# Personal connection speeds

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/personal-connection-speeds/16327>\
**Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\
**Created:** [August 22, 2006, 6:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/personal-connection-speeds/16327 "2006-08-22T18:08:55Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
**Page:** 3

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**Author:** ![Dr.Stevil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@Dr.Stevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dr.Stevil)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2006, 2:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/personal-connection-speeds/16327/41 "2006-10-04T14:53:32Z")

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Last Result:  
Download Speed: 3258 kbps (407.3 KB/sec transfer rate)  
Upload Speed: 426 kbps (53.3 KB/sec transfer rate)

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**Author:** ![66impalass](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/66impalass/32/7429_2.png) [@66impalass](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/66impalass)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2006, 3:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/personal-connection-speeds/16327/42 "2006-10-04T15:30:33Z")

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> [@66impalass](#):
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> WTF, shitty work line
> 
> Download Speed: 2296 kbps (287 KB/sec transfer rate)  
> Upload Speed: 3024 kbps (378 KB/sec transfer rate)

hahah my home connection is better than my work

**Last Result:**  
Download Speed: **6767** kbps (845.9 KB/sec transfer rate)  
Upload Speed: **479** kbps (59.9 KB/sec transfer rate)

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**Author:** ![Jack](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jack/32/7613_2.png) [@Jack](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jack)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2006, 3:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/personal-connection-speeds/16327/43 "2006-10-04T15:43:10Z")

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Home - Time warner  
6734  
361

It shouldn’t change with a reboot… but I think it will

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**Author:** ![Twizted](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/twizted/32/7206_2.png) [@Twizted](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Twizted)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2006, 3:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/personal-connection-speeds/16327/44 "2006-10-04T15:50:56Z")

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4103 up  
411 down

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**Author:** ![IROC-Z](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/iroc-z/32/7389_2.png) [@IROC-Z](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/IROC-Z)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2006, 4:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/personal-connection-speeds/16327/45 "2006-10-04T16:03:03Z")

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3456 Down / 341 Up

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**Author:** ![dmoffitt](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dmoffitt/32/7455_2.png) [@dmoffitt](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dmoffitt)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2006, 4:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/personal-connection-speeds/16327/46 "2006-10-04T16:05:15Z")

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we have a 10Mb drop into our place from Netsville, not sure the speed, I haven’t bothered to run a check, but it’s much better than that miserable TWC RR I had prior.

Edit: ran a test:

[dslreports.com](http://dslreports.com) speed test result on 2006-10-04 19:09:52 EST:  
**7285 / 1292**  
Your download speed : 7285 kbps or 910.7 KB/sec.  
Your upload speed : 1292 kbps or 161.5 KB/sec.

that works for me 😉

Odd that the speakeasy shows 10995 down and only 275 up to NYC and 10618 down / 505 up to DC

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**Author:** ![TgDn32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tgdn32/32/7360_2.png) [@TgDn32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TgDn32)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2006, 4:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/personal-connection-speeds/16327/47 "2006-10-04T16:14:05Z")

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Last Result:  
Download Speed: 3882 kbps (485.3 KB/sec transfer rate)  
Upload Speed: 857 kbps (107.1 KB/sec transfer rate)

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**Author:** ![dmoffitt](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dmoffitt/32/7455_2.png) [@dmoffitt](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dmoffitt)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2006, 4:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/personal-connection-speeds/16327/48 "2006-10-04T16:15:58Z")

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… and Download Speed: 10622 kbps (1327.8 KB/sec transfer rate)  
Upload Speed: 1517 kbps (189.6 KB/sec transfer rate) to Chicago, odd the further ones are showing up faster.

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**Author:** ![zero\_assault](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/dfb087/32.png) [@zero\_assault](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/zero_assault)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2006, 4:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/personal-connection-speeds/16327/49 "2006-10-04T16:33:12Z")

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Download Speed: 4477 kbps (559.6 KB/sec transfer rate)  
Upload Speed: 430 kbps (53.8 KB/sec transfer rate)

latest test, not much of a change

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**Author:** ![Fetter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@Fetter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fetter)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2006, 4:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/personal-connection-speeds/16327/50 "2006-10-04T16:37:44Z")

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> [@Jack](#):
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> Home - Time warner  
> 6734  
> 361
> 
> It shouldn’t change with a reboot… but I think it will

Why is mine so slow… damnit… lol… should be alot faster. Supposed to get 3mb sec

**_EDIT_ I thought I was converting wrong but I wasn’t… WTF**

**converter here:**

[http://www.levinecentral.com/ool/speed.asp](http://www.levinecentral.com/ool/speed.asp)

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**Author:** ![abergan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bcef8e/32.png) [@abergan](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/abergan)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2006, 4:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/personal-connection-speeds/16327/51 "2006-10-04T16:40:02Z")

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[left]the benefits of drexel’s fiber optic t1:

**Last Result:**  
Download Speed: **25175** kbps (3146.9 KB/sec transfer rate)  
Upload Speed: **5054** kbps (631.8 KB/sec transfer rate)

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**Author:** ![Fetter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@Fetter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fetter)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2006, 4:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/personal-connection-speeds/16327/52 "2006-10-04T16:41:31Z")

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very nice

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**Author:** ![redrum](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/redrum/32/7398_2.png) [@redrum](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/redrum)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2006, 4:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/personal-connection-speeds/16327/53 "2006-10-04T16:42:06Z")

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home powerlink

Download Speed: 3751 kbps (468.9 KB/sec transfer rate)  
Upload Speed: 429 kbps (53.6 KB/sec transfer rate)

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**Author:** ![Fetter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@Fetter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fetter)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2006, 4:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/personal-connection-speeds/16327/54 "2006-10-04T16:43:41Z")

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WTF… I am getting really slow speeds!!!

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**Author:** ![Fetter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@Fetter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fetter)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2006, 9:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/personal-connection-speeds/16327/55 "2006-10-04T21:06:12Z")

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Last Result:  
Download Speed: 2771 kbps (346.4 KB/sec transfer rate)  
Upload Speed: 689 kbps (86.1 KB/sec transfer rate)

grr my download should be alot better than that. right? Anyone have any insight on this?

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**Author:** ![Fetter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@Fetter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fetter)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2006, 9:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/personal-connection-speeds/16327/56 "2006-10-04T21:58:20Z")

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You know what… I guess I was misunderstanding what the Mbps meant at verizon… I thought it meant megabytes per second… not megabits. But I see that I was under a huge cloud of confusion of how speed are measured for any connection… it’s makes sense to me now.

**_EDIT_**

**WORK SPEED ON A T1**  
Last Result:  
Download Speed: 2428 kbps (303.5 KB/sec transfer rate)  
Upload Speed: 2033 kbps (254.1 KB/sec transfer rate)

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**Author:** ![93dx\_hatch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/9/90ced4/32.png) [@93dx\_hatch](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/93dx_hatch)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2006, 4:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/personal-connection-speeds/16327/57 "2006-10-10T16:25:08Z")

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Download Speed: 204 kbps (25.5 KB/sec transfer rate)  
Upload Speed: 71 kbps (8.9 KB/sec transfer rate)

On my motorola Q evdo

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**Author:** ![Rust-E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/87869e/32.png) [@Rust-E](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Rust-E)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2006, 4:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/personal-connection-speeds/16327/58 "2006-10-10T16:32:33Z")

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work computer  
Download Speed: 6298 kbps (817.3 KB/sec transfer rate)  
Upload Speed: 2432 kbps (284 KB/sec transfer rate)

home

Download Speed: 4256 kbps (532 KB/sec transfer rate)  
Upload Speed: 434 kbps (54.3 KB/sec transfer rate)

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**Author:** ![Shockwave179](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shockwave179/32/7496_2.png) [@Shockwave179](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shockwave179)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2006, 5:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/personal-connection-speeds/16327/59 "2006-10-10T17:25:51Z")

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RIT

Download Speed: 28075 kbps (3509.4 KB/sec transfer rate)  
Upload Speed: 669 kbps (83.6 KB/sec transfer rate)

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**Author:** ![SubaruDan](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/subarudan/32/7195_2.png) [@SubaruDan](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SubaruDan)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2006, 5:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/personal-connection-speeds/16327/60 "2006-10-10T17:43:02Z")

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4821 down  
359 up

Roadrunner in Clifton Park

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