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Internet Connection Speed Test

Bandwidth Speed Tests

Think your 56K connection feels more like a 28.8? Are you paying for High Speed 3Meg DSL and only getting Low Speed DSL 700K? You might be! Take the Internet speed test to see how fast your Internet connection really is. The following 8 sites allow you to accurately test the speed of ANY internet connection for FREE. Accurate for Dial Up, DSL, EVDO, HSPDA, Cable and any other method of getting to the Net.

McAfee Speed Test Click here (very fast test)
Intel : Broadband Speed test from INTEL
SBC/Yahoo Internet Speed Test
Time Warner Cable Internet Speed Test
Vonage Speed test Click here
Broadband Reports DSL Speed test
Toast.net Internet Speed test
SpeakEasy Speed Test Click here

Reference Chart for Broadband Speeds

Internet Connection Speed	Time to load a typical web page (assuming 100 kilobytes of data)	Time to download a typical 5-minute song (assuming a 5 megabyte MP3 file)	Streaming Video Quality
56K dial-up modem	14 sec	12 min 30 sec
256K broadband	3 sec	3 min	Low Quality
512K broadband	1.6 sec	1 min 30 sec
1Mb broadband	0.8 sec	41 sec
2Mb broadband	0.4 sec	20 sec	Medium Quality
4Mb broadband	0.1 sec	5 sec
6Mb broadband	Instantaneous	Instantaneous
8Mb broadband	Instantaneous	Instantaneous	TV Quality