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Internet speed checker located where?

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 14:08:21 +0000

Looking again for a different type of free internet speed check website I found one located at beelinebandwidthtest.com that had a real nice simple design. It does not feature that speedometer that plenty of other sites features. It does have a small smiley face on the bottom left which sort of gives you a grade (happy or sad).

The speed test is really simple in that it only downloads one 256K file. It does not provide you with your upload time so its only a one way internet speed test. You can keep hitting the test button so you can quickly get an average speed and it will calculate your average connection speed.

So the results are fast but until I clicked on one of the side menu options I did not realize that the test site was located in Europe. When you click the fastest users button you see some extremely fast internet connection speeds listed. An you notice that some of the IP addresses listed are in Europe. Well its because the The Netherlands. So if you are located in Europe and you are looking to test your connection speed this site is great.

For my results records at www.myspeedyinternet.com;

Average speed was 106k/s – 848kbps

An obvious internet speed checker site

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 03:54:09 +0000

You would think that a website named bandwidth would include some sort of internet speed check in their website design. We’ll you are right about that.

The website primary design include selling internet connection products and voip products to the business community. But they included a decent free internet speed check into their site design.

The speed test design is pretty simple which as I’ve stated is not really a bad thing. Its has one of those speedometer graphics built into the design so its got that cool look. The link to the test page is bandwidth.com/tools/speedTest/.

I’ve forgotten to include this information is some of my other posts but it looks like the site is located in Raleigh, North Carolina which means if you are located in North Carolina you should be rocking it when compared to those Aussie test results.

With that in mind here is my internet speed check results from this site.

Download speed – 2654kbps
Upload speed – 456kbps

I’ll include my test results in future posts more for my tracking but its important that you keep track of all the different speed test results.

Aussie Internet speed checker

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:56:34 +0000

One the simplest looking (which actually is not a bad thing) internet speed tester website out on the net has to be testmynetspeed.com. They have a very simple design which makes it VERY easy to use. They have a chart right on the front page that shows you what different levels of service should be delivering.

The only issue for someone based in North America is that the service is based in Australia. But heck lets assume you are actually located in the region. I would recommend this internet speed checker to anyone who wants to monitor they service providers level of performance. I would bookmark the site and use it everyday.

But for someone in North AMerica I would say you can test it out but it might not be a great long term solution for a free internet speed check because the performance might suffer at times.

Speedtest.net review

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 02:00:27 +0000

One of the best free internet speed check websites has to be speedtest.net. They have a great website that I have used in the past.

The site does seem to load somewhat slow but I think thats more because its flash based. But the website interface is fantastic. You have a graphic chart with internet speed test sites. From the map you pick one site that is closest to your location and than with one click it performs a speed check. No need to register or provide an email address.

The test is aimed at people who want to speed test broadband connections to the internet. After you have clicked on your suggested server connection the site reports on a download speed (the speed of data from the server to your computer) and upload speed (the speed of sending data from your computer to the server).

Some more information about the website is provided by the sites about section. They have a question and answer section if you having problems with the speed test. The site runs on the same software that the parent company Ookla sells to clients and its used over 8 million times each month by people from around the world.

The site also suggests that you try out some different server locations on your first visit just to confirm that the suggested server is actually the best one for your connection. The website also allows you to compare your results to other connections through out the world. Plus it records your internet speed test results so the next time you visit the site you can compare the results. Its great for people like myself who seem to have service tech people in the neighbourhood who sometimes mess up the wires at the old connection box. I can quickly see past test results without having to check my own records.

Again this is a great free internet speed test site that you should check out and reference whenever you think you are connected to via a 14.4 baud modem instead of your $50.00 month high speed connection.