Nice speedtest

Glenn · Dec 05, 2008, 09:30:01

Thats the best I have seen from a speed test in a long while

Rik · Dec 05, 2008, 09:32:54

It does seem consistent, which to me is the most important thing.

J!ll · Dec 05, 2008, 09:47:37

Inactive · Dec 05, 2008, 09:54:13

Looks good to me..

Rik · Dec 05, 2008, 09:58:52

Yer jammy bugger.

David · Dec 05, 2008, 09:59:38

Nice

talos2 · Dec 05, 2008, 10:05:33

I feel positively jealous

Rik · Dec 05, 2008, 10:09:51

Don't worry, Bob, a number of us are at the low end of the spectrum.

Inactive · Dec 05, 2008, 10:11:44

Quote from: Rik on Dec 05, 2008, 10:09:51
Don't worry, Bob, a number of us are at the low end of the spectrum.

Awww..

Rik · Dec 05, 2008, 10:12:43

Quite right, we are deserving, giving us your spare bits.

talos2 · Dec 05, 2008, 10:17:32

Quote from: Rik on Dec 05, 2008, 10:12:43
Quite right, we are deserving, giving us your spare bits.

Pardon !

Rik · Dec 05, 2008, 10:20:15

I did think of saying packets, Bob, but that could be worse.

Noreen · Dec 05, 2008, 11:02:13

It's faster this morning

Rik · Dec 05, 2008, 11:04:49

drummer · Dec 05, 2008, 11:09:14

Mine's a bit faster too.

Inactive · Dec 05, 2008, 11:21:32

It does seem to be consistent;

Rik · Dec 05, 2008, 11:25:58

Which is all we can ask for in a speed test. None of them can be trusted to give an absolutely accurate answer, but they can be used to check trends, eg a problem will show up more readily if the tester is consistent.

Baz · Dec 05, 2008, 15:04:23

Quote from: Rik on Dec 05, 2008, 09:23:11
It's where you are, Baz - you have a longer distance to travel to the server.

can you not ask the guys to move it closer to me

or a tad more central to please everyone

Rik · Dec 05, 2008, 15:05:39

I can ask...

rgt247 · Dec 05, 2008, 15:34:32

Rik · Dec 05, 2008, 15:37:11

I'm really feeling under-privileged.

old Bill · Dec 05, 2008, 23:16:50

My lines just having a bad day.

old Bill · Dec 05, 2008, 23:22:22

Thats a bit better.

talos2 · Dec 06, 2008, 09:46:00

Maybe I'm being a bit thick, so dont all shout at once but,
Download......I understand, Upload..........I understand, Ping.............I understand
But what the ****** is connects all about ?

Rik · Dec 06, 2008, 09:51:00

From the FAQ, Bob:

What is the connection test and how do you measure it?

Our connection test is measuring how many connection your local computer can establish to the internet per minute. This results are determined by requesting a very small file from our worldwide server-cluster and analyzing the number of successful connections.

This test is especially interesting, because typical websites (e.g. blogs or news pages) nowadays consist out of very many small elements (like pictures or CSS styles). In order to show those websites fast on the screen, it is not only the download speed which is important, but also the response times as well as stability of the internet connection. All these factors are taken into account with this test type.