Speed Test - Telkom 4meg ADSL and Mweb 4meg uncapped

[Ecstreme86]

Test conducted on Thu Jun 21 2012 10:17:48 GMT+0200 (South Africa Standard Time)

Download Speed: 3548 kbps (443.5 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 419 kbps (52.4 KB/sec transfer rate)
Latency: 35 ms

[IamtheGB]

Test conducted on Thu Jun 21 2012 11:17:09 GMT+0200 (South Africa Standard Time)

Download Speed: 6725 kbps (840.6 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 519 kbps (64.9 KB/sec transfer rate)
Latency: 52 ms

New place

[IamtheGB]

and this is the international test:

Test conducted on Thu Jun 21 2012 11:21:16 GMT+0200 (South Africa Standard Time)

Download Speed: 7592 kbps (949 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 436 kbps (54.5 KB/sec transfer rate)
Latency: 203 ms

[Yuu]

LOL@ you 2, who is the ISP you testing that those results reflect ??

Below is mine which is from Ti

Local


Your Latest Results

Test conducted on Thursday, June 21, 2012 13:09:11

Download Speed: 7261 kbps (907.6 KB/sec transfer rate)

Upload Speed: 861 kbps (107.6 KB/sec transfer rate)

Latency: 46 ms

International


Your Latest Results

Test conducted on Thursday, June 21, 2012 13:10:02

Download Speed: 1220 kbps (152.5 KB/sec transfer rate)

Upload Speed: 524 kbps (65.5 KB/sec transfer rate)

Latency: 244 ms

[thomask]

Mweb 4mbps:


INTERNATIONAL

Test conducted on 21 June 2012 03:02:36 PM

Download Speed: 5898 kbps (737.3 KB/sec transfer rate)

Upload Speed: 400 kbps (50 KB/sec transfer rate)

Latency: 220 ms


LOCAL

Test conducted on 21 June 2012 03:06:44 PM

Download Speed: 7029 kbps (878.6 KB/sec transfer rate)

Upload Speed: 567 kbps (70.9 KB/sec transfer rate)

Latency: 39 ms


If I'm on a 4mbps line, how is it possible for the download speed to be between 5 and 7 mbps?

[IamtheGB]

Mine is also with Mweb.

The reason for higher speeds is apparently because you are on an exchange that supports 10meg lines

[thomask]

ok, thanks