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[Nuttmeg]

http://www.geeksquad.com/do-it-yourself/tech-tips/interpreting-speed-test-results.aspx

http://www.measurementlab.net/tools/shaperprobe Shaperprobe software will give you the real speed of your connection. A speed of 59/12.2 is an excellent.

[moto]

wow, my results are horrific.

Live just outside San Francisco - right in the middle of the US technology hub. I only get 13.43 download and 1.8 upload. I have ATT DSL. *hangs head in shame*.

[Nuttmeg]

On 11/15/2014 VolvoGirl said:

Just got 60 download!

http://stage.results.speedtest.comcast.net/result/698057424.png

You might need a new modem. What modem do you have? My speed improved when I got a new modem. Here is a list from Comcast

http://mydeviceinfo.comcast.net/

I like reading posts on DSL Reports.com site in the Comcast HSI forum. The folks that frequent the site will tell you which product on the approved list is best for your level of service.

[Lynnj]

On 11/15/2014 VolvoGirl said:

Here is the speed test for Comcast. I have Comcast too but not Blast. I'm in Northern California and in the spring they doubled our speed. They are rolling it out all over the country. I'm getting 50 or more download now without Blast.

http://speedtest.comcast.net

And check out the Comcast forums. There are a lots of discussions about the speed and doubling it. Look under the Basic Internet and Connectivity and Modem help section

http://forums.comcast.com/?TARGET=http%3A%2F%2Fforums.comcast.com%2F

Okay, well I just did the speed test through that Cpmcast link you provided and got 28.47 download /10.85 upload. I got better results this morning from the other link at the top of the thread.

Now I just tried that other link at the top of the thread and got 16.65 download / 12.07 upload.

What? I am not streaming at the moment. I have the same number of devices connected to my wireless network as this morning. This is a drastic difference. Of course, if I call Comcast they will pull that same time wasting Bee S....disconnect your router, disconnect your wireless router...wait 30 sec and plug it back in, blah, blah, blah. Then, and this is always my favorite part from them, well everything tests fine from our end, LOL. Okay, whatever.

My router from Comcast is a few years old. I don't think there is anything wrong with it...but maybe. I need to call them and get them to come out here and change it out, but I don't feel like sitting on hold for an hour and fighting with a rep to get them to school someone. Maybe another day? LOL

[redtabby]

Our house is 20 years old and therefore the cable wall connectors were also 20 years old. When we switched to cable internet we opted for the cable company to do the install. First thing the tech did was update our connectors. That immediately improved our cable tv reception. We were getting download speeds in the high 30s, but occasional dropouts. So Mr. Redtabby invested in an Apple Airport Extreme and wow!, now we are getting speeds in the 50s, 60s.

In my gaming days Comcast did have the reputation of throttling heavy users and also for changes in speeds depending on how many users in the area were online. I do not know if this is still true for Comcast.

[karlam]

I just checked mine. With Comcast I had 80.55 download and 12.11 upload.

[In-x-s]

On 11/15/2014 glb613 said:

On 11/15/2014 In-x-s said:

I do a speedtest periodically. I usually use the speakeasy one that glb posted. I just did it and mine was 35.15 upload speed and 4.33 download speed with Charter Cable internet connection. That might give you a comparison. When I was on DSL through the phone company I use to have a 1.5 upload speed.

I think you mean 35.15 download and 4.33 upload.

you are absolutely correct! that's what happens when I try to think before I've had a pot of coffee in the morning

[depglass]

I have a DSL question for someone. John's "cabinet" statement made me think of this. We have about six of us on our road, four miles long, we are at the end. There is a "cabinet" at the head of the road, maybe four feet high and three feet wide that feeds our DSL signal into the underground phone wires. One neighbor has Roku and a bunch of other internet streaming services because they don't want satellite TV. Is there any chance that one neighbor is hogging the signal so the rest of us get bad service? Or is DSL progressively worse the further it gets from the cabinet?

[Runner26]

Just tested my Internet speed x3 and I got: 23 ms ping; 60.16 download; 11.67 upload. I have Comcast Blast. I tested mine at OOkla.

[Nuttmeg]

On 11/17/2014 Runner26 said:

Just tested my Internet speed x3 and I got: 23 ms ping; 60.16 download; 11.67 upload. I have Comcast Blast. I tested mine at OOkla.

You may get more accurate(lower ping) test result at http://speedtest.comcast.net/ .