# Internet Bandwidth Tests?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-bandwidth-tests/215275>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 25, 2003, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-bandwidth-tests/215275 "2003-11-25T23:33:37Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Mailbox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7feea3/32.png) [@Mailbox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mailbox)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2003, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-bandwidth-tests/215275/1 "2003-11-25T23:33:37Z")

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Just wondering if anybody knows of a website or some sort of utility to test the bandwidth of an internet connection - specifically, one that is accurate over approximately 5MBit/second. My school, [Laurentian University](http://www.laurentian.ca/), recently upgraded their bandwidth and i’m curious to see what the “true” bandwidth available to me is. With a fair amount of googling, I only really managed to find a few different online tests, all of which have a stated maximum of around 5MBit/sec (and my connection scores about 5200KBit, or 5.08MBit) so i’m pretty sure I’m “burying the needle” so to speak.

Any links/info would be greatly appreciated,

Mailbox.

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**Author:** ![dietrologia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4491bb/32.png) [@dietrologia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dietrologia)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2003, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-bandwidth-tests/215275/2 "2003-11-26T00:35:10Z")

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You could _try_ the DSL Reports speed tests – they say they’re accurate up to 5 mbit. Worth a shot if nothing else. Free too.

[http://speedtest.dslreports.com](http://speedtest.dslreports.com)

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**Author:** ![dietrologia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4491bb/32.png) [@dietrologia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dietrologia)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2003, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-bandwidth-tests/215275/3 "2003-11-26T00:36:13Z")

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Sorry, I’ll try to read OPs a bit closer in the future.

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**Author:** ![Rick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2003, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-bandwidth-tests/215275/4 "2003-11-26T01:06:21Z")

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You might try [this link](http://webservices.cnet.com/Bandwidth/default.asp) It doesn’t list a speed limit.

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**Author:** ![aerodave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f08c70/32.png) [@aerodave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aerodave)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2003, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-bandwidth-tests/215275/5 "2003-11-26T13:17:43Z")

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[http://www.toast.net/performance/](http://www.toast.net/performance/)

They don’t say anything about a limit. I’ve tested a connection at work that read 12 Mbps. I can’t vouch for the accuracy of that measurement, but it seemed about right.

Maybe the Premium services on there, as opposed to the free ones, do better with high speeds.