Speed test

As of NRSW 3.8 a speed test client is integrated.

~ $ speed-test
-> getting client info
I am 178.197.233.212 at Bluewin (46.88320, 7.78600)
-> getting available servers
retrieved 3415 servers
-> selecting best of 5 servers
latency is 125.86 ms for SolNet in Solothurn (1105) (40.76 km away)
latency is 118.42 ms for Yetnet in Schoenenwerd (4101) (56.96 km away)
latency is 144.37 ms for Datasource. AG in Zug (3411) (64.01 km away)
latency is 160.67 ms for EBM Telecom AG in Munchenstein (1155) (71.59 km away)
latency is 127.14 ms for FSIT AG in Dietikon (5155) (73.96 km away)
latency is 154.33 ms for Yplay in Basel (4134) (77.28 km away)
-> running speedtest over Yetnet in Schoenenwerd (4101) (56.96 km away, bad latency 118.42 ms)
 
average download speed: 22.01754 mbit/s
 
average upload speed: 13.65251 mbit/s

Below are the peak download and upload speeds of cellular modules. However the actual speeds are dependent on the network conditions. Generally the actual speeds are 40%-60% of the peak speeds.

Module type Download Speed Upload Speed
GPRS 86.5 Kbps 85.6 Kbps
1xRTT 153 Kbps 153 Kbps
EDGE 236.8 Kbps 236.8 Kbps
UMTS 384 Kbps 384 Kbps
EVDO 3.1 Mbps 1.8 Mbps
HSDPA 3.6 3.6 Mbps 384 Kbps
HSDPA 7.1 7.2 Mbps 5.76 Mbps
HSDPA 14.4 14.4 Mbps 5.76 Mbps
HSPA+ 21 21 Mbps 5.76 Mbps
DC-HSPA+ 42 42 Mbps 5.76 Mbps
LTE 100 Mbps 50 Mbps