overit Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 title says it all really.What is a free, reliable, trusted piece of downloadable software to confirm what speed my broadband connection achaly is.Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREMM1S Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 http://www.speedtest.net/Do you know what yours is supposed to be? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overit Posted November 16, 2012 Author Share Posted November 16, 2012 Cheers Gremmis.I dont know what i'm supposed to get, Just looking into using skype and it says I need:"a high-speed broadband connection of 4Mbps down/512kbps up"I get this:so I reckon I should be ok innit?even though it also says slower than 50% of GB! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overit Posted November 16, 2012 Author Share Posted November 16, 2012 btw, this is via my wireless router.would i be right in thinking it would be better if i plugged the ethernet in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREMM1S Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 btw, this is via my wireless router.would i be right in thinking it would be better if i plugged the ethernet in?Of course man.Much better for speed and reliability.Seems like you will be fine for skype dude. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overit Posted November 16, 2012 Author Share Posted November 16, 2012 aye,nice 1.nek minut new thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 wired v wireless won't really make any difference to your internet speed.It will only really affect the speed of data transfer between devices on your network.Because the wireless connection is faster than your internet connection, presuming your network isn't overloaded (which i doubt it would be) it won't really make a visible difference.Wrapping up, that net speed will work for skype Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overit Posted November 16, 2012 Author Share Posted November 16, 2012 +rep for mitch knowledge.saves me messing about with cables an ting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREMM1S Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 wired v wireless won't really make any difference to your internet speed.It will only really affect the speed of data transfer between devices on your network.Because the wireless connection is faster than your internet connection, presuming your network isn't overloaded (which i doubt it would be) it won't really make a visible difference.Wrapping up, that net speed will work for skypeYoure kidding? Net speed just about halves from wired to wireless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 i just did speed tests on iphone (wireless) and my wired desktop. same wifi. same results.Net speed is roughly 12mbps.Most routers are n type these days. which depending on quality of router is 100-300mbps+The only part that is 'slower' is you get is maybe a few milliseconds more for the data to get to your phone, but its arriving at the same bandwidth speed.the only time the net speed will be slower on wireless is if your router is very badly configured or is absolute rubbish / faulty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREMM1S Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 Will compare with my laptop tomorrow man, last time i checked was lucky to get 3/400kbps on wifi whereas i get 1-3mbps wired.Either way i still run my desktop via wire as i game alot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vieri3217 Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 your service provider main page will have a speed test too! it will be the most accurate. I am with adam internet and they have a speed test. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREMM1S Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 I would say third party testing would be more accurate tbh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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