how do you tell how fast your broadband connection is?

[challengechappers]

supposedly Virgin have upgraded my broadband from 1mb to 8mb bit NSC seems as slow to load as ever! how can i find out if it's 8mb?

 

[Everest]

By searching for a checker. That's what search engines are for.

 

[challengechappers]

cheers!

 

[Fungus]

supposedly Virgin have upgraded my broadband from 1mb to 8mb bit NSC seems as slow to load as ever! how can i find out if it's 8mb?

thinkbroadband :: Broadband Speed Test
Speedtest.net - The Global Broadband Speed Test

Try them 3 times each to get an average result.

 

[beorhthelm]

NSC seems as slow to load as ever!

sites are only as fast as their net connection, if NSC is on a 1MB link your upgrade wont make any difference. then theres the actual processing of the the page, if you've got an old PC or the disk is full of cruft, your network speed wont make a difference either.