testing verizon dsl help

[hyg71886]

Im trying to decide if i should keep my 19.95 dsl plan with verizon. I Want to do some broadband heavy test like playing intense online gaming, etc. What can I do to test it?

[ktkendall]

Try this one:
http://www.testyouripvideo.com/

[hyg71886]

What about games, how can I tell if I have a good connection, my current config sucks, but I just got a job so hopefully I can just buy a new vid card and memory for now to suffice. heres the config I have now

I'm the new video editer for a company and they gave me a pc. This is the specs

HDD:HDD, 40 GB Video:Video, Integrated
Keyboard Model:K/B:KB-9908,EN104K,PS/2,EMA,C-BLK/SLVR
Modem:MODEM, V.92 56K Mouse:MOUSE, MO15K (WHEEL)
LAN:LAN, 10/100 Integrated Speaker:SPEAKER, SP-20A
CPU:CPU, CEL-2.2G/128K/F400,mPGA478,SL6RW CPEMIN100155
FDD Model:FDD, SFD-321B/LTGNQ FDEM2097BLCK MB:M/B,IMPERIAL-GLVE(EMA):845GL(B1),W/LAN MBEM2095IMPL ODD1:CDD, NEXGEN (48X)
CPU Fan Type:Fan, H/SINK:117162CBL01,MPGA,P4P-2.4G,W/
Memory:MEM, DDR-RAM 128MB (Max. 2GB)
CHASSIS:CHASSIS, NEXGEN-2 MAIN CHASSIS FRAME
Power Supply:PS, 250 WATT

[Stuey]

You can test your connection speed here. I had a really poor broadband connection earlier this year and BF2 still played semi-decently. Your best bet will be to test it out for yourself and see how it plays out. Your system might be a greater bottleneck than your network connection.

[hyg71886]

i keep clivking that link but its not working. Should I upgrade some parts because I plan on gaming online and as you can see the memory sucks. this is my results from testyouripvideo.com

Test Details
The information below explains why your Video Quality Index (VQI™) was less than perfect.

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Jump to: IP Video Quality Signaling Quality

VQI Analysis From You TO Boston

VQI to Controller Details VQI 4.9 / 5.0


Degradation Sources
Latency 0.00 0.0%
Packet Discards 0.10 100.0%
Packet Loss 0.00 0.0%

Round-Trip
Latency 145 ms
Packet Discards 0.2%
Packet Loss 0.0%
Loss Periods Min: 33 ms
Avg: 33 ms
Max: 33 ms
Random Loss

Jitter Min: 0 ms
Avg: 4 ms
Max: 54 ms

Signaling Quality Post-Dial Delay 79 ms
Session Setup Time 266 ms
Media Delay 485 ms
VQI Analysis FROM Boston To You

VQI to Responder Details VQI 4.9 / 5.0


Degradation Sources
Latency 0.00 0.0%
Packet Discards 0.10 100.0%
Packet Loss 0.00 0.0%

Round-Trip
Latency 145 ms
Packet Discards 0.2%
Packet Loss 0.0%
Loss Periods Min: 33 ms
Avg: 33 ms
Max: 33 ms
Random Loss

Jitter Min: 1 ms
Avg: 3 ms
Max: 33 ms

Signaling Quality Post-Pickup Delay 367 ms
Session Setup Time 305 ms
Media Delay 397 ms

[Stuey]

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