broadband connection speed

[ugafan]

i just upgraded my broadband service and i'm testing the connection out. if i want to test my speed, is it best to choose the closest server or should i try to do different servers around the country to get an average?

this is the site i was looking at
http://www.speedtest.net/

 

[Tom Marshall]

It's best to use the closest server.

 

[MiniMan13]

i just upgraded my broadband service and i'm testing the connection out. if i want to test my speed, is it best to choose the closest server or should i try to do different servers around the country to get an average?

this is the site i was looking at
http://www.speedtest.net/

It all depends what you want to know, the routing to different locations (good hops, vs bad hops) makes a big difference on speeds, If your going to be uploading something to Houston, Test there.

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