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Old 12-06-2004, 12:29 AM   #1
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At what speed do you surf?


I am interested in learning at what connection speed most hobbyists hook up to the Internet? I am launching a site soon and it will be a rich media visit , with video and Flash animation.
The problem is there is such a gap between dial up and even a slow DSL connection, that designing a site for both the slow visitor and the fast one is becoming a dilemma the question is :
What speed is typical?
4KB/s.......... 35KB/s ....or 100KB/s
Thanks jeff
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Old 12-06-2004, 12:39 AM   #2
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DSL at a 100, but I doubt I am actually getting that. It starting to seem slow to me.

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Old 12-06-2004, 01:13 AM   #3
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I have fiber optic. and have had down loads at over 3mbps, That's right 3 millon! LOL
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Old 12-06-2004, 06:09 AM   #4
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Broadband/cable here

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Old 12-06-2004, 06:32 AM   #5
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Jim, what is the address for that test page??
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Old 12-06-2004, 06:47 AM   #6
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Bandwidth calculation is measured against that of CNET's Internet Services. Bandwidth may be higher or lower depending on Internet congestion. Calculated tests do not reflect server reliability and speed.


Connection Type Connection Speed Faster Providers

28.8 Kbps Dial-up 28.8k



33.6 Kbps Dial-up 33.6k



53.3 Kbps Dial-up 56k



384.0 Kbps DSL/Cable 384k



768.0 Kbps DSL/Cable 768k



1500.0 Kbps Cable/DSL 1.5Mbps



1544.0 Kbps Full T1 1.544Mbps




2577.4 Kbps - You 2577.4 kbps



3000.0 Kbps N x T1 3.0Mbps Bandwidth.com



6000.0 Kbps T3 6.0Mbps Bandwidth.com



15000.0 Kbps T3 15Mbps Bandwidth.com



30000.0 Kbps T3 30Mbps Bandwidth.com
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Old 12-06-2004, 06:47 AM   #7
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From Home - using www.broadbandreports.com

2004-12-06 07:45:11 EST: 354 / 331
Your download speed : 363394 bps, or 354 kbps.
A 44.3 KB/sec transfer rate.
Your upload speed : 339353 bps, or 331 kbps.
Welcome to BBR!
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kbps
62

125

187

250

312

375

437

500

562
ugh
«33.6k modem download speed
ugh
«typical 56k modem download speed
bearable
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ok
«
ok
«150k Video Stream
ok
«Fastest multiplayer games
ok
«192k 'near CD quality' MP3
ok
«300k Video Stream
Yours
«354 down
«331 up
(half megabit not shown)
(1mbit barrier not shown)
(2mbit barrier not shown)
(3mbit barrier not shown)
(5mbit barrier not shown)
=Your data speed = estimated TCP overheadpopup more info
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Old 12-06-2004, 07:09 AM   #8
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Cool test site. Below is mine, I'm using DSL

Your Result vs Common benchmarks
kbps
256

512

768

1024

1280

1536
bearable
«
ok
«
ok
«150k Video Stream
ok
«Fastest multiplayer games
ok
«192k 'near CD quality' MP3
ok
«300k Video Stream
broadband
«half megabit
broadband
«1mbit barrier
Yours
«1147 down
«206 up

(2mbit barrier not shown)

(3mbit barrier not shown)

(5mbit barrier not shown)


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Old 12-06-2004, 07:40 AM   #9
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Old 12-06-2004, 07:41 AM   #10
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Here is mine now that I know




Connection Type Connection SpeedFaster Providers
28.8 Kbps Dial-up 28.8k
33.6 Kbps Dial-up 33.6k
53.3 Kbps Dial-up 56k
384.0 Kbps DSL/Cable 384k
768.0 Kbps DSL/Cable 768k
836.9 Kbps - You 836.9 kbps
1500.0 Kbps Cable/DSL 1.5Mbps Comcast
1544.0 Kbps Full T1 1.544Mbps Covad
3000.0 Kbps N x T1 3.0Mbps Bandwidth.com
6000.0 Kbps T3 6.0Mbps Bandwidth.com
15000.0 Kbps T3 15Mbps Bandwidth.com
30000.0 Kbps T3 30Mbps
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Old 12-06-2004, 08:58 AM   #11
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Jeff,
Your best bet is going to be to build for both. If you want a flash intensive site, you can have a link to an html site as well. There are still a lot of people out there with dial-up. Once you have the flash site built, an html version is a piece of cake.

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Old 12-06-2004, 09:14 AM   #12
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High speed w/ comcast cable; I'll post DSLreports results if I can remember to tonight.

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Old 12-06-2004, 09:45 AM   #13
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I guess mine is fairly quick...


8449 / 449
Your download speed : 8652754 bps, or 8449 kbps.
A 1056.2 KB/sec transfer rate.
Your upload speed : 460617 bps, or 449 kbps.
Welcome to BBR!
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2048

4096

6144

8192

10240

12288
broadband
«half megabit
broadband
«1mbit barrier
fast
«2mbit barrier
very fast
«3mbit barrier
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«5mbit barrier
Yours
«8449 down
«449 up
=Your data speed = estimated TCP overhead




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Old 12-06-2004, 10:38 AM   #14
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johnqx4: 8.5Mb/s?! Wow. Is that at work or home?

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Old 12-06-2004, 12:10 PM   #15
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2004-12-06 13:08:41 EST: 938 / 207
Your download speed : 961351 bps, or 938 kbps.
A 117.3 KB/sec transfer rate.
Your upload speed : 212269 bps, or 207 kbps.

This is at work with 2 other computers on the same connection.
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