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How to make sense of these speed test results?

  • 20-12-2011 01:51PM
    #1
    markmagennis
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 39 ✭


    BroadbandMax (www.speedtest.bbmax.co.uk):

    11796 Kbps
    9082 Kbps
    23274 Kbps :eek:

    SpeedTest.net:

    5.89 Mb/s
    5.26 Mb/s
    6.03 Mb/s

    All are download speeds. Little variation in upload speeds.

    All tests carried out within a 3 minute period using a Tooway satellite service sold by KBO in Ireland on the default test server. Tooway8, rated at 8Mb/sec download, 2Mb/sec upload. Weather cloudy with intermittent light rain.

    I have two questions:

    1. Why do the two different speed tests report wildly different download speeds?

    2. Which is more correct?

    Thanks,
    Mark


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