Now imagine if it did this all the time...

[Jimbo]

LoL.

Needless to say, I was very happy... but then sad, when it went away.   

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v223/j_firegod/Computer/dl.jpg

[Lance]

Almost as good as the speedtest Simon ran from one of the IDNet servers in London. That was really impressive!

[Simon]

Almost as good as mine!   

[Rik]

You got a better upstream figure too, Simon.

[Simon]

It's cobblers though, isn't it?  How do they come up with these figures?  Even this one seems well over the top:

[Rik]

Looks better than mine, all the same. Most speed tests simulate a download in some way. The only real way to test speed is to download a large file from a 'known good' server. I tend to use conventional test sites as indicators rather than an absolute measurement.

[Simon]

The trouble is, when they all say something different, you're none the wiser in the end.

[Rik]

Exactly. They do tend to differ because they use different methodology to simulate the transfer. Ultimately, if you want a reasonable idea, d/l a file with a stopwatch in your hand.