ChatterBank0 min ago
Speed of broadband connection?
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When I first got broadband I had a few technical issues and when I phoned sky they told me this number than I typed into the address bar {no www, just a number} and it told me the speed of my broadband. Does anyone know how to do this as I cannot remember!
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.There are many possible broadband speed tests you can do a good one is http://www.speedtest.net you can choose a server (anywhere in the world) to ping and it tests upload, Download, and response.
The number you typed in was an IP address. all web pages have them, we just use letters because its more user friendly, your browser just converts them into numbers through a DNS server.
The number you typed in was an IP address. all web pages have them, we just use letters because its more user friendly, your browser just converts them into numbers through a DNS server.
The 'official' BT speed tester is here (make sure you have the latest Java update if you get errors):-
http://www.speedtester.bt.com/
http://www.speedtester.bt.com/