Internet speed test - does my internet service suck?

Factual Questions
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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

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I’m on a cable residential network in Melbourne Australia.
Download 99.83 Mbps upload 1.13Mbps

Cost $85 monthly for 120GB plus phone

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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)

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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.

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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 I traces the problem to an outdated driver.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

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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.

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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.

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Bring the laptop to the basement, next to the router, and try the same test.

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I will, but what will that tell me (specifically)?

I’m pretty dum about this stuff.
mmm

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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.

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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.

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Tried it again this morning, only one computer on, a wired desktop.
Ping: 21ms.
Download: 74.3 Mbps.
Upload: 17.23Mbps.