Help testing the download speed

[Edmondo]

Currently I am testing a new host for Italiangenealogy.com. Main reason for this test is to know which of two hosts can offer the best download speed for Italiangenealogy.com.

You can help me by downloading a file from both hosts and to post your results as a reply in this topic.

The test file on the first host can be found here (not anymore).

The test file on the second host can be found here (not anymore).

Download the files, write down the host (first or second), the download speed (KB/S), the time in seconds it took to download the files and the place your are located and if you know also your maximum download speed.
After downloading you can delete the file.

Please try different days and different moments of the day.
Thank you for your help!

Emondo (Site Admin)

[Edmondo]

April 4, 01.30pm, Purmerend, The Netherlands (max 6000 KB/S)

First = 602 KB/S, 17 seconds
Second = 393 KB/S, 26 seconds

[mfjp]

Hi Edmondo!

First one - downloaded in about 3 seconds... no icon showing on downloaded page....

Second one - about 4 seconds... but at least I got the "bin" icon showing up on the downloaded item...

I'm on a mac system here...

Have a nice day from Toronto, Ontario Canada

Maria

[Edmondo]

Thank you Maria!

Please test it a few more times again on different moments of the day and post the results after every test.

I fixed the bin icon!

[Maurizio]

HI.
April 4, 14.14, Piemonte, Italy (max 1200 KB/S)*

First: 1 min 06 sec (152 KB/S)
Second: 1 min 15 sec (136 KB/S)

Cia,
Maurizio


* I'm on a multi-user LAN, maybe other were downloading in that moment (but, all in all, from both host it was a good downloading speed for our standards).

[Edmondo]

Hi Maurizio,

Because you are in Europe like I am I expect you will have a big speed difference if you repeat the test tonight.

Thanks for your help,

Edmondo

[jcsm400]

Hope this helps.

I'm on dial-up with HP personal computer>10:00AM, USA-KY

test1
Estimated time left (highest): 26 min 10 sec; transfer rate (lowest) 4.94 KB/sec

test2
Estimated time left (highest): 27 in 3 sec; transfer rate (lowest 4.8 KB/sec

I didn't do complete download 'cause of the length of time required.

[mahart]

Hi Edmundo,
Using Wireless network to Lan Gateway. Liverpool UK

4/04/2006 Time 18.53 Max (1200 kb/s)

First: 4 min 12 sec (Average tranfer rate 40.4 KBs)

Second: 1 min 18 sec Average tranfer rate 131 KBs)

[nuccia]

Hi Edmondo,

I'm with Rogers High Speed. The first test took about 8 sec. to download

The second test tooks almost 18 seconds.

I did the test at 3:21 pm Toronto time.

Nuccia

[nicedream]

I'm here at work on a pretty fast network in the USA.

First file maximum DL speed was about 127.

Second file maxed out at about 790! 8O

[jcsm400]

2nd test done 4pm 4/4/06 USA-KY

About the same is test done @ 10:00AM

[TonyG]

First link -
300-600KB/s 35 seconds
260-1100KB/s 40 seconds

Second link -
200-600KB/s 40 seconds
175KB/s 60 seconds

[Edmondo]

Thank you all for your help!

[nuccia]

Edmondo,

Is the test over now or is it still a work in progress? Have you made any decisions?

Just being nosey!

Nuccia