Comcast speeds 11/8

I don't know if I really believe this. Somehow it doesn't feel this fast:

Last Result:
Download Speed: 19427 kbps (2428.4 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 1727 kbps (215.9 KB/sec transfer rate)

 

I used Speedtest from Speakeasy.net, and I have just regular Comcast service.

 

I'd be skeptical on the upload speed. When uploading a file I find Comcast allows a sustained burst of several seconds which then dies down to about 1/2 the burst bandwidth for the remainder or the upload. In any case it's still worlds better than services were 5+ years ago.

 

Yep. I ran the test 3 times from DC and twice from NYC. Speeds were consistent.

I ran it on my brand new iMac connected via Ethernet cable to my router. I've never seen speeds this high before. I typically see 4000 - 6000 kbps downloads.

I don't know if the new computer could make any difference. It's got more memory (2GB vs. 512mb) and a faster chip (2.0ghz vs. 1.3(?)ghz).

I'm not complaining. I just wonder what speeds I'd get if I had the faster service!

 

If anyone else was curious, just ran it form the dc server at 11 this moning, and here is what i got:


Download Speed: 11140 kbps (1392.5 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 1884 kbps (235.5 KB/sec transfer rate)


This is running on the normal comcast service.

 

I am curious what speeds Comcast advertises for the service you have and what they charge for it? I don't recall them offering such high speeds when I had the service.

 

Interesting... I just used http://myspeed.visualware.com/ (local test) and I'm getting 14Mbps down but only 700ish Kbps up on a 8/768 connection. However, tests elsewhere in the country are giving me an expected mid 7Mbps down and 700ish Kbps up.

I wonder if Comcast is doing something because of the local FiOS roll-out in the Brambleton area. ::hmmm::

 

on speakeasy's speedtest (DC), I just got

From iMac (running just OS X Leopard):
Last Result:
Download Speed: 18851 kbps (2356.4 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 1692 kbps (211.5 KB/sec transfer rate)

From same iMac (Windows XP running Parallels VM) - less than 5 minutes later
Last Result:
Download Speed: 12526 kbps (1565.8 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 1427 kbps (178.4 KB/sec transfer rate)

Operating system seems to matter.

 

OS does matter and I ran my test from OS X 10.5.0 (Leopard) on a PowerMac G5 (Quad). But the OS will only matter to a point. You're getting great speeds and I suspect you have a different config on your modem than the rest of us. Question is why? If I didn't need to maintain my connection for a few more hours I would try and power-cycling my modem to see if I pickup a new config.