do websites that test connection speed really work?

[regaldozer]

Can someone advise if the connection speeds given on websites dedicated to this task are accurate?

can you reccomend a site to do this for me. I want to make sure I am getting what I am paying for.

thanks

 

[Sleepsalot]

Yes they seem to work rather well. Here is the one I use. http://www.speakeasy.net/speedtest/ Hope it helps.
Wayne

 

[BlameCanada]

Speed tests hosted on a web site are usually fairly limited as to what they can do.

For a full workout you need to download a program.I use Dan Elwell`s speed test

That gives you ping times + downloads from all around the globe.

 

[DelJo63]

ping timings are trivial and statistically 'insignificant' compared to down/up load testing.
Why? Because any specific packet can be delayed (and in ping there are very few)
which biases the results shown. A good size file download or upload will produce
a better picture of what may be expected in the future.