internet - ESL Discussion - MyEnglishClub2024-03-28T15:56:14Zhttps://www.myenglishclub.com/discussions/feed/tag/internetHow's Your Internet?https://www.myenglishclub.com/discussions/how-s-your-internet2022-06-26T16:30:21.000Z2022-06-26T16:30:21.000ZTim Newhttps://www.myenglishclub.com/members/TimNew<div><p>One of the benefits of living in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China was the fast internet. Back where I live in the US, it is a rural area and the internet is not great. Recently I switched to Starlink so the internet is better now but that is a different topic slightly.</p><p>How good is your internet?</p><p> </p><p>I just found a site that shows the average by region / country - <a href="https://www.bandwidthtest.net/global-index">https://www.bandwidthtest.net/global-index</a></p><p>Is yours up to the average where you live?</p><p>I'm amazed the chart shows China as slow. Maybe I was lucky living in Shenzhen but my download speeds were about 90 mb/s and uploads typically 15 to 20 mb/s. </p><p><a href="https://www.speedtest.net">https://www.speedtest.net</a> is another site (or App) you can use to test your broadband.</p><p>My current results: </p><p> </p><p><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}10597071688,original{{/staticFileLink}}"><img class="align-full" src="{{#staticFileLink}}10597071688,RESIZE_710x{{/staticFileLink}}" width="710" alt="10597071688?profile=RESIZE_710x" /></a></p></div>