# My Internet Speed is 17.6 MBPS
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-internet-speed-is-17-6-mbps/838785
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Created:** [August 17, 2019, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-internet-speed-is-17-6-mbps/838785 "2019-08-17T05:35:29Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)
#### Post date: [August 17, 2019, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-internet-speed-is-17-6-mbps/838785/1 "2019-08-17T05:35:29Z")
I just found a neat website that seems to tell you your internet speed. [Here](https://www.speedtest.net/run)
What is your speed in more civilized nations?
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### Author:  [@OttoDaFe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OttoDaFe)
#### Post date: [August 17, 2019, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-internet-speed-is-17-6-mbps/838785/2 "2019-08-17T05:49:34Z")
47.96D / 4.79U (MBPS)
Local ISP that franchises service from the municipal power company.
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### Author:  [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)
#### Post date: [August 17, 2019, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-internet-speed-is-17-6-mbps/838785/3 "2019-08-17T07:05:52Z")
I’ve known about Ookla for years. I have their app on my phone. Currently, my speed is 15.2 mbps on Simple Mobile 4G LTE.
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### Author:  [@ticker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ticker)
#### Post date: [August 17, 2019, 8:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-internet-speed-is-17-6-mbps/838785/4 "2019-08-17T08:48:24Z")
59.18 down
18.35 up
We have fibre to the cabinet in the street, existing copper wire from cabinet into homes.
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### Author:  [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)
#### Post date: [August 17, 2019, 9:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-internet-speed-is-17-6-mbps/838785/5 "2019-08-17T09:21:42Z")
Suddenly I am impressed by Saudi Telecom.
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### Author:  [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)
#### Post date: [August 17, 2019, 9:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-internet-speed-is-17-6-mbps/838785/6 "2019-08-17T09:47:16Z")
This one checks the speed specifically from the Netflix servers:
fast.com
And here are some others:
> **[Internet Speed Test – AT&T Official Site](https://www.att.com/support/speedtest/)**
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> Check your internet speed, quality and performance with the AT&T Internet speed test tool.
[https://www.speakeasy.net/speedtest/](https://www.speakeasy.net/speedtest/)
Bear in mind that if you are measuring your speed via Wi-Fi, that may be a speed constraint. Hardwiring to your modem or router with an ethernet cable brings you closer to what the ISP is providing.
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### Author:  [@Heracles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heracles)
#### Post date: [August 17, 2019, 9:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-internet-speed-is-17-6-mbps/838785/7 "2019-08-17T09:48:20Z")
From the first link ([speedtest.net](http://speedtest.net)): 67.92 [Mibit](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mebibit)/s download and 10.40 Mibit/s upload.
ISP is Vidéotron cable. As far as I know, the fibre run ends about 3 km from here. Our last speed increase was done instantly by the customer service staff on the phone (in other words, we were speed-limited by software – and may still be).
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### Author:  [@FinsToTheLeft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FinsToTheLeft)
#### Post date: [August 17, 2019, 9:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-internet-speed-is-17-6-mbps/838785/8 "2019-08-17T09:52:48Z")
I’ve got fibre to the house. At the moment, my iPad is showing 210/160, but on a wired desktop I get 950 down and 750 Mbps up.
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### Author:  [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)
#### Post date: [August 17, 2019, 10:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-internet-speed-is-17-6-mbps/838785/9 "2019-08-17T10:08:20Z")
Roughly 40 download, 1.5 upload.
Let’s hear it for Atlantic Broadband…
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### Author:  [@Dobbs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dobbs)
#### Post date: [August 17, 2019, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-internet-speed-is-17-6-mbps/838785/10 "2019-08-17T11:49:45Z")
95.4 Mbps up, 109 Mbps down, Verizon FIOS, northern Virginia, fiber to the house.
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### Author:  [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)
#### Post date: [August 17, 2019, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-internet-speed-is-17-6-mbps/838785/11 "2019-08-17T11:57:30Z")
Using [speedtest.net](http://speedtest.net) here at work, the download speed is 94.64 Mbps, and the upload speed is 94.84 Mbps.
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### Author:  [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)
#### Post date: [August 17, 2019, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-internet-speed-is-17-6-mbps/838785/12 "2019-08-17T14:03:09Z")
172.93 Mbps down/ 10.59 Mbps up (talk about asymmetrical…).
This is Cox Phoenix. They keep trying to push me to 300 MBps or “GigaBlast,” and my thought is “why?”
The only advantage for me would be unlimited data. We currently use almost 500GB/month.
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### Author:  [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)
#### Post date: [August 17, 2019, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-internet-speed-is-17-6-mbps/838785/13 "2019-08-17T14:04:05Z")
178 down/12 up
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### Author:  [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)
#### Post date: [August 17, 2019, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-internet-speed-is-17-6-mbps/838785/14 "2019-08-17T14:11:34Z")
Google has been doing this for years now and works as well as Ookla without any annoying extras.
In the google search window, just type SpeedTest and the tool comes up.
My speed on a hardwire to the router is 83.6 Mbps. My uploads is 52.3 Mbps (Fios)
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### Author:  [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)
#### Post date: [August 17, 2019, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-internet-speed-is-17-6-mbps/838785/15 "2019-08-17T14:12:14Z")
> [@pulykamell](#):
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> 178 down/12 up
Finally somebody reporting using an appropriate number of significant figures. Mr Spock has a lot to answer for.
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### Author:  [@Bear\_Nenno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bear_Nenno)
#### Post date: [August 17, 2019, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-internet-speed-is-17-6-mbps/838785/16 "2019-08-17T15:07:39Z")
VPN On:
ping 106ms; 86 Down/ 10 Up
VPN Off:
ping 90ms; 94 Down/10 Up
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### Author:  [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)
#### Post date: [August 17, 2019, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-internet-speed-is-17-6-mbps/838785/17 "2019-08-17T15:10:50Z")
23.5 down, 2 up. Copper cables everywhere. Pathetic.
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### Author:  [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)
#### Post date: [August 17, 2019, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-internet-speed-is-17-6-mbps/838785/18 "2019-08-17T15:57:11Z")
36.7 down and 18.0 up.
A country town in the UK.
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### Author:  [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)
#### Post date: [August 17, 2019, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-internet-speed-is-17-6-mbps/838785/19 "2019-08-17T15:57:58Z")
290/340 Mbps.
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### Author:  [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)
#### Post date: [August 17, 2019, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-internet-speed-is-17-6-mbps/838785/20 "2019-08-17T16:15:39Z")
Well that was ‘Google speed test’ - now ‘Broadband speed test’ says:
44.2 down and 19.2 up.
BT (who supply my Broadband) claim:
74.3 down and 26.1 up.
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