LoL.
Needless to say, I was very happy... but then sad, when it went away. :D :P
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v223/j_firegod/Computer/dl.jpg
Almost as good as the speedtest Simon ran from one of the IDNet servers in London. That was really impressive!
Almost as good as mine! ;D
(http://www.pc-pals.com/pics/bbmaxtest.png)
You got a better upstream figure too, Simon. :)
It's cobblers though, isn't it? How do they come up with these figures? Even this one seems well over the top:
(http://www.speedtest.net/result/174732577.png) (http://www.speedtest.net)
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.
The trouble is, when they all say something different, you're none the wiser in the end.
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.