Want to know how your current connection stacks up against NBN speed? NBN Co’s just launched a site that’ll let you work that out — with certain caveats.
The underlying code behind the site is just the same Oookla code used at Speedtest.net, but prettied up a touch and with specific reference to the speed bands that NBN’s proposing to deliver once it’s available against set download criteria, such as the average size of an MP3 file. It’s careful to note that the results gleaned are rather heavily qualified, with the small print noting that
The speeds used in the comparison are theoretical examples only and do not represent the speeds that will be available over the NBN. NBN Co is a wholesale only service provider and is designing the NBN to be capable of delivering high-speed services to its wholesale customers (RSPs). Speeds actually achieved by retail customers (end users) will depend on a number of factors including the quality of their equipment and in-premises connection, the broadband plans offered by their RSP and how their RSP designs its network to cater for multiple end users.
[NBN Co]
Josh
Friday, November 4, 2011 at 4:49 PMI have fast internet, loljks I’m Australian
Catspew
Friday, November 4, 2011 at 5:12 PMWhen’s nbn get to wilkenya?
Matt
Friday, November 4, 2011 at 5:39 PMI got a ‘you could have saved 3 seconds’ message with the defaults. I don’t think that’s the best way to sell the network.
MDolley
Friday, November 4, 2011 at 5:59 PMFor me, the upload speed comparison is more exciting.
On my work connection, a 30MB file takes 5 mins and 1 second to upload
On the NBN with 36 Mbps upload it would take 7 seconds.
Makes businesses running in-house servers (for remote access) a lot more viable.
L
Friday, November 4, 2011 at 6:24 PMThe speed test is misleading. Either that or the server they are testing on is terrible.
I have 100M/bit cable.
Testing on Speedtest.net I’m getting 65 Mb/s currently. Sometimes I get up to 90 Mb/s.
On the NBN speedtest the best I get is 15Mb/ currently.
So the server its testing to is either crappy, or just under significantly higher load currently. Give a bit of a false impression.
Greg
Friday, November 4, 2011 at 7:35 PMAmusing. My connection already gets faster than the max. readout of their speedtest.
Bob
Friday, November 4, 2011 at 11:32 PMYou wouldn’t want to suggest that 100meg speeds are already available right?
Virus__
Saturday, November 5, 2011 at 6:28 PMSome areas on cable in Melbourne are able to support that speed according to Telstra.
Piera
Friday, November 4, 2011 at 8:18 PMIt lies. I know for a fact that this college caps the speed at 256 kb/s and it tells me I have a connection of 2mb/s.
BRO
Friday, November 4, 2011 at 8:42 PMThe speedtest seems off
All other speed tests put me around 94mb/s while the NBN one maxes out at 16mb/s
Servers overloaded or artificially capped?
pots
Friday, November 4, 2011 at 11:01 PMall that I have is satellite. Will nbn ever deliver an economical alternative to 3g data packs?
Scott Rhodie
Tuesday, November 8, 2011 at 2:47 PMScott here from NBN Co
We want to give people as accurate a view as possible of their current internet speeds but it quickly became apparent that our speed test tool wasn’t up to snuff.
It needs to be connected to more servers. Until we’re able to do that we’re temporarily taking it down from the NBN Co website.
Sorry.
InformedGamer
Wednesday, November 9, 2011 at 9:54 AMCould you please add feedback that is relevant to the majority of Australians?
“Your website would have loaded 0.0000055 seconds faster if you were on the NBN. Aren’t you glad we wasted so much cash making you a network you could be proud of”
(I figure that’s a better message than “Your torrent would download 40% faster if you were on the NBN”)