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View Full Version : SpeedTest Update Tells You About Your Need For Speed


Hooch Tan
03-08-2011, 11:00 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://ca.lifehacker.com/5778635/speedtestnet-measures-your-bandwidth-compares-your-speeds-with-your-peers' target='_blank'>http://ca.lifehacker.com/5778635/sp...with-your-peers</a><br /><br /></div><p><em>"Bandwidth-measuring site Speedtest.net updated today with a new look, more accurate bandwidth measuring tools, and a new feature, called Speed Wave, that allows you to compare your speeds with your peers."</em></p><p><img src="http://images.thoughtsmedia.com/resizer/thumbs/size/600/dht/auto/1299613800.usr20447.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #d2d2bb;" /></p><p>If you have ever been obsessed with getting a faster Internet connection, you have probably heard of SpeedTest.net.&nbsp; If you haven't, SpeedTest.net is a site, sponsored by various companies, which performs a few tests on your Internet connection to see just how fast you can really go on the Information Superhighway.&nbsp; The most recent update ads a few new features, including SpeedWave, which is sort of a social bragging tool.&nbsp; While neat, I mostly find it depressing, as I am far down the list in terms of speed, and unless I go ISP hopping on a regular basis, it is not likely that my speed will change anytime soon.&nbsp; How do you rank?&nbsp; Does your actual speed come close to your contracted speed?</p>