# ISP Speed Test (L.A. Edition) **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 18, 2008, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isp-speed-test-l-a-edition/449724 "2008-05-18T05:29:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![B.Serum](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/b.serum/32/14266_2.png) [@B.Serum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/B.Serum)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2008, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isp-speed-test-l-a-edition/449724/1 "2008-05-18T05:29:17Z")
Who’s the fastest ISP in town? Let’s find out! I view this thread (or any others that may follow) as a way for Dopers to find the best value for their ISP dollar, so I’m not sure if testing results from your work will be useful, but hey… whatever floats your boat. Here’s what you do: 1. Go to [SpeedTest.net](http://www.speedtest.net/) 2. Run the test 3. Report your results (download/upload, ISP, what you pay) I’ll go first… **1316/428 kbps AT&T (SBC Internet Services) $28.99 per month** ---
**Author:** ![Mojo\_Pin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Mojo\_Pin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mojo_Pin)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2008, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isp-speed-test-l-a-edition/449724/2 "2008-05-18T05:35:11Z")
[QUOTE=Brad Serum] Who’s the fastest ISP in town? Let’s find out! I view this thread (or any others that may follow) as a way for Dopers to find the best value for their ISP dollar, so I’m not sure if testing results from your work will be useful, but hey… whatever floats your boat. Here’s what you do: 1. Go to [SpeedTest.net](http://www.speedtest.net/) 2. Run the test 3. Report your results (download/upload, ISP, what you pay) I’ll go first… **1316/428 kbps AT&T (SBC Internet Services) $28.99 per month** [/QUOTE] 1287/558 kbps Korea Telecom about 30 bucks a month ---
**Author:** ![B.Serum](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/b.serum/32/14266_2.png) [@B.Serum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/B.Serum)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2008, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isp-speed-test-l-a-edition/449724/3 "2008-05-18T05:43:57Z")
Mojo Pin, do you live in L.A.? ---
**Author:** ![Mojo\_Pin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Mojo\_Pin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mojo_Pin)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2008, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isp-speed-test-l-a-edition/449724/4 "2008-05-18T05:53:54Z")
[QUOTE=Brad Serum] Mojo Pin, do you live in L.A.? [/QUOTE] > [@](#): > > Location: Seoul Why do you ask? ---
**Author:** ![B.Serum](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/b.serum/32/14266_2.png) [@B.Serum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/B.Serum)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2008, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isp-speed-test-l-a-edition/449724/5 "2008-05-18T06:04:23Z")
Well, the thread title, for one. The idea is that the thread would be a tool for people to shop around for ISP services using real actual speeds (rather than advertising “promises”). So if Korea Telecom looked like a really value, it’s really not an option for folks around here. I was kind of envisioning the idea (if popular) would spawn other local-oriented threads, i.e. Seoul Edition, Chicago Edition, Atlanta Edition, etc. But maybe the local-specific premise is flawed. I guess we’ll see how/if it develops. ---
**Author:** ![dbuzman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9de0a6/32.png) [@dbuzman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dbuzman)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2008, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isp-speed-test-l-a-edition/449724/6 "2008-05-18T06:23:28Z")
2894/722 kbps Verizon Internet Services (DSL) $34.95 per month ---
**Author:** ![Collaborator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Collaborator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Collaborator)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2008, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isp-speed-test-l-a-edition/449724/7 "2008-05-18T06:44:26Z")
People still use DSL? Lol. Ewww. ---
**Author:** ![Darryl\_Lict](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7cd45c/32.png) [@Darryl\_Lict](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darryl_Lict)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2008, 6:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isp-speed-test-l-a-edition/449724/8 "2008-05-18T06:53:35Z")
I’m not in L.A., but I’m pretty close. I’ve got Cocks, and I’m not sure how much it costs. Down: 4616 kbps Up: 210 kbps ---
**Author:** ![dbuzman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9de0a6/32.png) [@dbuzman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dbuzman)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2008, 8:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isp-speed-test-l-a-edition/449724/9 "2008-05-18T08:05:19Z")
[QUOTE=Collaborator] People still use DSL? Lol. Ewww. [/QUOTE] Where I live it is much more reliable than the local cable. I wish I could use cable or FIOS but the cable here sucks and I don’t know if we will ever get FIOS. ---
**Author:** ![atomicbadgerrace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8e7dd6/32.png) [@atomicbadgerrace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/atomicbadgerrace)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2008, 8:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isp-speed-test-l-a-edition/449724/10 "2008-05-18T08:25:16Z")
5421/2795 kbps Comcast $31.99 per month ---
**Author:** ![Mojo\_Pin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Mojo\_Pin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mojo_Pin)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2008, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isp-speed-test-l-a-edition/449724/11 "2008-05-18T11:05:31Z")
[QUOTE=Brad Serum] Well, the thread title, for one. The idea is that the thread would be a tool for people to shop around for ISP services using real actual speeds (rather than advertising “promises”). So if Korea Telecom looked like a really value, it’s really not an option for folks around here. I was kind of envisioning the idea (if popular) would spawn other local-oriented threads, i.e. Seoul Edition, Chicago Edition, Atlanta Edition, etc. But maybe the local-specific premise is flawed. I guess we’ll see how/if it develops. [/QUOTE] :eek: i just noticed that my bad ---
**Author:** ![NurseCarmen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5daacb/32.png) [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2008, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isp-speed-test-l-a-edition/449724/12 "2008-05-18T16:28:36Z")
15418/2500 Comcast (I suspect my wireless router slows things down a bit) 30 something. ---
**Author:** ![BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bcef8e/32.png) [@BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2008, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isp-speed-test-l-a-edition/449724/13 "2008-05-18T17:56:05Z")
Not relevant to LA, but interesting nonetheless. Maybe the Japanese know how to do DSL better or something, because I got 21437/1024 using DSL. Or maybe it’s ADSL. I’m also not sure how much I pay each month because while I think the bill is only $13, I also need to factor the fact that I have to pay for my landline to have it, which is possibly somewhere around $40. Hell, I don’t know, the bills are in Japanese and I just pay 'em. Almost everything is direct withdrawal anyway. At least I’m getting good speed for my money 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2008, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isp-speed-test-l-a-edition/449724/14 "2008-05-18T18:31:21Z")
Does 610/1681 sound reasonable for a DSL hookup? Maybe I’m not reading the results right. ---
**Author:** ![Telperien](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@Telperien](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telperien)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2008, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isp-speed-test-l-a-edition/449724/15 "2008-05-19T00:53:23Z")
3085 down 411 up Suddenlink cable in west central Louisiana about $30 a month ---
**Author:** ![Sleeps\_With\_Butterflies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@Sleeps\_With\_Butterflies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sleeps_With_Butterflies)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2008, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isp-speed-test-l-a-edition/449724/16 "2008-05-19T00:59:05Z")
9125 down/721 up Time Warner $31 per month ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2008, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isp-speed-test-l-a-edition/449724/17 "2008-05-19T01:16:13Z")
9713 down 1363 up Comcast cable The usual. ---
**Author:** ![Spacegirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47774/32.png) [@Spacegirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spacegirl)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2008, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isp-speed-test-l-a-edition/449724/18 "2008-05-19T01:21:29Z")
4224 down 2271 up Comcast Too much ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2008, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isp-speed-test-l-a-edition/449724/19 "2008-05-19T01:39:45Z")
1323 321 At & T 19.99 ---
**Author:** ![Rick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2008, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isp-speed-test-l-a-edition/449724/20 "2008-05-19T02:10:39Z")
5969 down 489 up Roadrunner (Time Warner cable) Not sure of how the bill breaks down, it’s about $100 / mo for net + HD digital cable. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isp-speed-test-l-a-edition/449724.md?page=2)