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What These Results Mean

Selecting the right Internet plan for you from the right Internet provider depends upon many factors, such as your lifestyle, how many computers and devices you have connected to the Internet and how you use the Internet.

The Numbers

Bits-per-second (bps) is the standard for describing the speed of computer communications. One megabit per second (Mbps) equals one million bits per second. Meanwhile, a megabyte is used to describe file sizes. One digital photo, for example, might be one or two megabytes in size. In order for a one megabyte file to move across a network, you need eight megabits per second of speed.

'Fastest ever' broadband passes speed test

 

The "fastest ever" broadband speeds have been achieved in a test in London, raising hopes of more efficient data transfer via existing infrastructure.

Alcatel-Lucent and BT said speeds of 1.4 terabits per second were achieved during their joint test - enough to send 44 uncompressed HD films a second.
The test was conducted on a 410km (255-mile) link between the BT Tower in central London and Ipswich.

NBN reports promising internet speed tests

NBN Co’s trial of the cheaper and slower broadband technology favoured by the Coalition has delivered internet speeds similar to those offered by the company under Labor.
But the trials held in Umina near Woy Woy, NSW involved a node cabinet erected just 100 metres away from the test site, which is closer and therefore faster than what a large portion of Australian homes and businesses will experience.
The company’s chief executive, Bill Morrow, said the tests were an important milestone at NBN Co with the tests getting download speeds of 105

Broadband speedtest

What can affect your broadband speed?

Broadband speed is affected by a number of variables, including:

• What plan you're on: Your ISP can limit the speed available to you.
• How many users are sharing the copper wire to a phone exchange and how far you are from an exchange: ADSL broadband slows down when more people are sharing a cable. The cable leading from your home to the telephone exchange can only transfer so much data at a certain speed. The more people using that cable and the more data they're trying to move, the slower it becomes. Think of it like a motorway - at 5am when the roads are empty, you can drive along at a good pace, but at 5pm when everyone wants to use the road - gridlock. The same happens with ADSL broadband.
• The amount of traffic at a website and the amount of traffic with that ISP: The same slowing-down process happens at websites. If everyone tries to access one website at the same time, the cable can't handle the demand and sometimes the website will not be accessible ('crash'). If you're surfing the web, some websites of the same size will load faster than others because they're not so busy.
• Your computer setup: If you have an old computer and/or it's setup inefficiently this can slow things down e.g you only have a tiny amount of free memory and your computer is forced to use your hard disk to store temporary data which slows things down significantly.

Accessing the Internet Speed Check Tool

Summary

The Cox High Speed Internet Speed Check tool is available through Internet Tools and provides customers access to a speed test that measures downloads, uploads, and latency on the Cox network.

Solution

Complete the following steps to access and run the Cox High Speed Internet Speed Check tool. Before running the tool, it is important to note that the Cox High Speed Internet Speed Check tool was designed to be used when connected to the Cox network.

The Internet Speed Check tool is not compatible with any iDevice, including iPad, iPhone, or iTouch.

1

From the My Connection page, next to My Services, click the Internet link.



Result: The Internet Tools page displays.

2

Enter User ID and Password, then click Sign In

Test your FibreOP speeds

Depending on the speed of the server you're connecting with, your upload and download speeds can vary. By using the Bell Aliant Speed Test tool, you can get an accurate measurement of your connection speed within the Bell Aliant network.
To test your speed:

1. Use a computer connected directly to your FibreOp router. A wireless connection may affect your results due to interference with other devices,  cordless phones and appliances.
2. Make sure that you do not have downloads in progress, this will impact your results.
3. Click on Begin Test.

If you think you are experiencing slow speeds, check the FibreOP acceptable speed chart below.
For help troubleshooting your connection, visit our FibreOP Slow Speeds support article at the bottom of this page.

Speed Test Tool

If you are unable to view the tool, you can go to http://speedtest.bellaliant.net/ directly.
Source: http://support.bellaliant.net/system/selfservice.controller?CONFIGURATION=1004&PARTITION_ID=1&secureFlag=false&TIMEZONE_OFFSET=&CMD=VIEW_ARTICLE&ARTICLE_ID=21701

The best broadband speed tests

Want to test your broadband speed? We reveal which speed test sites and services you can trust to deliver accurate results

There are dozens of websites that claim to reveal the true speed of your broadband connection, but few that deliver truly accurate results. Many such speed testers use a single, tiny data payload to test the speed of your connection, which may provide unreliable readings.
However, there are several good speed test sites and services out there, run by experienced professionals who know what they’re doing. Here’s our pick of the internet speed testers, with details on how they test the speed of your connection and the results they offer.

Speedtest.net

Speedtest.net offers a variety of ways to test your broadband speed. The main Speedtest.net website asks you to choose one of about 20 UK speed test servers to ensure that your results aren’t affected by long-distance data transfers, as they might be with sites hosted in the US or Asia.
Once you click on a local server the test begins automatically,