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To: freelyhovering who wrote (27102)	12/31/2009 9:58:26 AM
From: Ron	Read Replies (3) of 51702

Typically those online speed measuring sites bounce packets of data to servers in whichever city you pick. So if you are in Dallas, you'd want to test it on a server some distance away. For example here in Raleigh, I usually use Chicago or Seattle as test servers so the data has further to travel. Often I'll get a faster speed if I pick a closer city, such as Atlanta. If you use cable your speed will be affected by the number of users online in your neighborhood, as well. For example if there is some kid nearby doing some heavy duty gaming, that is likely to slightly drag down the speed of everyone in that area. Someone streaming a Netflix movie would also probably have that effect.(Some cable companies deny this, but I have seen it in action) I don't believe this happens with DSL. I am not an engineer, however, only a heavy duty user, so anyone else with more specific info, feel free to jump in.

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