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Benchmark Speed Test

Sterling Communications is able to provide Internet connections ranging in speed from 56K dialup to T1 (1.544Mpbs) If you would like to speed up your connection, write to the sales department at sales@sterling.net and let them help you figure out what kind of Internet connection makes the most sense for you.

Curious as to how fast your Internet connection should be running? Check out the Speed Table below.
Curious as to how fast your Internet connection is running? Exercise some of the tests below.

Download Tests

This connection is untested
The following tests calculate the rate at which information passes FROM the Internet TO your local computer. This is also known as your "Downstream" speed.
Run 50,000 Byte Test - (safe at any speed)	Go!
Run 100,000 Byte Test - (caution: 30 secs at 28.8K)	Go!
Run 1 Megabyte Test - (caution: over 40 secs at 256K DSL)	Go!

Table of estimated transmission speeds based on connection type...
Connection Type	Max. Bits Per Second	Practical Performance	Bytes Per Second	Seconds to transfer 50K	Seconds to transfer 100K	Seconds to transfer 1Mb	Seconds to transfer 10Mb
28.8K Modem	28,800	26,400	3,300	15.52	31.03	317.75	3177.50
33.6K Modem	33,300	31,000	3,875	12.90	25.81	270.60	2706.00
56K Modem (with a 42000 bps connect)	42,000	42,000	5,250	9.52	19.05	199.73	1997.29
56K Modem (with a 52000 bps connect)	52,000	52,000	6,500	7.69	15.38	161.32	1613.19
ISDN (one channel)	64,000	57,000	7.125	7.02	14.04	147.17	1471.69
ISDN (two channels)	128,000	114,000	14,250	3.51	7.02	73.58	735.84
DSL or FrameRelay - 256Kbps	256,000	204,800	25,600	1.95	3.91	40.96	709.60
DSL or FrameRelay - 384Kbps	384,000	307,200	38,400	1.30	2.60	27.31	273.07
DSL or FrameRelay - 512Kbps	512,000	409,600	51,200	0.98	1.95	20.48	204.80
DSL or FrameRelay - 768Kbps	768,000	614,400	76,800	0.65	1.30	13.65	136.53
DSL or FrameRelay - 1.0Mbps	1,000,000	800,000	100,000	0.50	1.00	10.49	104.86
DSL or FrameRelay - T1, 1.544Mbps	1,544,000	1,235,200	154,400	0.32	0.65	6.79	67.91
Ethernet - 10baseT - 10Mbps	10,000,000	6,500,000	812,500	0.06	0.12	1.29	12.91
Ethernet - 100bastT - 100Mbps	100,000,000	65,000,000	8,125,000	0.01	0.01	0.13	1.29

Sterling Communications allows us to work smarter, not harder.

"When Blue Dog Creative was looking for a new ISP, the name that kept coming up was Sterling.

We were concerned about switching ISPs knowing both Blue Dog and our clients couldn’t afford the downtime. But we were amazed at how smooth the transition went. Sterling stepped in and worked out the details so that our business never skipped a beat.

As a local designer of corporate marketing materials for web, print and video, our reputation depends upon being accessible and providing superior service. With partners like Sterling willing to go the extra mile, there’s no telling how far we can go."

—Christine Thatcher & Annie
blue dog creative