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    #1  Edited By Jonny_Anonymous

    I'm trying to download Steam on to my laptop and it asks what internet connection speed I have with the list: 
     
    Modem - 56K 
    DSL>256K  
    DSL >768K
    DSL/Cable>2M 
    Cable/Fiber>10M 
     
    How do I find out what my connection speed actually is?

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    #2  Edited By ajamafalous

    speedtest.net 
     
     
    But really, I don't think what you pick for that option matters at all. I believe it's just so that when you go to install something it can give you an average ETA.

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    #3  Edited By inkerman

    Yeah, it's all about that ETA, so if you care about accuracy, maybe that would matter, but otherwise it doesn't.

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    #4  Edited By Jonny_Anonymous
    @ajamafalous: Ok thanks, what part of that is my actual connection speed though, all I can seem to find is upload and download speeds?
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    #5  Edited By mnzy

    Your download speed is meant by that.

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    #6  Edited By irrelevantjohn

    download speed is what you should look at.

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    #7  Edited By Devildoll

    just put it on the highest. it doesnt matter that much.

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    #8  Edited By Jonny_Anonymous
    @ajamafalous@Inkerman@mnzy@IrrelevantJohn: Ok thanks guys
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    #9  Edited By shinboy630

    I think Valve may take this into account as part of their hardware surveys, but don't quote me on that. Then again, that affects them more than you so it's not a big deal.

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    #10  Edited By Tennmuerti

    The thing that annoys me about internet speeds is that everyone (providers/test aps/etc) uses bits.

    When in fact file sizes are always in bytes.

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    #11  Edited By Subjugation

    @Tennmuerti said:

    The thing that annoys me about internet speeds is that everyone (providers/test aps/etc) uses bits.

    When in fact file sizes are always in bytes.

    No kidding. ISPs advertise with "50 megs fast" connection which would lead the less savvy person to believe they would be downloading at 50 megabytes/second, when in reality it is megabits. It's pretty deliberately misleading by omitting information.

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