I got a new IP addy two days ago but did not think anything of it. Then today I was downloading IE7 because I got tired of CNN not always play well with FireFox. I wish I could have had a video of me when I saw the speeds peak over 12,000 mbps.

I can run two instances of [speakeasy.net] and get over 6,200 kbps on each one but in the activity window the speed does not really reach a flatline at any certain rate like it used to. I am betting it will not last, but in the meantime, where can I test how fast my connection really is? I am guessing I need a fast FTP site with files over 60 mb in size to really get a good idea.

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My biz class Comcast line at home will burst for 10 seconds at 2MB/sec. Then taper off to a pretty steady 800-900k/sec. But that initial 10 second burst is AWESOME.
And try
[www.speedtest.net]

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Jamie Dresser
Other World Computing

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Okay Jamie, it looks like my limitations are similar to yours. I got a reading of 12,957 mbps on the Speedtest.net test--while I was downloading a 62 mb TIFF from NASA at 4,000 mbps (photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/tiff/PIA01932.tif on [photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov]). Running Speakeasy and two instances of Speedtest.net (3,940, 12,382 and 7,368 respectively) got my rate to have a peak burst around 24,000 mbps for seven seconds before the 6 mbps cap kicked in. The TIFF takes 32 seconds just by itself.

It used to be that the largest file I could ever hope to download was about 75 mb with a 48 kbps modem connection and my old ISP limiting the connection time to 5 hours.

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Comcast calls it Powerboost and it's available in most areas of the country now. If the bandwidth is available at the time, Powerboost will as much as double your download speed temporarily. It's not guaranteed nor is it a permanent upgrade. After a bit of continuous download, (30-60 seconds?) you will drop back to your rated speed.

This site seems to be fairly reliable for very high speed tests: [speedtest.clover.net]

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