It helps if you have a decent machine with an even better Broadband connection. Ours is wireless and we changed from BT (British Telecom) to Sky recently, mainly to save John some money. No probs so far after about a month in.
Anyway, two more factors determining speed (I reckon) are location in relation to the Exchange and the time of day you're on the internet.
For example, it is now 0036am and I've just conducted a test on Speed test.net, an awesome site that anyone can use. Results are as follows:-
Download Speed: 8.82Mbpshappy
Upload Speed: 0.82Mbps
I conducted the same test a few days ago and the download speed, in particular was around 6, if memory serves but that was at a time when more people are online.
I would love it if fellow Lotters could test their comps to compare speeds around the world.thumbup
Hope you can join in..and what do you think of the results? Satisfactory or downright UN-satisfactory lol. I promise you it's a safe site to use, otherwise I wouldn't be on it.
I'm very happy with my results but I do reckon my new-er computer is far faster than my old computer due to the fact it's..er, new. Does that have a bearing on speed, newer processors and the like, bearing in mind my Sony lasted 9 years, albeit about 3 of those being very slow, despite a memory upgrade?
Anyway, two more factors determining speed (I reckon) are location in relation to the Exchange and the time of day you're on the internet.
For example, it is now 0036am and I've just conducted a test on Speed test.net, an awesome site that anyone can use. Results are as follows:-
Download Speed: 8.82Mbpshappy
Upload Speed: 0.82Mbps
I conducted the same test a few days ago and the download speed, in particular was around 6, if memory serves but that was at a time when more people are online.
I would love it if fellow Lotters could test their comps to compare speeds around the world.thumbup
Hope you can join in..and what do you think of the results? Satisfactory or downright UN-satisfactory lol. I promise you it's a safe site to use, otherwise I wouldn't be on it.
I'm very happy with my results but I do reckon my new-er computer is far faster than my old computer due to the fact it's..er, new. Does that have a bearing on speed, newer processors and the like, bearing in mind my Sony lasted 9 years, albeit about 3 of those being very slow, despite a memory upgrade?