Speedtest.net

Friday July 04, 2008

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Use the power of servers scattered all over the world to your advantage.

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We like Speedtest.net because it draws upon a huge selection of geographically diverse testing servers.

You can use the one nearest to you, reducing the chance of introducing extra latency to skew the results. The fact that it has a nifty graphical interface and is based on proven commercial speed-testing technology – while remaining free to use – is a bonus.

Written by Davey Winder

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This article appeared in the May, 2008 issue of PC Authority.

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Ssor Jul 8, 2008 9:17 AM	I have used Speedtest.net before and found it great to test performance around the world, show me at the time my bandwdith was being shapped when it should not have been. great tool Comment made about the PC Authority article: Speedtest.net? Use the power of servers scattered all over the world to your advantage. What do you think? Join the discussion.
mattthemuppet Jul 18, 2008 2:45 PM	Speedtest.net is a great tool in diagnosing internet problems - I've used it several times and every time it's helped me (and my ISP helpdesk) sort out the problem, once it was even just a fried ADSL2+ filter. Can also help you see where traffic is getting bottle necked, particularly in conjunction with a packet tracing program.
vjay Aug 15, 2008 7:02 PM	The best part about speedtest.net is that they give you a link to your results so you can brag about (or cry about) how good your internet connection is to your friends all over the world.
Slatts Aug 16, 2008 12:59 PM	Just tried speedtest. It was quick and painless and didn't give me any surprises except when it told me I was less than 50 miles from Brisbane. More like 500 miles:? Edited by Slatts: 16/8/2008 01:00:35 PM
x86 Aug 20, 2008 12:22 AM	^^ Mackay, the < means further than 50miles and the ~ means within. I'm in cairns, and it has me correct - that's weird :S I have used Speedtest in the past, it is very helpful when chatting to the supposed ISP Techies to prove them wrong and find out the correct specs of your Bandwidth. :)