Yep, I may not have broad band. So, I'd like the suggestion of a site where I can go ask what my downloading speed is. I'm 400' from the nearest house and more than a kilometer from a convenience store/sub post office.I think a Canadian site would be a good idea, but am not sure.& here's why I'm asking: http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/crtc-internet-essential-service-1.3906664 Canadian Radio and Telecommunications Commission today ruled that broadband Internet service is essential to Canadians and has put up $ and time to make this happen.Just in case you don't know 75% of our over 36,000,000 (a wee bit more than California) live within 100 miles of the U.S/Canada border. Got that, this ruling likely affects something like 9 million people (of course, it's less than 9 mil. because of places like Fort McMurray located quite a bit more than 100 miles from border.)& curiosity question please. I'm paying $99.00/mo. for my access. How does that compare?:h

SpeedtestWait for the Begin Test button in the middle of the page.

Thanks to you both.I will do my checking in the day time, first.{{{ Interesting, although that site indicates an area of eastern N. Am. continent, it gives me ads of Canadian interest, like the musical Come From Away. Ok, ok, I know that's going to Broadway, but it is about Sept. 11, 2001 in and around Gander, NL. }}:C

Hi TechWriter,Thanks for posting "speedof.me". It works with far lower bandwidth than speedtest.net.

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Little_Kopit
Explorer
Dec 23, 2016
Again, thanks all.

:C
Helmsey
Explorer
Dec 22, 2016
Another good option is www.fast.com
GaryKH
Explorer
Dec 22, 2016
Something else to keep in mind is that you are always limited by the speed of whatever site you are on's server. In Sept, i changed providers when they were offering 150 mbps. service. I hasn't been up to that speed yet (about 97 mbps with speedtest). However, when i go on some sites ,it seems to take a long time to load. It isn't from my end!
Old-Biscuit
Explorer III
Dec 22, 2016
My internet connection is via telephone wire

Both Speed Test and Speedof.me are similar
11.5 to 12.3 Mbps/490-540 kbps

Hey what can I say........
Not many options where I live.
Cell phones barely works due to being in low area
fj12ryder
Explorer III
Dec 22, 2016
You can use those sites, or you can download and use a program like Networx to get the actual numbers, and see actual download speed to your computer from anywhere. You can also track your speeds over time to see how consistent it is.
Firelime
Explorer
Dec 22, 2016
I just Google speedtest and Google will bring one up without needing to go to another website. I like speedtest.net as well.
1492
Moderator
Dec 22, 2016
Testmy.net tends to give a more realistic bandwidth rate. It allows you to vary the download/upload file sizes, and doesn't rely on Flash based testing which can give an inaccurate indication of your actual speeds. Plus, beware that some ISPs may inflate your test results on SpeedTest.net by allowing a faster connection to that site, making it appear you have a higher bandwidth rate than you actually have when surfing the Net.

Much closer to the speeds I'm actually getting.

Not sure where they came up with this result?
Ed_Gee
Explorer II
Dec 22, 2016
pianotuna wrote:
Hi TechWriter,

Thanks for posting "speedof.me". It works with far lower bandwidth than speedtest.net.

It also appears to give a much slower speed result compared to one of the industry standards recommended above ... Speedtest
pianotuna
Nomad III
Dec 22, 2016
Hi TechWriter,

Thanks for posting "speedof.me". It works with far lower bandwidth than speedtest.net.
TechWriter
Explorer
Dec 22, 2016
I prefer speedof.me