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Thread ID: 73264 2006-10-13 12:14:00 Just did a DSL speed test for the hell of it and surprising results DeSade (984) Press F1
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491120 2006-10-13 12:14:00 Your line speed is approximately 263225.8 Kbps or 32258.1 K bytes/sec
( Where kb = kilobits and kB = kiloBytes )
Results:

Below is the data used to calculate your download speed:

* Download time: 0.031 seconds
* Size of file: 1000 Kilobytes
* Estimated line speed: 263225.8 (kilobits/second)
* Estimated line speed: 32258.1 (kilobytes/second)


and this is after I cleared the cache and completely refreshed the page with ctrl f5

bizarre.......
DeSade (984)
491121 2006-10-13 12:20:00 do it on a different site than xtra, there spedtest isnt that good, go to nzdsl.co.nz, then speedtest, which is on the left hand side. spartan_chief_nz (11202)
491122 2006-10-13 12:21:00 That is a NZDSL speed test.

alternate speedtest number 3

I like 3 cause it gives you a real speed, it goes as high as you do unlike the others that top out about 3.5mbs
DeSade (984)
491123 2006-10-13 12:35:00 well if you think yoru internet is THAT fast, then go try and download a file??

youll see your internet is NOT 20 something mb, as the lines cant go that fast!
spartan_chief_nz (11202)
491124 2006-10-13 12:38:00 I know I know.

Just thought it was a funny result.

These results are more accurate

Last Result:
Download Speed: 3176 kbps (397 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 125 kbps (15.6 KB/sec transfer rate)
DeSade (984)
491125 2006-10-13 18:54:00 do it on a different site than xtra, there spedtest isnt that good,

Oh really? And why is that?
www.jetstreamgames.co.nz/speed
I get:

Your line speed is approximately 659 Kbps or 80.8 K bytes/sec

Whereas NZDSL gives:

Download 0kbps
Upload 118kbps
pctek (84)
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