net access speed discrepancy

[abeer_d]

Hi,
I tested the net-access speed of the terminal where i sat in a LAN enabled cybercafe, sharing a single net-connection on the sites :-
http://www.ececs.uc.edu/~annexste/speed.html
&
http://www.info-techs.com/speedtest50.html#HowCalc

...within a few seconds of each other.
But the results were 46 Kbps and 130.4 Kbps respectively.

How can such a huge difference appear in such a short period of time?

 

[steamwiz]

All these speed sites come up with very different figures - nobody seems to know why they vary so much - maybe it's just how busy they are at the time

see this thread :-

http://forums.techguy.org/t111571/s.html

steam

 

[abeer_d]

Hi steamwiz,
I viewed the threads u included.But the net-access-speed tester site discussed in those threads doesn't seem 2 have any provision 4 helping me test my connection sitting here out of the US.

Can u help me on it?

 

[steamwiz]

Hi abeer_d

http://www.ececs.uc.edu/~annexste/speed.html 31.1 Kbps

http://www.info-techs.com/speedtest50.html#HowCalc 36.6 Kbps

http://webservices.cnet.com/bandwidth/ 32.0 Kbps

http://www.bandwidthplace.com/ 36.8 Kbps

I'm in Great Britain stuck on a lousy dialup

The webservices one which needs an area code - I put 020 and it worked even though I am not in the USA

steam

 

[abeer_d]

Hi Steamwiz,
ur advice helped.Putting 020 in the area code of the cnet site helped though i averaged 22 Kbps

Well it's not my computer atleast

The thread's solved.

Bye.