What Is The Best Independant Broadband Speed Checker?

[RATTER15]

We are now up and running with our new satellite broadband, its very good but latency is a bit slow (we did know about latency being a bit slow prior to signing up) so it takes about 3-4 seconds to find the site but then it copes with no lag, so the likes of streaming vids etc is great.

so now I just want to get a fairly accurate speed test.

[boxtops]

This one's been suggested before, ratter http://www.speedtest.bbmax.co.uk/

[RATTER15]

Thanks boxy.

Download Speed: 10016 kbps (1252 KB/sec )

Upload Speed: 541 kbps (67.6 KB/sec )

cool, well thats better than my previous 0.5-0.8

[wendilla]

Morning Ratter hope you are well settled in now. You will be kept busy with all those lovely animals.

[RATTER15]

Hi Wendilla, pretty much settled in now and loving every minute, still getting used to not being able to have a day off lol. Every time I think I will have a easy day something happens but I wouldn't change it for the world.

[wendilla]

Know what you mean Ratter. Many years ago I lived on a farm. A dairy farm nothing with so many different animals as yours but I know it is a 24 hour day at times I myself have been up in the middle of the night helping my x to calve the cows but such a rewarding job .

[mikey4444]

I never knew that you could get broadband by satellite dish ? I always thought that you had to have a telephone line or cable. Is it expensive ?

[RATTER15]

Mikey, it cost £670 to have supplied and fitted and then about £29.00 a month so it isnt cheap, however, here in Wales the welsh government is giving out grants for the satellite installation, so that was free.