Internet Connection Speed

If I right click my Connection icon it always shows 2.2 Mbps speed. How do I
check the actual speed?
Blair

"bm" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:fi1gg3$9r4$(E-Mail Removed)...
> If I right click my Connection icon it always shows 2.2 Mbps speed. How do
> I check the actual speed?
> Blair

http://www.speedtest.bbmax.co.uk/
or
http://www.speedtest.net/index.php
or
http://www.thinkbroadband.com/speedtest.html (The best one to use).

Hope this helps you.

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> If I right click my Connection icon it always shows 2.2 Mbps speed. How do I
> check the actual speed?
> Blair

Do a speed test.
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Regards
Jon

"Jon" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> (E-Mail Removed) declared for all the world to hear...
>> If I right click my Connection icon it always shows 2.2 Mbps speed. How
>> do I
>> check the actual speed?
>> Blair
>
> Do a speed test.
> --
> Regards
> Jon

better one, cutting out all the ISP rubbish here
http://test.speedtester.bt.com:50301/

tony h wrote:

> "Jon" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > (E-Mail Removed) declared for all the world to hear...
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> >> If I right click my Connection icon it always shows 2.2 Mbps speed. How
> >> do I check the actual speed?
> >
> > Do a speed test.
>
> better one, cutting out all the ISP rubbish here
> http://test.speedtester.bt.com:50301/

If you have the patience maybe !

Graham

bm wrote:

> If I right click my Connection icon it always shows 2.2 Mbps speed. How do I
> check the actual speed?

Which actual speed ? The speed you're connected at (see your router/modem
statistics) or the speed your typically useless ISP can deliver (run an online
speed test) ? These 2 are very much NOT the same thing in most cases.

Graham

"Eeyore" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>
> tony h wrote:
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>> "Jon" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> > (E-Mail Removed) declared for all the world to hear...
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>> >> If I right click my Connection icon it always shows 2.2 Mbps speed.
>> >> How
>> >> do I check the actual speed?
>> >
>> > Do a speed test.
>>
>> better one, cutting out all the ISP rubbish here
>> http://test.speedtester.bt.com:50301/
>
> If you have the patience maybe !


Try this link to the BT test - it works with 'any' 11 number sequence that
begins with '0', and doesn't require all that faffing about logging on etc,
etc.
http://www.speedtester.bt.com:50302/...n/home.page.pl

"Enzo" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> "bm" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:fi1gg3$9r4$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> If I right click my Connection icon it always shows 2.2 Mbps speed. How
>> do I check the actual speed?
>> Blair
>
> http://www.speedtest.bbmax.co.uk/
> or
> http://www.speedtest.net/index.php
> or
> http://www.thinkbroadband.com/speedtest.html (The best one to use).
>
> Hope this helps you.
Thanks for your help
It appears that my speed is 1.8 Mbps which is slower than the 2.2 Mbps
shown. Of course I was promised up to 8Mbps via Orange!
Blair

ensal wrote:

> "Eeyore" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> > tony h wrote:
> >> "Jon" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> >> > (E-Mail Removed) declared for all the world to hear...
> >>
> >> >> If I right click my Connection icon it always shows 2.2 Mbps speed.
> >> >> How
> >> >> do I check the actual speed?
> >> >
> >> > Do a speed test.
> >>
> >> better one, cutting out all the ISP rubbish here
> >> http://test.speedtester.bt.com:50301/
> >
> > If you have the patience maybe !
>
> Try this link to the BT test - it works with 'any' 11 number sequence that
> begins with '0', and doesn't require all that faffing about logging on etc,
> etc.
> http://www.speedtester.bt.com:50302/...n/home.page.pl

The bbmax speed test is still more accurate.
http://www.speedtest.bbmax.co.uk/

Graham

bm wrote:
> If I right click my Connection icon it always shows 2.2 Mbps speed. How do I
> check the actual speed?
> Blair
>
>
http://www.speedtest.net/