# Is my internet speed as crappy as I think it is? Please test yours and check in **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 3, 2017, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-internet-speed-as-crappy-as-i-think-it-is-please-test-yours-and-check-in/787974 "2017-06-03T01:28:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2017, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-internet-speed-as-crappy-as-i-think-it-is-please-test-yours-and-check-in/787974/41 "2017-06-03T20:13:58Z")
90 down, 6 up. I’m in San Francisco, on Comcast cable. ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2017, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-internet-speed-as-crappy-as-i-think-it-is-please-test-yours-and-check-in/787974/42 "2017-06-03T23:41:50Z")
Mine’s been 25-29 all day, I’m paying for 50. I’ll phone tomorrow if it remains that low. It is rarely under 50, they’ve been pretty good. ---
**Author:** ![koeeoaddi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/koeeoaddi/32/408_2.png) [@koeeoaddi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koeeoaddi)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2017, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-internet-speed-as-crappy-as-i-think-it-is-please-test-yours-and-check-in/787974/43 "2017-06-04T00:08:23Z")
5.2 ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_Pearse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/richard_pearse/32/13144_2.png) [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2017, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-internet-speed-as-crappy-as-i-think-it-is-please-test-yours-and-check-in/787974/44 "2017-06-04T00:34:03Z")
> [@Aspidistra](#): > > It is indeed. > > 3.6 is a bit under the odds even for here - I tried again just then and got 5. But still… > > As far as I know the absolute fastest internet speed anyone is currently offering anywhere in the country is 100Mbps. Our area still needs to use ADSL - I’d rate us as medium-lowish in local terms. We get 90 - 100 mbs in a country town in South Australia. I wouldn’t worry about nothing more than 100 being offered anyway, it is heaps. The fact you only get 5 is pretty bad though. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2017, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-internet-speed-as-crappy-as-i-think-it-is-please-test-yours-and-check-in/787974/45 "2017-06-04T00:56:50Z")
.51 down, .34 up. on dslextreme. Is that good? ---
**Author:** ![octopus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/octopus/32/3716_2.png) [@octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/octopus)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2017, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-internet-speed-as-crappy-as-i-think-it-is-please-test-yours-and-check-in/787974/46 "2017-06-04T01:40:35Z")
> [@Amateur\_Barbarian](#): > > And how many full-spectrum 4K streaming sites are there? Or likely to be? > > HD streaming is about 6mbps max. Which means that three people can stream without buffering issues and a little headroom on standard 24-25mbps service. > > 4K is 12-15mbps, which means two people can simul-stream with only occasional hiccups. > > Until even compressed 4K becomes more widely available and there’s even some time with more than one viewer pulling it down at a time, 24-25mbps is more than fast enough for nearly all residential users. Ah man, I might be a sucker. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2017, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-internet-speed-as-crappy-as-i-think-it-is-please-test-yours-and-check-in/787974/47 "2017-06-04T01:41:34Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > .51 down, .34 up. on dslextreme. > > Is that good? Checking with my provider, it appears that I’m paying for 1.5 down, .384 up ---
**Author:** ![Newtosite](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/newtosite/32/8623_2.png) [@Newtosite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Newtosite)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2017, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-internet-speed-as-crappy-as-i-think-it-is-please-test-yours-and-check-in/787974/48 "2017-06-04T01:43:34Z")
On Speedtest I get 1.69 mbps download 0.32 mbps upload National connection grade: F On [fast.com](http://fast.com), 1.3 mbps Pretty bad, huh? ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2017, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-internet-speed-as-crappy-as-i-think-it-is-please-test-yours-and-check-in/787974/49 "2017-06-04T01:56:22Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > Checking with my provider, it appears that I’m paying for 1.5 down, .384 up > [@Newtosite](#): > > On Speedtest I get 1.69 mbps download > 0.32 mbps upload > National connection grade: F > > On [fast.com](http://fast.com), > 1.3 mbps > > Pretty bad, huh? The question is can you get something faster for the same price? I just upgraded on AT&T and the promo price for 25 is $6 less than I was paying for 1.5. After a year it goes to $60 which is only $14 more than I paid for slower. It’s also stand-alone(no phone service) so I can cancel that. ---
**Author:** ![XT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xt/32/456_2.png) [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2017, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-internet-speed-as-crappy-as-i-think-it-is-please-test-yours-and-check-in/787974/50 "2017-06-04T02:00:43Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > On [fast.com](https://fast.com/) my speeds range from 8.7 to 11 Mbps. I think that’s pretty horrible, yes? > > Secondary question: If I call and complaint to my ISP, are they likely to have the ability to improve my internet speed in some way without bumping (selling) me up to another level? > > I’d be interested in seeing what speeds you all are attaining on this site. > mmm Honestly…it’s not that bad. Really, it depends on what you are paying for. If you are paying for a 100mb/s symmetrical DSL or broadband, then yeah…that’s bad. If you are paying for a 10/10 or 20/10 ADSL connection, then it’s in the butter zone for that. Basically, with what you have you should be able to stream video or play an online game with out issue. Of course, the raw speed is only part of it…you could have a lot of noise on the line, for instance, or be dropping a lot of packets. Or, if your spur is oversold it might fluctuate during peak hours. As to your question, it depends as I said on what you are paying for. If you aren’t getting the speed you are paying for, you can try tech support to see if it’s a line issue (if you have some variant of DSL it might be your phone lines or even the wiring in your building). If it’s not a line issue and it’s a subscription issue then you are going to get fobbed off on customer service…good luck with that. What you MIGHT be able to do in that case is pressure them to cut you a break on your bill, but it’s not that likely. In that case, your best bet is to switch to a different provider, assuming there is one. Sometimes you can get quite a deal for switching. ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2017, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-internet-speed-as-crappy-as-i-think-it-is-please-test-yours-and-check-in/787974/51 "2017-06-04T02:30:56Z")
We’re getting 16 Mb/s down and 2 up on Cogeco’s lowest tier of service ($55/month – yes, internet and cellphones are expensive here in Canada). ---
**Author:** ![Aspidistra](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspidistra/32/3894_2.png) [@Aspidistra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspidistra)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2017, 10:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-internet-speed-as-crappy-as-i-think-it-is-please-test-yours-and-check-in/787974/52 "2017-06-04T10:05:56Z")
> [@Richard\_Pearse](#): > > We get 90 - 100 mbs in a country town in South Australia. I wouldn’t worry about nothing more than 100 being offered anyway, it is heaps. The fact you only get 5 is pretty bad though. I have a part time gig as mentor to a bunch of ASD kids with interest in computers every week. When we’ve got a dozen to fifteen kids in the room, about three quarters trying to access the Internet at one time, speeds have been known to get down to about 1.5 5Mbps doesn’t really stop me doing anything I want at home (got to time any big Steam downloads for overnight though…). But I would really really like about 200 at work! ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_Pearse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/richard_pearse/32/13144_2.png) [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2017, 10:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-internet-speed-as-crappy-as-i-think-it-is-please-test-yours-and-check-in/787974/53 "2017-06-04T10:18:39Z")
More is always better, of course. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2017, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-internet-speed-as-crappy-as-i-think-it-is-please-test-yours-and-check-in/787974/54 "2017-06-04T13:16:28Z")
12-16, [fast.com](http://fast.com). AT&T wi-fi. I want more, faster! ---
**Author:** ![Steophan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steophan/32/9595_2.png) [@Steophan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steophan)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2017, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-internet-speed-as-crappy-as-i-think-it-is-please-test-yours-and-check-in/787974/55 "2017-06-04T13:31:38Z")
> [@Amateur\_Barbarian](#): > > Neither do 95% of the people who have it. It’s an essentially useless upsell that makes providers more money for, mostly, nothing. If you play video games and want to play them in minutes rather than hours or days after purchase, it’s useful. ---
**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2017, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-internet-speed-as-crappy-as-i-think-it-is-please-test-yours-and-check-in/787974/56 "2017-06-04T13:35:56Z")
40 - 6 for me. I was expecting faster but I don’t really care because that is still plenty fast for anything that I want to do. I could probably make my connection on my main computer/media server much faster if I switched to a wired rather than wireless connection but there is no point to that right now. ---
**Author:** ![Hari\_Seldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hari_seldon/32/5173_2.png) [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2017, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-internet-speed-as-crappy-as-i-think-it-is-please-test-yours-and-check-in/787974/57 "2017-06-04T15:10:12Z")
5.7/1.1. Mostly I don’t notice it, but I guess that’s pretty slow. The phone company is advertising fibe everywhere and would undoubtedly be much faster, but they are such a shitty company to do business with. And the customer is always wrong with them. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2017, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-internet-speed-as-crappy-as-i-think-it-is-please-test-yours-and-check-in/787974/58 "2017-06-04T16:45:34Z")
85 on FIOS. Not bad for the US. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2017, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-internet-speed-as-crappy-as-i-think-it-is-please-test-yours-and-check-in/787974/59 "2017-06-04T17:26:11Z")
I hate all of you. .25 yes POINT 25. We sometimes go up to 2.5 early morning middle of the week. That’s Verizon. My [Hughes.net](http://Hughes.net) got .75 on a good day. ---
**Author:** ![MindsEye\_Watering](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mindseye_watering/32/3619_2.png) [@MindsEye\_Watering](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MindsEye_Watering)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2017, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-internet-speed-as-crappy-as-i-think-it-is-please-test-yours-and-check-in/787974/60 "2017-06-04T17:50:04Z")
> [@enipla](#): > > I hate all of you. > > .25 yes POINT 25. We sometimes go up to 2.5 early morning middle of the week. > > That’s Verizon. My [Hughes.net](http://Hughes.net) got .75 on a good day. Wow. I thought my 3.0 Mbps was bad. My condolences. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-internet-speed-as-crappy-as-i-think-it-is-please-test-yours-and-check-in/787974.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-internet-speed-as-crappy-as-i-think-it-is-please-test-yours-and-check-in/787974.md?page=4)