Sunday, April 27, 2014

Internet Speed Tests

At AA6E, we are using the Comcast "Xfinity" "blast" service, which originally provided 50 Mb/s download, but now seems to have been quietly upgraded to ~100 Mb/s. Oh, we seem to have IPv6 service now, too.  Effectively using that in my home network will be a challenge. (One that I don't need at this time!)

Test with http://speedtest.comcast.net (MA server):


but Boston is not 5300 miles away!

Comcast (NJ Server):


Broadband Reports offers a more sober report http://www.dslreports.com/ (NJ):


The list price for this service is pretty steep IMO ($60/mo), but a slower service is not much cheaper.