
Are there times when your Internet experience seems a bit slow? Do you wonder if the problem is caused by a poor connection? Or maybe a balky computer?
One way to tell what's going on (or not going on!) is to visit
http://www.speedtest.com/ and find out just how good your connection is.
Speedtest will check both upload and download
bandwidth which are then displayed in both analog and digital formats. Download speeds at the
WPL often approach 10,000
kb/second, while uploads are usually somewhat less. During busy times of the day, speeds will decline somewhat.
The upshot? If your connection seems slow, run
speedtest. If you see more than 2,000
kb/s in bandwidth, maybe the site with which you're trying to connect is having problems.
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