Sure those ads from your ISP tell you what your maximum connection speed will be, but have you ever wondered what it really is at any point in time?
I just stumbled across a nifty little website that allows you to test your Internet Connection upload and download speeds - The Speakeasy Speed Test.
To test your own connection speed, go to the following URL:
http://www.speakeasy.net/speedtest/
Simply click on the location closest to you (I chose Chicago, IL), and then let the site do its work. After about a minute it showed the results of my connection speed test:
4278 kbps Download Speed
357 kbps Upload Speed
There's not much else to say about this utility other than it seemed to provide accurate results with other tests that I've run, and it was extremely easy to use. The little speedometer graphics were a nice touch too! Here are some of the screenshots from when it was testing my download and upload speeds, and then the final results.
[img_assist|nid=42|title=Download Speed Test|desc=|link=popup|align=center|width=640|height=410]
[img_assist|nid=43|title=Upload Speed Test|desc=|link=popup|align=center|width=640|height=397]
[img_assist|nid=44|title=Final Connection Speed Test Results|desc=|link=popup|align=center|width=640|height=107]
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