Test your internet speed

[Rainger99]

I heard about this on the radio. Florida is trying to improve internet speed throughout the state and they are asking people to test their speed.

Office of Broadband - FloridaJobs.org (https://www.floridajobs.org/community-planning-and-development/broadband/office-of-broadband)

http://fasterflorida.org/

My download speed is 218
My upload speed is 11
My latency is 35 ms (no idea what that means)
My retransmission is 3.88% (no idea what that means)

[rjm1cc]

When I had 5 for download I could stream movies with a little buffering some times.
I now have 35 (min was increased) and rarely do I have a buffering issue.
Normally only one item is using the internet at a time.
Thus the slow speed works fine for me.

[retiredguy123]

My speeds:

Download, 722 mbps
Upload, 24 mbps

[Rainger99]

My speeds:

Download, 722 mbps
Upload, 24 mbps

WOW! Who do you use? And what does it cost?

[retiredguy123]

WOW! Who do you use? And what does it cost?
Xfinity. It is listed as $99 per month, but it is part of a bundle that applies additional discounts. I started out at 100 mbps, but they keep increasing it when I renew for no additional cost. The service is now supposed to be up to 600 mbps.

[Hape2Bhr]

Also know that test speed will be limited by the device it is being tested on. My Galaxy 10e phone tests around 350 mbps; while my old HP laptop is only around 50mbps.

[Arctic Fox]

Make sure that you are testing on a device that is connected directly, not wirelessly via the modem.

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

I use speedtest.net by Oookla to check my connection stats, which is probably what Florida uses (as do most internet service providers).

Your latency is also known as ping rate. It's measured in milliseconds (ms). It is the measure of how long it takes for a packet (a little bit of data your computer sends/receives) to bounce to its destination. Less than a tenth of a second (99ms or less) is expected, less than half that (50ms) is good, less than a quarter of that (25 or less) is optimal. 1000 milliseconds is 1 second.

I'm at 24ms with the destination being some Summit Broadband server in Orlando (speedtest picks the random server, but you can check any available server available in the network). To compare:

Sending a packet to a "Gigabit Minnesota" server in Rosemount MN returns 55ms just to get there. But once I'm there, the data stream is pretty good: 90.21 mbps download, and 12.01 upload.

Sendind a packet to the Whitesky Communications server in Orlando returns 41ms ping (latency), 91.84mbps download, 12.05mbps upload. The upload speed is excellent. Ping is unimpressive, it's probably a very small server in a dusty old CO somewhere.

Compare a third time with a CenturyLink server in Orlando: 26ms, which is what you should expect, and excellent. 93.11 down, 11.98 up.

I have an Xfinity wifi service, no cable TV, with up to 100 down and 12 up. If my download speed is under 85, then something is wrong (or I'm checking from my tablet outside on the patio).

[Golfer222]

Using 5G wifi will dramatically increase speed as well- need to be fairly close to router though as distance not as good as non-5G

[Keefelane66]

I'm out of state and share internet with 3 neighbors. One provides Internet connection and we provide streaming service. Homes are approx 100 feet apart. Wireless connection 150 mbps latency 15ms absolutely NO issues.
The wifi modem provided by the cable company is not the greatest but we use an Air 4920 Airties Smart Wi-Fi Extended we have been doing this for the past 3 summers.

[Arctic Fox]

100 milliseconds is 1 second.

1,000 - OBB :crap2:

[Stu from NYC]

1,000 - OBB :crap2:

We have 200 upload which is fast enough for what we do.

[Michael G.]

Sometimes you can over buy internet speeds.
If your system is older high speed wouldn't do much good.

[mrf0151]

Using 5G wifi will dramatically increase speed as well- need to be fairly close to router though as distance not as good as non-5G
When you say close, how close are you talking.

[retiredguy123]

Sometimes you can over buy internet speeds.
If your system is older high speed wouldn't do much good.
That is why you should test your internet speed. Easy peasy.

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

Using 5G wifi will dramatically increase speed as well- need to be fairly close to router though as distance not as good as non-5G

Your speed will not be much faster than the max speed of your wifi service contract (or agreement, if you pay month by month). Your speed will also be significantly slower if you are piggybacking multiple devices on a single router. Your speed will also be significantly lower if you are using a device that is physically further away from your router. It will also be slower than if you were hdmi-connected directly to your modem rather than using a wifi network in the house.

This is whether you have 5G service or not. Having 5G service is useless if your devices can't go that fast to begin with.

[CoachKandSportsguy]

Just make sure that all equipment is capable of gigabyte internet speeds, including modem, wifi transmitters and receivers, and computer devices, then you aren't equipment limited for the internet speed your purchase delivers.

Also remember that you are sharing the internet cord with all your neighbors on the same ethernet circuit, so speeds will vary by total neighborhood simultaneous use. . . which is why buffering happens more often in early evening.

[rsmurano]

Internet speeds in the villages is pretty poor because as far as I know, all the internet providers use copper. I get 1G download and 30M upload. I used fiber in my last 2 houses and I was getting over 1G down and up with much lower latency. Copper networks are much more noisier too so when you are streaming you can tell the difference. I pay $80 for 1G speed.

[nn0wheremann]

I heard about this on the radio. Florida is trying to improve internet speed throughout the state and they are asking people to test their speed.

Office of Broadband - FloridaJobs.org (https://www.floridajobs.org/community-planning-and-development/broadband/office-of-broadband)

http://fasterflorida.org/

My download speed is 218
My upload speed is 11
My latency is 35 ms (no idea what that means)
My retransmission is 3.88% (no idea what that means)
Download 59
Upload 11.4

[PoolBrews]

Direct Connect:

Download: 932 Mbps
Upload: 940 Mbps
Latency: 8ms

Wireless:

Download: 770 Mbps
Upload: 743 Mbps
Latency: 8ms

I'm not using the Wifi 6 router that was included - I'm using a Wifi 6 Netgear Orbi mesh system. I get the same speeds all over the house and on multiple devices at the same.

When I go in my backyard, speeds on wifi drop as follows:

Download: 450 Mbps
Upload: 470 Mbps
Latency: 8ms

[TNLAKEPANDA]

Speed depends on the time of day you check it. In the morning with lots of people online it will be slower. After 9PM with most people in bed it will be a lot faster.

This morning. 125/24/34ping
Comcast Xfinity

[Donaz1]

I have a 60 mbps for download and 12 for upload. My ping is 28. This is a wireless connection. I pay $35/month. I am very satisfied as I get no buffering. This is with Xfinity.

[jimkerr]

Download: 1418 Mb
Upload: 35 Mb

[MandoMan]

I heard about this on the radio. Florida is trying to improve internet speed throughout the state and they are asking people to test their speed.

Office of Broadband - FloridaJobs.org (https://www.floridajobs.org/community-planning-and-development/broadband/office-of-broadband)

http://fasterflorida.org/

My download speed is 218
My upload speed is 11
My latency is 35 ms (no idea what that means)
My retransmission is 3.88% (no idea what that means)

567 download. 17 upload. Comcast, extra speed. Near 466 and Morse.

[dpmers]

My download is 906m/b and upload is 863m/b. I have CenturyLink fiber right into the house, $65mo for life tax included

[Pinball wizard]

Internet speeds in the villages is pretty poor because as far as I know, all the internet providers use copper. I get 1G download and 30M upload. I used fiber in my last 2 houses and I was getting over 1G down and up with much lower latency. Copper networks are much more noisier too so when you are streaming you can tell the difference. I pay $80 for 1G speed.

South of 44 the homes have a fiber option.

[EdFNJ]

My speeds:

Download, 722 mbps
Upload, 24 mbps


I get about the same on Xfinity 600Mbps tier.

[PoolBrews]

Speed depends on the time of day you check it. In the morning with lots of people online it will be slower. After 9PM with most people in bed it will be a lot faster.

This morning. 125/24/34ping
Comcast Xfinity

That's true for cable and DSL, but not for fiber. Fiber doesn't suffer from the bandwidth limitations that cable and DSL do.

[retiredguy123]

That's true for cable and DSL, but not for fiber. Fiber doesn't suffer from the bandwidth limitations that cable and DSL do.
That may be technically accurate, but, if you have a good high speed cable service, I don't think you will be suffering from any bandwidth limitations that you would even notice. I sure don't. Everything seems to work fine 24 hours a day.

[EdFNJ]

Speed depends on the time of day you check it. In the morning with lots of people online it will be slower. After 9PM with most people in bed it will be a lot faster.

This morning. 125/24/34ping
Comcast Xfinity TECHNICALLY that's possible, but very highly unlikely in this day and age unless one lives in the middle of nowhere where the local cable node only has enough bandwidth to handle 10 people. That's how it was back in the (19)80's and 90's when cable was new. It's doubtful that ever happens anymore. DSL (where it still exists) it is more likely. Xfinity is selling 1Gbps pipes to homes so you can be sure your bandwidth will be solid.

Fiber ... I'm jealous of those who can get it. We missed by about 1/2 mile here. Always had Verizon Fios in NJ. Best CL could offer us is 20Mbps circa 1980 DSL here. Tried that for 2 weeks when we first moved in and never got more than 2-3Mbps 'cause we're probably at the furthest end from CL DSLAM. Was desperately trying to avoid ComCrap but it turns out they have been 99% reliable in the 5+ years we had them here after those horrible first 2 weeks with C.L. DSL. Those were and are the ONLY options available here. CL DSL or Xfinity/ComCrap. I'd love to see them bring in fiber here but it'll never happen in my remaining lifetime.