¿is there a gigabit internet speed test available to test my new internet connection? they all cap at 350mbit

[Miguel2013]

hi I just got century link fiber optic and they showed me they tested internet in my house and it says is 940mbit up and down. but when I try it myself not with their machines and servers I only get a max of 600mbits at best using google fiber optic servers in los angeles I tried other servers websites and I get less cause their testing system is even more capped. Is there someone here from utah with gigabit internet to do a simple speed test of uploading and downloading from like a ftp server I'll set up myself? or is there a public website for testing that is fast and preferably in utah?

 

[Rei]

Try checking with these websites to see what speed you are really getting & post your results with a screenshot in this thread.

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[Miguel2013]

I can't reach 600mbit anymore even temporarily like that time with google test. My internet settings say is at top speed. And technician showed me a screen with close to 940mbit streams from his own test.

 

[Flyordie]

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I can't reach 600mbit anymore even temporarily like that time with google test. My internet settings say is at top speed. And technician showed me a screen with close to 940mbit streams from his own test.

He was likely doing an internal test. Like out to the node and back. I've heard of that being done. I know our ISP says its 1Gbps but if during peak usage 7-10pm.. you may drop to around 400-600Mbps.

 

[Divide Overflow]

Are you testing on a hard wired connection or WiFi?

 

[Miguel2013]

Are you testing on a hard wired connection or WiFi?

wire, I got gigabit speeds I know, I tested the speed doing file transfer with my laptop on the same switch and the switch is connected to the switch from centurylink and that switch to the modem with a cable. Ive used this setup to connect to my pc on another room that goes through a third switch from this pc and I got gigabit speed too from that computer that's 3 switches away. It might be as Flyordie says that the internal test doesn't go trough traffic so it gets clear and full speed... I'm starting to get disapointed although... I'll test again at like 1am when no one's around and see if I get higher.

 

[sam_86314]

Google has another speed test. Try that.

Test your internet speed - Google Search Help

The internet speed test measures the speed of your internet connection. Your connection speed includes things like download speed and upload speed. Important: Th

support.google.com

 

[Miguel2013]

I have no choice but to find someone in the US preferably close to Utah to set up a ftp test with someone also using gigabit internet, that way I know is not a server cap or extra traffic lag.

 

[sam_86314]

Another thing you could try is downloading a Linux distro or something via BitTorrent. One of the advantages of BT is the potentially very high transfer speeds.

And no, BT is not illegal. It all depends on what you use it to download. Linux distros and other FOSS things are fine.

 

[Miguel2013]

Another thing you could try is downloading a Linux distro or something via BitTorrent. One of the advantages of BT is the potentially very high transfer speeds.

And no, BT is not illegal. It all depends on what you use it to download. Linux distros and other FOSS things are fine.

oh yea lol that's the first thing I did to test speed when tech was here, he said that depends on the server or something when I couldn't get too high, I'll try although before I reach 250mbit the download may end but I'll look deep for a fat bittorent

 

[ShurikN]

I found Steam servers to be pretty representative of max continuous download speed. Try that with a large enough game.

 

[sam_86314]

oh yea lol that's the first thing I did to test speed when tech was here, he said that depends on the server or something when I couldn't get too high, I'll try although before I reach 250mbit the download may end but I'll look deep for a fat bittorent

Maybe grab a bunch of Linux torrents and run them together.

 

[newtekie1]

I did a speed test with my Gigabit connection all the way from Chicago to the Centralink server in Salt Lake City and got these results:

Sorry to break it to you, but it sounds like they are saying you are getting 1Gb/s, but are only really giving you ~300Mb/s.

 

[Rei]

What I would do to test realistic bandwidth speed is to use a download manager that can saturate the bandwidth such as Free Download Manager, then download any 1 gigabyte size file from a reputably fast server & then look at the graph to see how fast the file is downloading. To me, this is the best method to see how fast my internet is, as it is indicative of my real world scenario. This might apply to you guys or it might not, depending on what you guys usually do on the internet.

 

[Miguel2013]

let's do it newki, wanna set up an ftp connection? and no I got at least 600mbit cause... I was running torrents for like 30min with multiple fat ubuntus and they maxed most of what I was expecting but I'm still not sure... wanna try? Log in using filezilla or whichever to 67.2.254.8 speed/speed
server is configured with no speed limit and you can write to my drive D if you want to.

 

[Mussels]

No one is going to trust you to do an FTP link and direct file transfers, and that will NOT be an accurate test of anything.

Wire something gigabit direct to your modem/router, and do a speedtest. If your devices dont have gigabit support, buy something that does or stop wasting money on gigabit fiber.

 

[Aquinus]

The numbers you're showing looks like you're trying to use a gigabit ethernet adapter over USB 2.0.

 

[Bill_Bright]

One thing to remember is your service contract surely says something like, "speeds up to XXXMbps".

 

[Miguel2013]

I got 900mbit now with a direct cable cat5e to my laptop. Gonna buy a cat6 and see if i get 980 or moar!

 

[newtekie1]

I got 900mbit now with a direct cable cat5e to my laptop. Gonna buy a cat6 and see if i get 980 or moar!

You won't, cat6 won't improve speed any. Cat5e is good for 10Gbps.

 

[Rei]

You won't, cat6 won't improve speed any. Cat5e is good for 10Gbps.

I agree but no point in telling him that. It'll just make him want to get those cable even more cuz that's just the way he is. Something I know as I have been seeing alotta his post these past 3 days. So did you make a direct ftp connection with him or not?

 

[Aquinus]

I got 900mbit now with a direct cable cat5e to my laptop. Gonna buy a cat6 and see if i get 980 or moar!

If the same cable is giving you gigabit on your laptop but not on your tower, then it's not the cable.

 

[ThrashZone]

hi I just got century link fiber optic and they showed me they tested internet in my house and it says is 940mbit up and down. but when I try it myself not with their machines and servers I only get a max of 600mbits at best using google fiber optic servers in los angeles I tried other servers websites and I get less cause their testing system is even more capped. Is there someone here from utah with gigabit internet to do a simple speed test of uploading and downloading from like a ftp server I'll set up myself? or is there a public website for testing that is fast and preferably in utah?

Hi,
Seems they are using different terms normal is mbps not mbit.

 

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[Toothless]

Hi,
Seems they are using different terms normal is mbps not mbit.

That's OP getting them mixed up. ISP' places always go by megabits, not bytes.