Speed Test Results from UAE

[Xemnarth]

Hello there,

Just started posting in EmiratesMac and read some threads here. It all seem good and helpful. It's always good to share experiences (i.e. basically problems) within the same community it gives you an ease of mind at the least. You won't feel that you're the only one receiving poor service(s) or support.

I would like to start this thread which will include a couple of speed test results from different etisalat and du broadband subscribers. This will better enable us to compare speeds and observe change over time. I would greatly appreciate your support and interaction here. I'm going to update this thread every now and then.

My current Internet connection is ADSL from etisalat and it runs at 4Mbps/512Kbps (never reached such speeds though). I'm always getting a consistent speed which is actually much better than my previous amazingly slow/inconsistent cable modem. Current exact speed of my connection in Kbps is 3550/450. What about you?

Current modem/router used: Alcatel-Lucent USB

[Xemnarth]

Here are some previous speed tests performed by some "unknown" Etisalat Internet users...

Fastest in download speed...



and here is the fastest in upload speed:



Such speeds do exist in UAE after all. Yeah probably leased lines if you ask me.

[Mushroom]

Here is mine.

4/512 @ Sharjah, Al Majaz 3.

[Xemnarth]

Thanks Mushroom. Please don't forget to mention which city/area you are in too oh and your connection type (adsl, cm, other).

My own speed test as of today:



and here's a slightly better reading

[Xemnarth]

One of my friends' speed test it's a 4Mbps cable modem connection from Etisalat in AUH region good download speed

[JoeyDee]

Festival City, Dubai

DU - 1mb connection (I know my upload is high, I think it's cause there isn't many people in my area that have internet yet)...

[Xemnarth]

That's still too much for a 1Mbps connection you're recieving 2Mbps!! Man you're lucky my bro has a 1Mbps and it barely reaches 900Kbps. And your upload pretty much goes beyond the upload speed of a 4Mbps here.

Can you compare your results with other results and give us the highest results achieved in download and upload from du users (like I did above but from etisalat users)? You can find that after doing a speed test just go to "Compare you results to others" and then sort results based on speeds and show us what you find.

Thanks.

[ra7ala]

Here's mine!
I'm using ADSL @ 2mbps = Al Ain



seems slow?

[Xemnarth]

I'd say it's typical... that's etisalat remember.

[iGeekoFTW]

here is mine


we have the worst ISPs ever and the highest prices in KSA even though we are paying !

lol i'm kindaa embarrassed
poor speed poor everything