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Considerations:
Downloadable Bandwidth / Speed Test programs
MyVitalAgent By: Lucent Technologies, Inc. (freeware)
Whether connecting to the Internet via DSL, cable,
or dial-up, MyVitalAgent
is recommended as a great way to track your bandwidth / speed.
Popular Bandwidth / Speedtest sites
http://www.testmyspeed.com/ Check the speed that your computer is connecting to the internet with modem speed tests from all over the world. To begin, just select your location from their map. To Obtain the most accurate results, choose a test that is located closest to you.
http://promos.mcafee.com/speedometer/ McAfee.com - Internet Connections Speedometer
http://www.pcpitstop.com/internet/Bandwidth.asp Pc Pitstop speed test page for Fort Wayne,IN
http://bandwidthplace.com/speedtest/ BandwidthPlace Broadband Internet access
http://www.dslreports.com/stest?loc=1 DSL Reports in Megapath, CA
http://www.dslreports.com/stest?loc=2 DSL Reports in LinkLine, LA
http://www.dslreports.com/stest?loc=3 DSL Reports - NAC.NET, NY (restricted)
http://tech.msn.com/internet/speedtest.asp
and http://computingcentral.msn.com/internet/speedtest.asp
Speed Test your connection from Microsoft.com - easy to use and has plenty of
explanatory information for understanding the forces at work in dealing with
testing bandwidth and Internet speed.
Speakeasy Bandwidth / Speedtests
http://dslcheck.speakeasy.net/Speakeasy.net bandwidth speed test - uses dslreports.com java test
http://bos.speakeasy.net Boston, Speakeasy bandwidth speed test - uses dslreports.com java test
http://chi.speakeasy.net Chicago, Speakeasy networked server bandwidth speed test - uses dslreports.com java test
http://den.speakeasy.net Denver, Speakeasy bandwidth speed test - uses dslreports.com java test
http://dfw.speakeasy.net Dallas, Speakeasy bandwidth speed test - uses dslreports.com java test
http://lax.speakeasy.net Los Angeles, Speakeasy bandwidth speed test - uses dslreports.com java test
http://nyc.speakeasy.net/ New York City, Speakeasy bandwidth Speed test - uses dslreports.com java test. I got a 65.5 KB/sec transfer rate from this one, on a 256k connection.
http://sfo.speakeasy.net San Francisco, Speakeasy bandwidth speed test - uses dslreports.com java test
RoadRunner Bandwidth / Speedtests
http://home.austin.rr.com/bc/bandwidth.htm BCM's RoadRunner - Austin, Texas - Thermometer style gauge
http://home.cfl.rr.com/bjp/test.htm Brad's RoadRunner networked server Test page - This test server is located near Herndon, VA. - Thermometer style gauge
http://home.cfl.rr.com/cm3/speedtest7.htm Corley's RoadRunner Test page - ddi.digital.net in Orlando, Florida - Thermometer style gauge
http://home.cfl.rr.com/eaa/SpeedTest.htm Eric's RoadRunner Bandwidth Test page - near Atlanta, GA - Thermometer style gauge
http://home.cfl.rr.com/samjoiner/SpeedTest.htm RoadRunner Bandwidth test page, in Atlanta, GA - Thermometer style gauge
http://web.tampabay.rr.com/giis/50.htm RoadRunner - Tampa Bay, FL - Thermometer style gauge
http://www.austin.rr.com/speedtest/speed.asp RoadRunner - Austin, Texas - This one appears to leave you in an image loop...
http://www.aroundcinci.com/speedtest/default.asp?spd=500 RoadRunner - Cincinnati, Ohio
http://www.midsouth.rr.com/speed.asp RoadRunner - Mid-South Speed Test page - This one appears to leave you in an image loop...
http://www.satx.rr.com/support/speedtest/ RoadRunner Speed Test page - San Antonio, Texas - 2 tests available - 1) Local Speed Test (IE Only) Textual based - This is the most accurate test. It downloads simple text to your machine. Netscape customers will not be able to use this test as Netscape has yet to support the VBScript code that is being used. 2) Local Speed Test (Netscape and IE) Graphics based - Not as accurate as the above test as an image is parsed. Video card performance as well as other limiting factors can produce a lower result that what would normally be experienced. - This one appears to leave you in an image loop...
Misc. Free Bandwidth / Speedtest Websites
http://ddi.digital.net/~erin/speedtest.htm Speed Test Thermometer from ddi.digital.net in Orlando, Florida
http://download.enitel.no/speedtest/ Speed test - text download, Norway
http://homepage.tinet.ie/~leslie/testpage.htm 2 tests are available - 1) 56K/ISDN - measures average data throughput using a 30KBpytes graphic, and presents the result in an 56K/ISDN comparison chart. 2) Large Graphic (470KBytes) - measures average data throughput using a 470KBytes graphic, and presents the result in a comparison chart..
http://itavisen.no/speedometeret.html ITavisen.no | Speedometer, Norway - Good graphics, but not in english.
http://jetstreamgames.co.nz/speed/ Jetstream online connection test, 2 tests are available - 1) 1 meg download and 2) 500k download
http://JMattes.tripod.com/speedtest.html Thermometer style connections test
http://www.mac56ktest.com/speed/index.html connections test
http://megatoolz.com/speed.html Thermometer style connections test, Not sure if accurate. I tested as over 2 mbs speed - topping the thermometer gauge. hmmmmmmm????
http://mrtg.csgpdx.net/SpeedTest/speedtest.htm CSG networked server speed test - Thermometer style.
http://mstriani.tripod.com/speedtest.html Mariano Striani - uses MSN's Computing Central test
http://performance.toast.net/ You must be a member to use this test
http://real.viaccess.net/speedtest.php3 broadband internet speed test - the Virgin Islands
http://speedtest.chartermi.net/ cable speeds - 7 java pop-up tests available - 1) Grand Haven Image Test for Holland, Spring Lake, Rockford and surrounding areas. 2) Bay City Image Test for Saginaw, Bay City, Midland and the surrounding areas. 3) Traverse City Image Test 4) Monroe Image Test 5) UPImage Test 6) KalamazooImage Test 7) ColdwaterImage Test
http://speedtest.umnet.umich.edu/ Says a new bandwidth speed test is coming soon - 89/1/02
http://traceroute.ws/speedtest/speedtest.asp Traceroute.WS bandwidth speed test
http://w1.970.telia.com/~u97007522/ A neat java pop-up speed test, located in northern Sweden
http://web.bitnet.net/dimension/ Test your bandwidth against 2 major Internet providers in Borlänge, Sweden - java pop-up speed tests
http://www.2wire.com/meter/bm.html 2Wire Bandwidth Meter.
http://www.aitsoft.com/Services/speedtest.asp AIT - Advanced Information Technologies - Speed Test
http://www.alken.nl/ server located in Amsterdam - Speed test
http://www.altelco.net/dsltest.html altelco.net networked server Thermometer style connections test
http://www.aspergantis.com/adsl/performance.htm online services connections test
http://www.bccommunicationsinc.com/BandwidthTest.htm B&C Communications - Waldwick, New Jersey - Thermometer style connections test - This test server is located near Sunnyvale, CA.
http://www.beelinesoftware.nl/bandwidth/ Beeline Bandwidth Test - Test the speed of your connection to the internet by downloading a 100K file - nice java applet test
http://www.cable-modem.net/features/oct99/speed.html bandwidth speed test
http://www.clan.lib.ri.us/clan/speed100.html
Test your Internet Connection Speed
to the CLAN server in Providence, RI - bandwidth speed test
http://www.computers4sure.com/speed.asp?iid=154 By mhmd, Computers4sure.com bandwidth test.
http://www.dagbladet.no/dinside/baandbredde/start.html Norway
http://www.donspage.com/dsltest/speedtest.html Uses a DSLreports.com applet - bandwidth speed test
http://www.eaglepro.net/bandwith/ Sweden bandwidth speed test - neat and unusual test
http://www.ececs.uc.edu/~annexste/speed.html and http://www.ececs.uc.edu/~annexste/speed100.html University of Cincinnati speed test
http://www.info-techs.com/speedtest.html and http://www.info-techs.com/speedtest500.html Information Technologies - Lakeview Terrace, CA - Thermometer style connections test
http://www.itcom.itd.umich.edu/adsl/speedtest.html ITCom UMnet DSL Speed Test - broadband connection test
http://www.matrixwebs.com/speedtest50.asp and http://www.matrixwebs.com/speedtest500.asp MatrixWebs.com - San Jose, California - Silicon Valley - Thermometer style connections test
http://www.mordax.nl/ Netherlands internet speed test
http://www.numion.com/YourSpeed/ connection test
http://www.speedsuite.net/speedsuite/ Speed test, Amsterdam
http://www.squigly.com/performance/ Toronto, Canada
http://www.summitcomputer.net/speedtest/unlisted/speedtest500.asp Akron, Ohio - Thermometer style connections test
http://www.taylor.org/~patrick/javascript/lib/connect_speed/ JavaScript speed test w/source.
http://www.verdeonline.com/speedtest.asp VerdeWebs - Thermometer style connections test
http://www22.verizon.com/foryourhome/DSL/whatisdsl/NLF_SpeedTest.asp Verizon speed test
http://www.world-of-adsl.com/speedtest.html World-Of-Adsl.com Speed Test
http://www.sturman.com/suedavid/BandwidthSpeedTestResults.htm
http://real.viaccess.net/speedtest.php3 Downstream Speed Test.
http://www.ba-hss.com/speedtest/Verizon Speed Test
http://brevardalzheimers.org/SpeedTest.htm BAFI's server - brevardalzheimers.org server near Sunnyvale, CA - Thermometer style connections test
http://ddi.digital.net/~milcor/speedtest.htm Orlando Florida - Thermometer style connections test
http://bugclub.org/BUGSpeed.html Brevard Users Group server Speed Test - test server is located near San Diego, CA. - Thermometer style connections test
Bandwidth tweaking
Speedguide.net Optimal Registry settings Patches for Cable Modems, DSL
http://www.dslreports.com/tweaks
Your PC may not be setup properly to take full advantage of broadband speeds.
Modifying your configuration to maximize performance is known as tweaking. For
many users, tweaking is a misnomer as it implies subtle improvements. Fixing
huge problems is more accurate!
http://www.pcpitstop.com/internet/default.asp PC Pitstop's Internet Connection Center
Bandwidth Forums
http://www.cnet.com/internetservices/g/bm/msn/0001.html MSN ZDNet Bandwidth Forum
http://www.summitcomputer.net/speedtest/default.asp Summit Computer Services
Click here for more bandwidth speed tests.
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