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Bell's speed test is located here: »www.bell.ca/speedtest Results from speed tests can vary widely due to all sorts of issues. Therefore, it is wise to select and perform a variety of speed tests available here that are close to your physical location to ensure that you are getting consistent results. Feedback received on this FAQ entry: by MacGyver Sympatico now advertises the maximum speeds of its services using the sync rate instead of the actual usable line rate. Sympatico used to advertise its services using the usable line rate, however they have changed this policy to align with how other ISP's (especially Rogers) advertise their services. A good rule of thumb is that approximately 80-85% of the DSL sync rate equals the usable line rate. HSE (ADSL platform) (A 4megs service advertised as a 5Megs service) customers with a sync rate of 5056/800 can expect speed test results of about 4200/680. DSL Performance (ADSL Platform) (a 5Megs service advertised as 7Megs service due to Equipment limitation(non ADSL2) customers with a sync rate of 6016/800 can expect speed test results of about 5000/680. DSL Performance (ADSL2 Platform) (a 6Megs service advertised as a 7Megs service) with a sync rate of 7296/1088 can expect a speed test results of 5800/700-800. DSL Max (ADSL2 Platform) (A 15Megs service advertised as a 16Megs service) with a sync rate 16320/1088 can expect a speed test results of 14000/700-800. Feedback received on this FAQ entry:
by MacGyver Not confirmed as a complete list: 512/512 - DSL Basic 160/96 - Basic Lite 1.0meg (Sync 1184/160) - Advertised 1.0meg service 1.0meg (Sync 1184/384) - NOT Advertised 1.0meg (Sync 1184/800) - NOT Advertised 1.5meg (Sync 1728/384) - Advertised 1.5meg service 1.5meg (Sync 1784/800 & 1784/640) - NOT Advertised, some people have been put on this profile as an upgrade, if their line cannot support higher download speeds. 2.0meg (Sync 2496/800 & 2496/640) - NOT Advertised 2.5meg (sync 3008/640) - NOT Advertised 2.5meg (sync 3008/800) - Advertised 3meg service 3.0meg (sync 3488/800 & 3488/640) - NOT Advertised 3.5meg (sync 4032/640) - NOT Advertised 3.5meg (sync 4032/800) - Advertised 4meg service 4.5meg (sync 5056/800) - Advertised 5meg service 5.5meg (sync 6016/800) - Advertised 6meg service 14.5meg (sync 16357/1087) - Advertised 16meg service The speeds you can expect for some of the above profiles is as follows: 535/80KB/sec = 5056/800kbit sync profile Current "5meg package" 425/80KB/sec = 4032/800kbit sync profile Current "4meg package" 375/80KB/sec = 3488/800kbit sync profile 310/80KB/sec = 3008/800kbit sync profile Current "3meg package" 250/70KB/sec = 2496/640kbit sync profile 175/80KB/sec = 1728/800kbit sync profile 175/70KB/sec = 1728/640kbit sync profile 175/40KB/sec = 1728/384kbit sync profile 125/70KB/sec = 1184/640kbit sync profile 125/40KB/sec = 1184/384kbit sync profile 125/16KB/sec = 1184/160kbit sync profile credit HiVolt Feedback received on this FAQ entry:
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