"HakenKreuz" <HakenKreuz@usenetexchange.com> wrote in message news:6hjbk3t10a3adeepelhlgcuhtq1kr2g59j@4ax.com... > Shaw Speedtest claims for Ultra High Speed - at 9MB, > for which pay an arm plus a leg. > > Speedtest.net says only 5 MB. > > Which is true? > > Before I clicked the link I said to myself "they don't promise that speed, they claim "up to" that speed." To be fair to Shaw or Telus, the internet is impossible to predict. Your speed will be slower in the evening when more people around the world are clogging routers and servers. But, yeah, marketing the theoretical possibility of a service as expected speed is misleading. So what's new.

Don't test your connection from Shaw's own servers test it from other sites within the US. Then you can get a somewhat accurate measurement from day to day. There are lots of sites here are a few.. http://www.speedtest.net/ http://www.speakeasy.net/speedtest/ http://www.dslreports.com/stest Not sure where the Telus one is but that would be worth a try. I'll be going back to regular old high speed within a few months it's good enough. "HakenKreuz" <HakenKreuz@usenetexchange.com> wrote in message news:6hjbk3t10a3adeepelhlgcuhtq1kr2g59j@4ax.com... > Shaw Speedtest claims for Ultra High Speed - at 9MB, > for which pay an arm plus a leg. > > Speedtest.net says only 5 MB. > > Which is true? > > > > On Thu, 22 Nov 2007 09:58:23 -0800 (PST), opensales@gmail.com wrote: > >>For those that didn't watch this, it is a bit interesting! > >>http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace > >>Wonder if ISP will do something about it? >