DSL Speed Test

To test the speed of your DSL connection, you can use an online DSL Speed tester.

The below chart gives you some idea of how fast your speed should be based on what type of service you have.

Standard Service	Your Speed
274 Mbps	T4
155 Mbps	OC3
45 Mbps	T3
34 Mbps	E3
10 Mbps	Ethernet
6.3 Mbps	T2
3 Mbps	Cable Modem
2 Mbps	E1
1.5 Mbps	DSL / T1
400 kbps	Satellite
128 kbps	ISDN
56 kbps	56k Modem
28 kbps	28k Modem
14.4 kbps	14k Modem
14.4 kbps	Vic 20 or C64

Free Speed Tests

http://help.sbcglobal.net/dsl/speedtest/

You can also visit http://www.dslreports.com/speedtest for a list of more than 320 speedtest sites located around the world.

They are ordered by location.

Typical DSL Upload/Download Speed Guide

ADSL Speed	Download	Upload
512Kbps	450 Kbps	225-255 Kbps
1Mbps	915 Kbps	225-255 Kbps
2Mbps	1850 Kbps	225-255 Kbps

NOTE: Various factors such as network congestion and distance may determine your particular upload/download speeds.

Also, don't judge your speed by what others say is fast...if it is fast enough for you, you may not need to change service just to get a little better speed. (But faster is nice!!)

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