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25-Aug-2009, 08:17 PM #1
How fast is your Internet connection?
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25-Aug-2009, 09:40 PM #2
Fast enough for anything I do at present.
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26-Aug-2009, 05:51 AM #3
I should be getting 4mb/s but i only get around 2mb/s. Too slow for me.
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26-Aug-2009, 08:11 PM #4
I just went to Speedtest.net....Link: http://www.speedtest.net/

The page says: Missing License Key
The license for this speed test is missing. Please contact the webmaster of this site to let them know.

What ?? I'm using IE6.0. Anyway, I using the speedtest mini....Link:http://www.speedtest.net/mini.php

5784 mbps d/l
940 mbps u/l
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26-Aug-2009, 09:46 PM #5
Try the on-line test, I never download something for a speed test: www.speedtest.net
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26-Aug-2009, 10:29 PM #6
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Try the on-line test, I never download something for a speed test: www.speedtest.net
Just did, got the same message ??
Missing License Key
The license for this speed test is missing. Please contact the webmaster of this site to let them know.
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27-Aug-2009, 10:33 AM #8
I have no idea what you're doing that's different, but it sounds like something on your machine. As you can see, lots of people here can run from www.speedtest.net with no issues, and you don't have to pay anything.

I just gave it a try here:

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JohnWill,

What web browser are you using ? Me IE 6.0. I also updated flash to 10.
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I would think this is slow for DSL Pro

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Both a little less than advertised. But I don't think 5PM is best time to test.
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What web browser are you using ? Me IE 6.0. I also updated flash to 10.
I use Firefox 3.5.2 or IE8, I'm running Windows 7 here. This has worked for me for several years from the XP and IE7 days as well, I've never seen anything like you're describing come up at that site.
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27-Aug-2009, 10:23 PM #14
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That's a nice speed. Does it last for a multi-gigabyte download?
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27-Aug-2009, 10:39 PM #15
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That's a nice speed. Does it last for a multi-gigabyte download?
Here is one to try if you are up for the test:
http://linuxtracker.org/index.php?pa...2ac05608cf6f50
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