How can I check my broadband speed??

hebangsthedrums

Hi guys im not very techie so may be asking a stupid question, I have socured the wireless sticky buyt to no avail so was wondering if someone could help.

I recently changed my old freeserve/wanadoo package to an orange one. today i recieved my livebox and after a while have at last managed to set up my wireless connection.

What i wanted to know was how i check the speed of said connection as previously id right click on the modem in the system tray and it would say. Now in the system tray there is just the LAN connection which guives the netowrk speed but not internet speed. How can i find this out?

Thanks in advance peeps

f1charlie

You can get a utility here which will test your speed and other things to do with your connection:

http://www.broadbandspeedtest.net/

Charlie

leesmithg

I prefer this one myself

Poppycat

Also here

http://specials.zdnet.co.uk/misc/band-test/speedtest.html

Toxteth_OGrady

Let's play "Finda Speedtest!"

Rules are to post an original link to an online speedtester.

Prize is one click of the Thanks button :T

Here's mine:

http://www.giganews.com/test_connect.html

:cool:

TOG

Lob_Rockster

dooby95 wrote:

http://www.dslreports.com/stest

from there, UK-specific ones:
United Kingdom
other : http://www.zensupport.co.uk/speedte..found by laffalot zensupport test comments:
2 - Readother : http://www.zdnet.co.uk/misc/band-te..found by knigm zdnet test comments:
6 - Readother : http://www.broadbandspeedtest.net/up/downfound by laffalot vantage test comments:
1 - ReadLondon : http://sod.ms/fastup/down javafound by Foggy_UK sod test comments:
Post!?Belfast : http://www.lucidni.com/speedtest.ph..up/downfound by eluminate lucidni test comments:
Post!?London : http://speedcheck.ispconnect.co.ukup/downfound by strat789 ispconnect test comments:
Post!?other : http://fuller.zen.co.uk/testup/downfound by tomcatuk fuller test comments:
1 - Readother : http://www.speedtest.bulldogdsl.comup/downfound by unflashed bulldogdsl test comments:
5 - Readother : http://www.speedtest.bbmax.co.ukup/down javafound by Cudni bbmax test comments:
1 - Readother : http://www.adslguide.org/tools/spee..up/down javafound by onedell adslguide test comments:
3 - Readother : http://www.adindex.co.uk/wwwtestup/down javafound by Nascaracsan adindex test comments:
Post!?

apologies for the !!!!ty look but the http://.... should work

albertross_2

http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=broadband+speed+test&meta=

27 million thanks please..

Dead_Eye_Jones

albertross wrote:

http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=broadband+speed+test&meta=

27 million thanks please..

nah I think the other guys gave better responses, they actually recommended tests that theyve used. Anyone could have pasted in a google link though.



I use the adslguide one, its worth pointing out that these tests arent always 'real world' i often see people getting really hung up over poor speed results even though their day to day use of the web is fine. They kinda come in helpful if you are having probs and want to build a case before approaching ya ISP.

albertross_2

Dead_Eye_Jones wrote:

nah I think the other guys gave better responses,

I posted two I have used..post number 3.. It was a joke, in response to TOG's post.. Where was your useful post?