# Internet speed test - does my internet service suck? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [September 14, 2014, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-speed-test-does-my-internet-service-suck/698441 "2014-09-14T00:38:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2014, 10:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-speed-test-does-my-internet-service-suck/698441/21 "2014-09-14T10:48:11Z")
OP here. This is on my laptop using wifi. Laptop on the main level, router in the basement. Internet is cable via ATT Uverse. I’m not sure what level I’m paying for, will have to check on that. mmm ---
**Author:** ![Duke\_of\_York](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f6c823/32.png) [@Duke\_of\_York](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke_of_York)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2014, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-speed-test-does-my-internet-service-suck/698441/22 "2014-09-14T11:11:27Z")
I’m on a cable residential network in Melbourne Australia. Download 99.83 Mbps upload 1.13Mbps Cost $85 monthly for 120GB plus phone ---
**Author:** ![Myglaren](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f1d935/32.png) [@Myglaren](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Myglaren)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2014, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-speed-test-does-my-internet-service-suck/698441/23 "2014-09-14T11:27:48Z")
Ping: 27ms Download: 38.85Mbps Upload: 17.07 Mbps. This is wifi with a second laptop also on wifi beside me streaming MineCraft stuff. BT Infiniti (fibre) ---
**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2014, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-speed-test-does-my-internet-service-suck/698441/24 "2014-09-14T11:39:06Z")
Cablevision (suburbs of New York City), desktop with wires, no router: Ping: 10ms Download: 18.52 Mbps Upload: 5.34 Mbps Standard residential cable/internet/phone package. ---
**Author:** ![Rick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2014, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-speed-test-does-my-internet-service-suck/698441/25 "2014-09-14T12:34:24Z")
FWIW a while back my DL speeds slowed way down. I traces the problem to an outdated driver. I updated the driver and all is well ---
**Author:** ![Bill\_Door](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/50afbb/32.png) [@Bill\_Door](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bill_Door)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2014, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-speed-test-does-my-internet-service-suck/698441/26 "2014-09-14T12:51:16Z")
Download 10.97 Mb/s, upload 2.23 Mb/s. That’s over Time Warner cable with a wireless connection. I just checked yesterday and it was substantially faster, nearly 18 Mb/s download. There’s a lot of variation. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2014, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-speed-test-does-my-internet-service-suck/698441/27 "2014-09-14T12:57:56Z")
Heh. Directway satellite. Better than dial up. I have no other choices where I live Ping - 670ms Down 0.99 mbps Up 0.11 mbps No, I don’t stream nothing. There is a very low data cap. I think 250 megs in a 24 hour period. Then they throttle the speed and make it even lower. Not really bitching. I’m sure they are pushing as much as they can with what they have. ---
**Author:** ![Terr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/839c29/32.png) [@Terr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terr)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2014, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-speed-test-does-my-internet-service-suck/698441/28 "2014-09-14T14:11:23Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > OP here. > > This is on my laptop using wifi. Laptop on the main level, router in the basement. > > Internet is cable via ATT Uverse. I’m not sure what level I’m paying for, will have to check on that. > mmm Bring the laptop to the basement, next to the router, and try the same test. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2014, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-speed-test-does-my-internet-service-suck/698441/29 "2014-09-14T15:43:56Z")
> [@Terr](#): > > Bring the laptop to the basement, next to the router, and try the same test. I will, but what will that tell me (specifically)? I’m pretty dum about this stuff. mmm ---
**Author:** ![Terr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/839c29/32.png) [@Terr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terr)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2014, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-speed-test-does-my-internet-service-suck/698441/30 "2014-09-14T15:51:32Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > I will, but what will that tell me (specifically)? > > I’m pretty dum about this stuff. > mmm If you see significantly higher speeds next to the router, that means your wifi signal is being degraded one floor above. Then you can see if you can possibly move the router to the main level. Is your house ethernet-wired? If so, maybe wire-connect the laptop to the router. ---
**Author:** ![Bear\_Nenno](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bear_nenno/32/3358_2.png) [@Bear\_Nenno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bear_Nenno)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2014, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-speed-test-does-my-internet-service-suck/698441/31 "2014-09-14T18:53:01Z")
> [@Terr](#): > > BTW. Capitalization matters 🙂 Mbps vs MBps. One is ~10 times slower than the other, with the same number. So my 125 Mbps is equivalent to around 11 MBps. Which is still insanely high. Notice that the graphic speedometer on most internet speed tests only goes to 100Mbps. Here is a description of services and a cost comparison for Verizon’s fiber service. > **[Fiber-Optic Internet Provider | Fios 1 Gig plan | Verizon Fios](https://www.verizon.com/home/internet/fios-fastest-internet/)** > > How fast is fiber internet? Experience Verizon’s 100% fiber-optic Fios internet service. Check out our 1 Gig plan. ---
**Author:** ![Myglaren](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f1d935/32.png) [@Myglaren](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Myglaren)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2014, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-speed-test-does-my-internet-service-suck/698441/32 "2014-09-15T06:13:20Z")
Tried it again this morning, only one computer on, a wired desktop. Ping: 21ms. Download: 74.3 Mbps. Upload: 17.23Mbps. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-speed-test-does-my-internet-service-suck/698441.md?page=1)