What Internet Speed Do I Have?

[tmobilefan]

I don't know what internet speed I have. I have Verizon DSL. I had 768K DSL with a contract a while ago, but the contract expired. So the price went up to the month- to -month cost. It says under the month to month plan that it is for 3.0 Mbps. How do I know if they increased my speed from the 768 to the 3.0? Each speed test that I do says different.

From the Verizon Speed Test, I got 715.1KBits.

This is what I get from speedtest.net .

I get 424.32 Kbps from McAfee.com - Internet Connection Speedometer .

Does anyone have 768K or 3.0 Mbps DSL?

[Inuyasha]

Well according to the speedtest.net results, you are getting 2.7Mbps. I'm on RoadRunner's standard package which is up to 7Mbps and I normally get around 6.7-6.8Mbps.

[illutionz]

Insight Cable 10.0 :P

[tmobilefan]

Originally Posted by Inuyasha

Well according to the speedtest.net results, you are getting 2.7Mbps. I'm on RoadRunner's standard package which is up to 7Mbps and I normally get around 6.7-6.8Mbps.

So I guess that means that they did put me up to the 3.0 Mbps.

[tmobilefan]

Thanks.

[Inuyasha]

Originally Posted by tmobilefan

So I guess that means that they did put me up to the 3.0 Mbps.

They sure did

Originally Posted by tmobilefan

Thanks.

No problem

[~Evil~|~Steg~]

i may break down and buy a wireless card for da laptop, im jealous of all these fast connections u all have lol :P i just use a cheazzy fone for tethering cause its only 20 bucks for 3 mos. when im teaching, i dont really have alot of time to spend online, so it wouldnt really be a benifit for me to go broadband again...unless i host my webpage and forum again...for using all open source apps it wasnt to shabby of a setup though...

[anfrey]

nothing wrong with tethering... i do that on the laptop when i'm out and about and don't feel like browsing/chatting/posting with the berry.. but it's definately not fast enough for any MMOs

[~Evil~|~Steg~]

i hear ya there... only time it really sux is when i need to actually d/l a big file... i just use wget and let it go to town and goto bed...im tethered right now... my cingy sim in my razr was fast as hell, but .2c a kb=10 bucks a mb which is way to expensive... im wondering if i get a developers key for the sk3, if i could then tether with that? that would be kool...i may just get a plan where i get n&w free then i could just pay 10 bucks/mon for netzero 3g, its on special if u go for a yr contract with them... thats all id really need anymore since i dont online game anymore..

[anfrey]

i wouldn't bother with netzero 3g. it'll be about the same speed as tethering. it appears all they're doing is running a content-caching proxy server to boast their claims of speed. perhaps maybe even the posibility of compressing the packets (gzip, perhaps?) for transmission and then their cilent decompresses them... according to their disclaimer page (NetZero - Free Dial Up Internet Service - High Speed ISP - Net Zero Internet Provider - Netzero.com)....

Originally Posted by http://www.netzero.net/popup/disclaimers-seo-home.html

Speed reference based upon comparison to nationally available dial-up ISPs, set at maximum acceleration. NetZero HiSpeed 3G accelerates certain web page text and graphics when compared to standard dial-up Internet service. Actual results may vary. Some web pages such as secure or encrypted web pages will not be accelerated. NetZero HiSpeed 3G is not a broadband service and actual data transmission rates are not faster than standard dial-up Internet service. Transmission of files including, without limitation, streaming audio or video, digital photographs, MP3 or other music files, executable files and other downloads, is not faster using NetZero HiSpeed 3G than with standard dial-up service. NetZero HiSpeed 3G may not be compatible with proxy based software or services such as content filters or firewalls. NetZero HiSpeed 3G is only compatible with Platinum service and specified browsers. Available only for Windows.

imho, stick to what you have.