# Bandwidth Speed Test

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bandwidth-speed-test/559975>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 8, 2010, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bandwidth-speed-test/559975 "2010-11-08T23:47:24Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![robcaro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/df705f/32.png) [@robcaro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robcaro)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2010, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bandwidth-speed-test/559975/1 "2010-11-08T23:47:24Z")

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How accurate is [BroadbandMaX.co.uk](http://BroadbandMaX.co.uk)  
Bandwidth Speed Test  
???

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**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2010, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bandwidth-speed-test/559975/2 "2010-11-08T23:52:35Z")

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I suggest running [speedtest.net](http://speedtest.net) and compare results. Should be very close. Both sites are testing the same way.

The further away you test from the slower results you’ll get.

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**Author:** ![Al\_Bundy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e79b87/32.png) [@Al\_Bundy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al_Bundy)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2010, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bandwidth-speed-test/559975/3 "2010-11-09T12:40:43Z")

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You could use a free program like Network and chose the “speed meter” and look directly at your up and down speeds. The program does not install or register anything.

> **[SoftPerfect : system and network management software](https://www.softperfect.com/)**
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> SoftPerfect - Australian software development company. Free and commercial solutions for home, office, enterprise, local networks and the Internet.

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**Author:** ![robcaro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/df705f/32.png) [@robcaro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robcaro)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2010, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bandwidth-speed-test/559975/4 "2010-11-09T16:15:41Z")

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Thanks. [speedtest.net](http://speedtest.net) shows similar results. Results for my speed and [speedtest.net](http://speedtest.net) are above my ISP expected speed.