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Is Your ISP Throttling Your Internet Connection?

PC World writes, "Think your Internet Service Provider (ISP) is messing with your connection performance? Now you can find out, with Google's new online tools that will diagnose your network connection. Here's a quick walkthrough on how to make the best of them.

Google's broadband test tools are located at Measurementlab.net. On that page, you'll see an first icon that says "Users: Test Your Internet Connection". Click that, and then you'll be taken to a page where there are three tests available, and two more listed as coming soon. However, out of the three available tests, only one of them is fully automated and easy to use. "

tplarkin76325d ago

Streaming Netflix is flawless. 4 bars (highest quality) every time.

ChampIDC6325d ago (Edited 6325d ago )

Wish I could say the same about my basic Verizon DSL. I'm happy when a bandwidth test comes out over 1 Mbps. Maybe happy isn't the right word. Maybe more like content that my connection isn't going half that speed like it tends to do.

Blaze9296325d ago

and I love it. 20 down 5 up. No problems really while gaming or anything but i'll still give this check a go by.

johover1126324d ago

i have the plan that provides 3 mbps, but for some reason i get less than that, i called about it and everything, nothing was done about it. my online gaming SUCKS! i could play metal gear online just fine but when i turn on my microphone it was lags up and exits....

my test results say that Verizon is limiting my connection really low....what can i do about this? i called and they say that they don't know anything about that.....losers.

y0haN6324d ago (Edited 6324d ago )

No, I have O2 and it's much better than BT, what I used to have. Around 5Mbit/1Mbit and I pay only £7.50 a month.

http://www.speedtest.net/re...

Edit: WTF I did not reply to this.

BLuKhaos6324d ago

I have basic DSL too and I noticed that my connection starts spazzing out,like my modem will randomly disconnect itself or my internet speed will be super slow,during the middle of every month.Does this happen to you too?I'm in NYC so I don't know if it's different for other regions.

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FantasyStar6325d ago

With Comcast, it's just unpredictable. I would love to move over to SureWest, but they only service in more "wealthy areas". I'm one of the many people under the boot of Commucastism.

T_Tokyo20106325d ago

My Internet is usually pretty fast, but I always wonder, should it be faster? Guess now I can find out.

jjesso19936325d ago

yes been aol for years (not my choice my mum just didnt see the problem as she didnt download just surfed the web look at emails) iam suposed to be on a 8megabits(1meg sec) connection i get about 2600megabits(350kilobytes) its got to be aol the exchage is down my road and all the people on my street get about 16megabytes that aol say we cant get if switch finally got my mum to change in may to 02 cant wait

maverick11916325d ago

its pointless for us brits we will get poor results as the servers are in US so

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Microsoft Gaming Revenue Drops 7% Year-on-Year, Content and Services Down 5%, Xbox Hardware Down 33%

Microsoft announced its financial results for Q3 of fiscal year 2026, including an update on its gaming Xbox business and more.

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Jin_Sakai28d ago (Edited 28d ago )

Not looking good. Hopefully Asha Sharma is able to turn Phil’s disaster around.

dveio28d ago

To me it's still quite remarkable how they can cash-in 5.3bn in revenue in a single quarter, since their hardware is basically dead.

Jingsing28d ago

The stock mark is what makes Microsoft remarkable, They have convinced every institutional and retail investor to just keep piling money into them. Like many big tech giants they are just a big growing pyramid scheme. As long as people keep dropping money into ETF's that cover the market Microsoft will always be liquid. At the same time it is completely stifling innovation and competition. People need to start being more discreet in how they invest their money as it's killing the system.

Tanktopmaster9228d ago

Once they re-evaluate exclusive all will be fine….

S2Killinit28d ago

Riiiiight because people will just flock back to them for one or two games per year.

Jingsing28d ago

15+ years of bad performance is what they call irreparable in business. It is time for them to sell off the assets and get out of entertainment.

Tanktopmaster9228d ago

These declines are on the back of extra revenue received from releasing games like Forza horizon 5 on PlayStation. So I’m being sarcastic here when I said they should go back to exclusives. Killing off a revenue stream from Ps5 sales will only make things worse

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Report: Injustice 3 in Development at NetherRealm Studios

Thanks to the slip-up of an artist working on the title, we now have more evidence that a new Injustice game is in the works.

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Spiders Studio, Developers of GreedFall: The Dying World, Announce Liquidation of the Company

Spiders: "We're going to cut straight to the chase so you're not left wondering: After a long period without clear answers, we have received confirmation that Spiders is being liquidated.

What does it mean? This means the company as a whole no longer exists. We'll cease our functions immediately. The planned DLC will release via Nacon, and then-- well, that's it.

We're sorry that it's come to this and would like to thank each and every one of you for your support over the years.

If you have any questions or run into issues with your games, please contact Nacon directly as we'll no longer be able to reply."