Internet Speed Comparisons

 Some of the information in the chart below was found on the Internet, but most is from my personal experience or from message threads where people from around the world (not just RVers) were reporting their speeds with the program www.Speedtest.net.  

An interesting note to traveling RVers... the highest speed I've seen is the wi-fi connection at the Lazy L RV Park in North Texas.  I'm hoping other RVers will test their speeds and contribute to this informal "study".

To test your own speed, click the link below.   

http://www.speedtest.net/

A map of the world will appear. 

Click your country or state, then click the golden pyramid that represents the test location nearest you.  Then just wait for the test to run.

Note:
The Speedtest software will attempt to determine the "test site server" nearest you.  If Speedtest doesn't have a test site near you, or the nearest one is down, it may suggest a site hundreds of miles away, but you don't have to use that one.  You can choose one of the other pyramids (black instead of golden) and perhaps get better results.

Your Speed Test Result

When the test is completed, your speed will be displayed in a digital style readout under the title "Your Speed Test Result".  (If the result seems too low, run the test two or three times, to make sure your test isn't altered by a temporary glitz.)

Share Your Results

Under the title "Share Your Results", is a box with the html code for three different options.

The first line of code is "Forum Link". Next is "Hyperlink", and the third is "Direct Link". 

Click the "Copy" button at the end of any line (Forum Link, Hyperlink, or Direct Link) to "copy" the code (this does the same thing as Ctrl-C to copy the code to your clipboard), then do a Ctrl-V to paste the code into Notepad or an email message.

To have your results included in the next revision of  the table, copy the code for "Hyperlink", paste it into an email message, include your equipment, your location*, and a "nickname" to identify youself, and send it to the email address below:

 charlies_web@campingandrving.com

Your Internet Access Location

Note*
Your "Location" for purposes of the results to be included in the table below, is the physical location of your computer at the time of the test.  If you are at home, just give the town, but if you are on the road, a more definite location will be useful to your fellow travelers, especially if you have found a location with particularly good Internet access.

Speed Comparisons  with the following connections