Just for the halibut (sorry, too much spongebob) I ran the bandwidth test provided in the drivers / utilities page of the sl site (under the download tab above).
I thought it'd be fun if people posted their results here.
Silly me closed the page before I typed this so I'll have to retest in an hour & post my results.
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Misnomer Jones
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04-16-2003 09:01
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Tracey Kato
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I don't believe it....
04-16-2003 10:04
I ran the test, it told me my speed is 2.4 megabits per second! Somehow I just don't think I'm really connecting that fast on my cable, but it does sound good.
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Misnomer Jones
3 is the magic number
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04-16-2003 10:19
That's great Tracey. I thought I got good results but apparently I need to check out some tweaks. I ran at 1.4mbps (down).
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Zeddicus Smith
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Join date: 24 Jan 2003
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04-16-2003 10:19
I'm getting 1.1 megs/sec off a computer on my college campus that runs on a shared T1 line
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BuhBuhCuh Fairchild
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04-16-2003 11:41
4 megabits per second. Yay cable in the middle of nowhere. Yay.
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Ama Omega
Lost Wanderer
Join date: 11 Dec 2002
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04-16-2003 12:13
I also got 2.4 You get 4 BBC??? wow.
2.4 megabits per second Your raw speed was 2414106.19 bits per second which is the same as: Communications 2.4 megabits per second Storage 294.7 kilobytes per second 1MB file download 3.5 seconds The time it would take you to download a 1 megabyte file at this speed. Rating Compared to all connection types worldwide, yours is fantastic |
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Lyra Muse
Aesthetic Mechanic
Join date: 1 Apr 2003
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04-16-2003 12:43
Bah, I hate crowded cities. Even on DSL I'm still only squeaking through at 516.1Kbit, but the thing has the gall to tell me my connection is FANTASTIC.
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Casval Epoch
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04-16-2003 12:54
Originally posted by BuhBuhCuh Fairchild 4 megabits per second. Yay cable in the middle of nowhere. Yay. Does this mean I should up my bandwidth settings in SL? 2.7 megabits... Yes, having cable in an area where no one else has it IS great.  So maybe I SHOULD play with my network settings somemore...BTW, I also did the upstream test, which says it's inaccurate for higher speeds... But I got around 270 kilobits, and that a 1 meg file would take around 30 secs to upload, which sounds right to me. |
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Tracey Kato
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04-16-2003 14:33
Original post by BuhBuhCuh 4 megabits per second. Yay cable in the middle of nowhere. Yay. So, 4Meg and live in the boonies on one hand, or 2.4Meg and live in Hawaii on the other..... hmmmmmm Thinking.......... hmmmmmm MORE thinking........... OK.....I'll keep my 2.4 _____________________
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Dave Zeeman
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04-16-2003 15:19
So far I win.
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Zeddicus Smith
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04-16-2003 17:40
Yay, my Cable at home thru a Lan is giving me 3.4Mbit,
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James Miller
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04-16-2003 18:18
I got a 1.8. Oh well.
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Wednesday Grimm
Ex Libris
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04-17-2003 08:41
Originally posted by Lyra Muse Bah, I hate crowded cities. Hurrah! Not Last! 761kbps _____________________
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Steller Sunshine
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04-17-2003 09:09
Mine reported "Any slower and that turtle will pass you up".
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Malaer Sunchaser
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Join date: 1 Apr 2003
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04-17-2003 10:06
1.9 megabits per second
Compared to all connection types worldwide, yours is fantastic whee cable, to bad upload sucks =( |
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Vlad Midnight
Licker of Toads
Join date: 17 Apr 2003
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Damn I'm fast!
04-17-2003 11:43
Your raw speed was 3152773.54 bits per second which is the same as:
Communications 3.2 megabits per second How communication devices are rated. Kilo means 1,000 and mega means 1,000,000. Examples include 56k modem and 10Mbit Ethernet Storage 384.9 kilobytes per second The way data is measured on your hard drive and how file sharing and FTP programs measure transfer speeds. Kilo is 1,024 and mega is 1,048,576. 1MB file download 2.7 seconds The time it would take you to download a 1 megabyte file at this speed. _____________________
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