The answer to that question may be “no.” If it ever feels like your connection is slow or sluggish, it may be that the promised speed that you are to receive for your high speed internet providers isn’t making the cut. New ISP Speedometers are available for free online. You can check to make sure that you are zooming all over the Internet at the guaranteed speed that you pay for. This is not to say that your speed can change depending on whether it is a peak or non-peak hour, but you should check to make sure that you are reasonable close to the speed that you are shelling out money for.
Archive for April, 2009
Curious about the worldwide internet speed?
Do you know that almost 20 per cent of the world’s high speed internet users have the capability to access speeds in excess of 5Mb? This is according to the research firm Akamai providing valuable know-how into average download speeds in the world. What’s striking is that, the research also showed the reality that the US still struggles to keep up to speed with countries like South Korea, Japan and some countries in Europe. Well, compared to the land mass of other countries and the US, I guess it is reasonable. In all, the average connection speed across the globe was found to be around 1.5Mb.
