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Originally Posted by Captainslow
How accurate are speed test results from speedtest.net using a local server for the test?
I'm on a 20mb connection and constantly get results like this
The download is amazing but is the upload OK? |
If you are a Virgin Media customer then the best speedtest is from the link below which is from a dedicated server within the Virgin Media network, hence the is no www. before the address.
Have you tried going to this link to check your speeds
http://gamefiles.virginmedia.com/
click on blueyondergames>demos>then click on at least 2 large files and save them to your desktop, and then wait a couple of minutes then write down the transfer rates on the files that are running> times them by 8 and you will get a truer download speed.