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LavaNet DSL SpeedTest v3.0

This utility only tests the connection between LavaNet's web server and your computer in kiloBITS/second. Unfortunately we do not have control over any slowness that occurs outside of our network. Please contact our Technical Support if you have any questions

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This Java based tool was obtained from DSLreports.com

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Understanding the results

Here's a relative speed chart of common services:

Service Speed Max Down
kbps (kBps)		 Max Up
kbps (kBps)
Modem v.90 53.3 (6.6) 33.6 (4.2)
ISDN 1B 64 (8) 64 (8)
ISDN 2B 128 (16) 128 (16)
DSL n/a 256 (32) 64 (8)
DSL n/a 768 (96) 128 (16)
DSL n/a 384 (48) 384 (48)
DSL n/a 768 (96) 768 (96)
DSL n/a 1,544 (193) 128 (16)
DSL n/a 1,544 (193) 384 (48)
ATM-DSL n/a 7,100 (887.5) 768 (96)

Kilobits vs. KiloBYTES

Although DSL is a high speed service, Verizon does not guarantee any committed information rates. Please note that the first value indicates speeds in kilobits/second (kbps) while the green values in parentheses indicates speeds converted into kiloBYTES/second (kBps). This utility will report speeds in kilobits/second (kbps). Both Netscape and Internet Explorer normally report transfer rates in kiloBYTES/second (kBps).

Let's say for instance that Internet Explorer reports a download speed of 80 KB/Sec (Netscape would report 80K/sec). This value is reported in kiloBYTES/second. To convert it to kilobits/second you'll need to multiply it by 8...

80 x 8 = 640 kilobits/second

For the technically curious, there are 8 bits in every BYTE. Some programs will display transfer speeds in either format which can cause some confusion. On top of this, one should deduct at least 10% for protocol overhead.