| As we progress from dialup modems to high
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| | from working entirely.
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| speed ADSL connections, the obsession
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| | Not all connections run at constant
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| with internet speed is matched only by
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| | speeds, and sometimes go through 'slow'
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| the seemingly endless real need for more
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| | phases as well as 'fast' phases. For some
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| speed. At some point or other, most
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| | reason it could simply be that at the
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| everyone has suspected that their
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| | time of the test, the connection was
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| internet connection may not be performing
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| | acting up and not performing as well as
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| as well as it should be, and generally
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| | it normally would. Even bad network
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| the first port of call to address such
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| | connections themselves can create the
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| suspicions would be taking one of the
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| | illusion of bad internet connections
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| many broadband speed tests that are
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| | through erroneous results on the
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| widely available online.
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| | broadband speed test.
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| How does it work?
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| | What to do about bad results?
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| Essentially, the workings of most
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| | Unfortunately, there isn't much that a
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| broadband speed tests are exceedingly
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| | person can do about bad results when
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| simple. A file is downloaded from a
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| | taking a speed test. Possibly one option
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| server, and then, in some cases,
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| | would be to call up the broadband
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| uploaded, and the average speed for both
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| | internet provider that was being used,
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| downloading and uploading are measured
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| | and enquire with them as to the reasons
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| individually. By such a calculation, both
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| | for bad results. In most cases, there
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| the download and upload speed at the
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| | would be nothing that they could do
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| time of the test can be reported.
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| | directly however.
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| Is every broadband speed test accurate?
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| | Also, if the results really are bad on a
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| Just as with most any tests, there are
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| | continuous basis and it was felt that the
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| certain circumstances that can result in
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| | broadband internet was not worthwhile, it
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| either incorrect, or misleading, results.
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| | might be time to consider changing
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| Some tests based in a certain country
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| | service providers. Don't just jump
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| would not report accurate speeds for any
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| | blindly at the next service provider that
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| other country, for example, as the
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| | you see , instead, carefully look up each
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| distances and rerouting involved would
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| | one and talk to neighbours to find out
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| automatically affect the download and
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| | more about what service provider is ideal
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| upload rates, making it generally slower.
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| | for the area.
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| Furthermore, some applications that use
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| | Despite not being entirely accurate, a
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| the internet while the test is taking
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| | broadband speed test is a good first
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| place could also affect the results. Such
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| | indicator for problems with a person's
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| applications may even be running
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| | internet broadband service. By giving at
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| unnoticed in the background, i.e. instant
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| | least some idea of the speed which a
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| messaging programs, windows update, and
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| | given broadband line is running on, it
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| internet radio. Having a firewall running
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| | can help along with the process of
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| could even stop the broadband speed test
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| | solving the problem.
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