Best Bandwidth Test?

[njven]

I'm looking for the most accurate bandwidth test and also wanted to share my results from various websites.

IE8 Beta results will be added "code" underneith.

Connection Type:

Cable/Road Runner Turbo

upto 15Mb down and 1Mb up

http://www.timewarnercable.com/rochester/p...unnerTurbo.html

Results/Company/Websites: (in kbps down/up)

Firefox 3.0

IE 8 Beta

More soon

4976/783

4976/782

AuditMyPC

http://www.auditmypc.com/internet-speed-test.asp

1483/untested

4238/untested

Cable-Modem

http://www.cable-modem.net/performance.html

76651/232

9372/547

BandwidthTest

http://bandwidthtest.info/ (PCPitStop T3 Test)

4909/untested

CNET

http://reviews.cnet.com/Bandwidth_meter/7004-7254_7-0.html

12902/upload error

AuditMyPC Flash Test, T3 or higher (Corporate)

http://www.auditmypc.com/broadband-speed-test.asp

3973/436

Bandwidth Place

http://www.bandwidthplace.com/

14818/757

Max Planck Institute

http://loki03.mpi-sws.mpg.de/bb/bb.php >20Mb Test (clicked after test, retested)

68545/726

SpeedTest.net

http://speedtest.net

***On most tests, the test starts, hangs for about 4 seconds, then maxes out, then its finished. (The ones that show a meter.)

****This could explain the slower speeds on some tests (the test starts, hangs then finishes and it thinks the hang is part of the transfer time)

*****No download excelerators were used. Firefox 3.0 with some about:config speed tweaks.

Edited July 11, 2008 by njven

[CoffeeFiend]

I'm looking for the most accurate bandwidth test and also wanted to share my results from various websites.

The speeds will vary a LOT depending on where the server is located, routing in general, network congestion, etc. There's just too many factors that come in play IMO.

I've never seen one of those that was worth anything (for the locations where I tried at least). Like the last time I tried when I visited my dad, the max I'd get from any of them test places was 70KB/sec (basic cable plan -- more than enough for email), yet I'd have no problems at all pulling 100KB/sec anytime downloading files from various places. They're often 50%+ off from what I experienced.