For many years, we have had “free” ISDN then DSL access thanks to IBM. Alas, that relationship is coming to an end, so we’re having to pay for internet access for the first time. Taking this speed test of our DSCGA service so I can benchmark the new AT&T\/Bellsouth service, which is supposed to be 2 to 3 times faster. (So we can all watch YouTube’s at the same time.)<\/p>\n
speedtest.purdigital.net<\/a><\/p>\n Total time taken : 69.79 seconds (69794 milliseconds)<\/p>\n Throughput : 150.0 KB\/sec [Kilobyte-per-second]<\/p>\n = 0.15 MB\/sec [Megabyte-per-second]<\/p>\n = 1200.0 Kbps [Kilobit-per-second]<\/p>\n = 1.2 Mbps [Megabit-per-second]<\/code><\/p>\n Update 9\/2:<\/p>\n AT&T FastAccess DSL self install kit arrived. Higher speed over the same wires…<\/em><\/p>\n Total time taken : 29.15 seconds (29145 milliseconds)<\/p>\n Throughput : 359.0 KB\/sec [Kilobyte-per-second]<\/p>\n = 0.36 MB\/sec [Megabyte-per-second]<\/p>\n = 2872.0 Kbps [Kilobit-per-second]<\/p>\n = 2.87 Mbps [Megabit-per-second]<\/code><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" For many years, we have had “free” ISDN then DSL access thanks to IBM. Alas, that relationship is coming to an end, so we’re having to pay for internet access for the first time. Taking this speed test of our … Continue reading File size transferred : 10.0 MB (10485760 bytes)<\/p>\nFile size transferred : 10.0 MB (10485760 bytes)<\/p>\n