It looks like Verizon Owes me some bandwidth! :) Not bad EXCEPT, I’m currently paying Verizon for the 20 mbps Download and 20 mbps Upload FIOS plan. 11,435 kbps = 11.4 mbps which = 1.42 MBps or Mega bytes Per Second.14,740 kbps = 14.7 mbps which = 1.84 MBps or Mega bytes Per Second.In my example, my test came in at 14,740kbps Download and 11435 kbps Upload When the test finishes, your Upload, and Download speeds are displayed using kbps or Kilobits per second. The SpeakEasy site will test out your Download and Upload speed. It doesn’t have all the eye candy of, but I like simple and clean.ġ) Just Open your Browser and Type in the address bar.Ģ) Once the page loads Click the closest Server Location to begin. There are a couple of places that I frequent for this purpose, and both are dead simple: How-To Test your Internet Connection Bandwidth Speeds Okay Geez I understand Megabits already! How do I check my connection speed?! Normally if you get 50% your speed, you’re doing good! Here are a few more examples of downloading at 10 mbps/Verizon FIOS Ad Above: 32000 Megabits/10 mbps = 3200 seconds or 53 Minutes.So the actual math for a DVD download at 10 mbps would be: Reference: has a GREAT Data Unit converter I highly recommend! Mbps = Mega Bits per second. Let’s quickly get familiar with the Math of the Verizon FIOS Ad above using 10 mbps: So at 10 Mbps the math would be 4000/10 = 400 seconds! WOW!! An entire DVD in 6.6 Minutes!Īctually no.
WOW! 10 mbps Download and 2 mbps Upload! That’s amazing!! Right? At those speeds, I should be able to download an entire DVD in… Note: Mbps above is supposed to be written as mbps. It’s even more important to be a GROOVY informed consumer! So let’s take a look at a Verizon FIOS Internet Advertisement and dissect it.
So, let’s jump right into it! How to convert Marketing Internet Speed/Bandwidth Lingo into Real Englishīe an informed consumer. How to convert your ISP Marketing Lingo into English.So, as a Groovy Reader, you are in for a treat because today I’m going to talk about: :) After all, when it comes right down to it, as the growth of the ONLINE services continues (HULU, YouTube, Streaming Netflix, Amazon Unbox, PORN…) so do the demands of Faster Internet Connections. Honestly, the battle for “Speed” supremacy will probably never end NOR IS THAT WHAT I WANT IT TO DO.
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