then.
So keep measuring if you must but the answer is you should never get consistent results. This can drive some insane and they'll post across dozens of forums asking how to fix that.
Bob
I just got comcast hispeed at 6Mbps. I've been testing with diff sites and getting widely different results. I've new to this. Please help me understand these results.
Is there a better site to use? The tests were done under identical conditions with nothing running (no firewalls, no other programs, and results are typical of repeat tests at each site).
Speakeasy
Download Speed: 10932 kbps (1366.5 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 1602 kbps (200.3 KB/sec transfer rate)
Used Washington DC node since I'm near there.
CNET Broadband width test on their reviews forum-
877.4 Kbps - You 877.4 kbps
Speedtest.net at http://www.speedtest.net/results.php
1.15Mb/s down .19Mb/s up 24ms latency(what's this?) <50miles
http://www.speedtest.net/result/217324682.png
I've been having a problem with my TV cable where some channels get white lines thru them (like VCR tracking lines). If my broadband cable is also poor, it will help me in asking comcast to check the lines. (Before getting the digital convertors a week ago, the TV programs would freeze for several seconds frequently instead of the white lines. When happening it's several unrelated channels, but not all channels.)
I want to add digital phone, & so I'd like the lines in good shape before I give up my current decent (but expensive) phone service.
Any help is appreciated!! As I said, I'm very new to this (I was a programmer though in a past life, so computers in general I'm okay with.)
Also, as long as I'm asking - I've added netgear 824 router & it seems fine. Any opinion between that and Belkin's 8233-4 N router? The Pre-N got rave reviews & lifetime warrantee (vs. NG's 90 days). The Belkin N1 doesn't sound great. Very little out there on the N itself.
Thanks again!!

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