Thanks for the reply, JS. But I think 6 Mbps is the quoted limit for
Comcast around here also, unless they snuck some improvement by without
bragging about it (hah). And in those apps where the actual download speed
is displayed, it seldom even approached that in the long run (after initial
high rates) .. at best 6-700 kBps (6000 kbps to within a fudge factor), more
typically 2-500. So I was wondering why the factor of 3-4 improvement on
the test site. Maybe it is a Powerboost effect.

SP3 is on my to-do list, although I read enough complaints about it that I
want to go back and revisit the threads here first. That would be handy to
have the connection status show the actual traffic speed as well as the
theoretical.

"JS" <@> wrote in message news:OfTib2D4IHA.2060@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>I think the slower speed I posted is local to my area's Comcast service
>(was only 5.0Mbs about a year ago) an was also related to the slower 10Mbs
>network card I was using at the time.
>
> I've just switched to Verizon FIOS and installed a faster 1Gbs Network
> card and am now getting about 18 to 19Mbs download speeds for both the
> speed test site and downloading the Windows SP3 which is about 316MB in
> size.
>
> As for Comcast's "PowerBoost", if you download the Windows SP3 file from
> the site listed below you should be able to see when PowerBoost drops out.
>
> Windows XP Service Pack 3 download:
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...DisplayLang=en
>
>
> JS
> www.pagestart.com
>
>
> "ggull" <ggullNOSPAMONI@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:utbxbxC4IHA.4988@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> Hi, JS, that's a great site that I'll use when I think the rain is
>> messing up my cable (at least the TV gets funny). But in nice weather, I
>> keep getting download speeds in the range of 20-25,000 kbps. Unless I'm
>> missing something, doesn't that translate to about 20-25 Mbps? I'm using
>> Comcast and expect ~6 as you say. Does this reflect the "PowerBoost"
>> they brag about at the start of a file? That's supposed to be for only
>> the first 10 MB, or 80 Mb, which should take 3-4 sec, and the test runs
>> around 12-15 sec.
>>
>>
>> "JS" <@> wrote in message news:ewGjTzR3IHA.2580@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>> Test your internet connection speed!
>>> http://www.speakeasy.net/speedtest/
>>>
>>> If you are on Comcast you should be getting about
>>> 6.0 Mbps download speed from the nearest server on the speed test site!
>>>
>>> JS
>>
>>
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