Internet speed test

  • I just ran various speed tests for the Internet at home. I used the Swisscom speed test several times as well as various other tests available online. I want to find out whether I actually need a 10 Gbit/s subscription or whether 1 Gbit/s is enough.

    I found the results interesting and I’m now wondering whether Swisscom might be manipulating things with false numbers. I am currently using the 10 Gbit/s subscription from Swisscom.

    Speed ​​test Swisscom

    Download 8063 Mbps

    Upload 7538 Mbps

    Speedtest Quickline (other tests on other websites gave a similar result)

    Download 87 Mbps

    Upload 76 Mbit/s

    I’m now wondering whether Swisscom has a problem with decimal places or why are the results so different?

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      • Solutionselected by MirkoP

      Hi @Keutzobith53

      I just ran various speed tests for the Internet at home. I used the Swisscom speed test several times as well as various other tests available online. I want to find out whether I actually need a 10 Gbit/s subscription or whether 1 Gbit/s is enough.

      This question is very easy to answer: 1 Gbit/s is easily enough, unless you run a local data center and have 10 Gbit/s up to your servers + make sure that they can actually handle that. 😉

      By the way, 100 Mbit/s is easily enough for normal surfing and streaming.

      But now to the speed test: what does https://speedtest.net say on your box connected to the LAN? You can only achieve 10 Gbit/s via LAN - with a 10 Gbit/s network card. The vast majority of devices support a maximum of 1 Gbit/s.

      LG

      r00t

    I measured once on a desktop computer. This is connected via LAN. I then carried out the same tests on my MacBook (connected via WiFi). The results were about the same.

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    Hi @Keutzobith53

    I just ran various speed tests for the Internet at home. I used the Swisscom speed test several times as well as various other tests available online. I want to find out whether I actually need a 10 Gbit/s subscription or whether 1 Gbit/s is enough.

    This question is very easy to answer: 1 Gbit/s is easily enough, unless you run a local data center and have 10 Gbit/s up to your servers + make sure that they can actually handle that. 😉

    By the way, 100 Mbit/s is easily enough for normal surfing and streaming.

    But now to the speed test: what does https://speedtest.net say on your box connected to the LAN? You can only achieve 10 Gbit/s via LAN - with a 10 Gbit/s network card. The vast majority of devices support a maximum of 1 Gbit/s.

    LG

    r00t

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    @Keutzobith53 wrote:

    I want to find out whether I actually need a 10 Gbit/s subscription or whether 1 Gbit/s is enough.


    You certainly can’t find out with speed tests…

    What are your daily uses on the Internet?

    Often very large downloads where you can’t wait whether they take 1 or 5 minutes…

    Often very large uploads where you can’t wait whether they take 1 or 5 minutes…

    Experience has shown that in daily use, not a single user notices if, for example, the speed is secretly adjusted up or down….. 😉 (Because speed measurements have nothing to do with the daily usage scenario……)

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    ….keep on rockin' 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼

    Hello @Keutzobith53

    And the computers show that they certainly have a 1 Gb full duplex connection? Connected with an 8-wire power cord?

    Even with a 10 Gb router, you will never have more speed than the computer network can handle.

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    Thank you for these tips. Super valuable!

    Results speedtest.net (LAN):

    Download 93.50

    Upload 92.69

    Basically, I’m absolutely happy with the speed. My only concern is that I don’t pay more than makes sense. And the question remains, why are the results of the Swisscom Speedtest two decimal places higher? This has a very bitter aftertaste for me. I hardly believe there is an error in the representation.

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      Hello @Keutzobith53

      I doubt that you have a 10 Gb network card installed in your computers. This means you have a Anschluss that is at least a factor of 10 or 100 lower.

      In contrast to most computers, the router is connected to the fiber optic network with 10 Gb, the computer is usually only connected with 100 Mb or 1 Gb.

      That’s why for me 10 GB is just a marketing size, it’s offered because it’s possible, not because it’s really needed. At least from most customers, that doesn’t mean that such a need isn’t real. E.g. with Anschluss of many devices with high throughput.

      My speed tests show exactly the value that the router shows. My Anschluss is far below what my computer can do.

      I myself have subscribed to exactly what my Anschluss offers, but I would never pay for more than 1 GB if it were to be upgraded.

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      Hi Keutzobith53

      I’m basically absolutely satisfied with the speed. My only concern is that I don’t pay more than is reasonable.

      Then you have just answered the question yourself 😉.

      With a speed test on the PC via cable you should achieve a little less than 1 gigabit/s.

      I would suspect a defective/old cable/house installation between the Internet box and PC. (unless your PC is so old that it only has a 100 Mbit/s network card).

      You can check how fast the connection to the PC is on https://internetbox.swisscom.ch:

      1. Register

      2. Click on “Wired Devices”:

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      If it says 100 Mbit/s, then the child has fallen into the well.

      You can also check your current total consumption there:

      1. Activate expert mode at the bottom left

      2. Scroll down under Diagnosis

      Then you can see your effective “speed consumption” in the last 10 minutes.

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      In practice, the needs analysis for the different blue Internet subscriptions can actually be assigned quite well to individual user profiles:

      Internet S = normal household with any number of members

      Internet M = for power users and other special needs

      Internet L = for pure speed test freaks who simply enjoy big numbers and impressive diagrams and/or for server locations with a consistent 10 Gbit-capable network installation and corresponding high-speed hardware with 10 Gbit-capable LAN adapters

      If you don’t really trust your own needs assessment, you can easily switch your Internet subscription back and forth within mySwisscom, even several times a day.

      Each change in level only takes about 5 minutes to take effect and works perfectly like switching gears without having to restart the router.

      Billing is always done on a daily basis, so there are no real cost risks for short-term stays in more expensive subscription levels.

      By the way, if most pure speed test freaks weren’t so technically incompetent at the same time, they would probably only turn on the L subscription for a short time during their apparently urgently needed speed tests 🙂

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      Hobby-Nerd ohne wirtschaftliche Abhängigkeiten zur Swisscom

      The almost exactly 100Mbit down and up indicate 100Mbit cabling (only 4 wires) or network card.

      Can you check the speed at which the network card synchronizes with the Swisscom router in your operating system? It’s best to take a screenshot for us.

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      17 days later

      I slowed down to 350 MB/s, which is enough 🙂

      1GB or 10GB needs fiber optic! (I didn’t 😞 House is too old to upgrade)!

      and remember everything will be more expensive 😞

      I don’t have to watch real-time cameras!

      My games still work even after 20 years 🙂

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      blacky1

      What do you want to say with the Speedtest Link? In order to see your speed data you have to put the result as an image here, see example image below.

      _N.b. The age of the house is not necessarily the problem, but rather what comes in from outside.

      Speedtest 171024.jpg

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      Speed ​​test Swisscom

      Download 8063 Mbps

      Upload 7538 Mbps

      You don’t even get 1GB in 😞

      so what do you want with 10GB???

      Wifi is not that strong, cable is stronger 🙂

      There is another problem…how strong/weak is your built-in modem???

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      Ah sorry 8000 sind 8 GB 😞 grrrrrr