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Are on-line cable speed tests reasonably informative? I read an opinion written in 2000 or 2001 that cable speed tests, especially under Internet Explorer, in no way represent even the "general" level of service being delivered by a cable-service provider.
Generally speaking, the only time I use one of the cable speed-test sites is when I notice a very slow response when I am on-line.
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Cable service speed-testing - informative?
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Posted 10 May 2003 - 08:18 PM
yes and no. If its a local site with not much traffic then it can be deemed reliable. That is as long as you have no download tweaks or anything enabled. If its a highly trafficed site like C|Net or something then it can be scewed because of the amount of people accessing the site at the time.
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Posted 10 May 2003 - 08:20 PM
not to mention how many people in your area have cable as that will kill u as well,
the speed the comapny say are a MAX of what you cna get, but will vary - it does not mean u WILL hit those speeds.
the speed the comapny say are a MAX of what you cna get, but will vary - it does not mean u WILL hit those speeds.
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Posted 10 May 2003 - 09:15 PM
those benchmarks are more for comparison.
i use 2
different parts of the country
mainly to see if there is a problem more than actually "how fast" it is
i use 2
different parts of the country
mainly to see if there is a problem more than actually "how fast" it is
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