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日本語/Japanese  Tue 01/15 01:03 JST
Through comments and mails that I receive, I see that quite a few readers are planning or scheduled to move to Japan. Apart from being surrounded by moeness, these folks are going to enjoy the worlds fastest internet speeds - according to SpeedTest.net.

Seen the SpeedTest widgets on BBSs across the internets but never took the test myself until just now.
About 7.4Mbps down/10Mbps up. Most useful for downloading open source software and setting up a server at home (which I do). I have a dedicated optic fiber connection at home which is currently costing about 50 USD. Will also be pulling another dedicated line into the house to set up more servers.

A list of providers in Japan can be seen here together with monthly costs. I chose BigGlobe (you may have noticed their advertising in Code Geass) because they had a "sign up now and get the first 3 months for free" offer. If you are low on cash in your early months in Japan, you can actually sign up > cancel after 3 months and sign up again to continue to get free internet access. I done it once a few years back "for a laugh" but didn't have a connection for a week because they require a week before you can sign up again. Another week without an internet connection would be like a week without water for me ^^;

What sort of speeds do you get using the SpeedTest tool? Are there any providers in your region that folks should stay away from? How much are you paying per month?

I remember when starting out using the internet about 10 years ago - 56k dialup modem - took ages to download doujin pics which I found though Tinami.

BTW, the photo above shows the optic fiber modem in the back and the Buffalo hub in the front. I stuck hooks under a shelf in the cupboard which keep power adapters and wires off the floor and out of site. When will electricity be wireless?
Polls
The White Testament in Mexico!!!!!!111oneone
Student, Writer and Graphic/Web Designer
Registered on 2007/11/17 10:08
500 kbps in my house in Paraiso... I feel cheated on as anybody that has "Telmex" connection does. They sell you 1mbps and they give you 500 D= wooot!?!!??!

I will complain on Villahermosa D=
(ID #69653) Posted on 2008/01/15 00:50
windbell in Singapore/シンガポール, Tokyo/東京
Web Developer/ウェブデベロッパー, Photographer/写真や
Registered on 2006/12/25 12:20
That's 74mbps down and not 7.4 ^^;

I had a chance to use Hikari fibre when I was lodging at my friend's place in Japan. Awesome stuff. Downloads came in within a few minutes!
(ID #69654) Posted on 2008/01/15 00:53
Mac in Podunk, USA
IT monkey/consultant
Registered on 2006/12/29 03:14
I almost expected a ludicrous connection at your residence, Danny, but I was wrong.  Ever-pragmatic, I see.  :)

More than anything, I am pleased by the good upload speed.  I get 6 Mbps here at home, but only half a megabit upload.  

While I ramp up my personal business, I'm employed by a small regional ISP here in the US, and we serve our couple thousand customers (mostly DSL, moving to fiber) with two DS3s which we load balance across.  Since they're not bonded, a single connection can't make use of both at once, but It's still nice to have 45 Mbps up and down while at the office.  :)  We have bandwidth to spare at the moment (since most people don't use their fast connections that heavily), but it's clear that an upgrade will be needed soon.  We're looking into our options, and I can't wait to stress test it!  

It's nothing compared to a friend of mine in Sweden, though.  She pays about what I do for internet service at home, but she her service plan is for 100 Mbps service, and she gets every bit of it.  I know some locations in Tokyo can get similar service, but I fully expect that I'll have ordinary DSL speeds when I'm in Japan.  
(ID #69655) Posted on 2008/01/15 01:00
Mac in Podunk, USA
IT monkey/consultant
Registered on 2006/12/29 03:14
Ah, windbell, you're right!  I should have looked closely at the picture.  

Well, color me jealous, then.  
(ID #69656) Posted on 2008/01/15 01:01
Alafista OTAKU in Singapore
Singapore Customs
Registered on 2006/12/25 11:34
bleh my connection is like 10 times slower than yours and yet i'm paying like 6,000 yen for it
(ID #69657) Posted on 2008/01/15 01:04
thegeek in Northern California, United States
Geek Liaison
Registered on 2007/03/26 06:30
I was stuck on dial-up for years. I live in a pretty rural area and a little out of town so DSL isn't even an option and the local cable company hasn't gotten off their lazy butts and gotten cable internet working yet. So I was very glad when Clearwire came to town a couple of years back. While what I got now beats the heck out of dial-up it's still no DSL, no matter what Clearwire says. My major problem with it is that Clearwire does traffic shaping to while Bittorent still works it can still take hours to download an anime episode even on a well seeded torrent. I'd be a happy camper if I could get speed even half of what Danny is pulling. 
(ID #69658) Posted on 2008/01/15 01:06
Danny Choo in Tokyo
Director/代表取締役
Registered on 2006/12/11 11:06
Windbell,
Yikes - thanks for the correction - article modified.
(ID #69659) Posted on 2008/01/15 01:08
qingy in center of the galaxy
SMS
Registered on 2007/10/06 05:09
About 4-5Mbps here, which still pales in comparison to what Danny is getting. Talking about dail-up brings up memories of the old days when the Internet was nothing more than a young fledgling. 
(ID #69660) Posted on 2008/01/15 01:14
qingy in center of the galaxy
SMS
Registered on 2007/10/06 05:09
@Danny
I think you need to modify the article again. You're only getting about 10.7Mbps up D: still a high number compared to us turtles >_
(ID #69661) Posted on 2008/01/15 01:16
まっすぐGO! in Melbourne, Australia
Registered on 2007/11/19 18:46
Speed is not that important. Here the speeds are 16Mbit download, 1Mbit upload but you only get maybe 30GB a month for the price that you're paying. So you can use up your monthly limit in 1 day if you tried. How much can you download or is it unlimited?
(ID #69662) Posted on 2008/01/15 01:22
Piro in New Zealand
Studnet
Registered on 2007/06/11 16:48
windbell those tests are in bits not bytes.

well for $50 nz dollars i get sub advertised speed about 1400kb/s down and 86kb/s up, although its suppose to be full speed down (8mb/s) and 128kb/s up.

i dont know who decided that all any one ever need is just 128kb/s upload.

at least my plan has an unlimited cap on it but it no longer available so you cant sign up for it which leave us still on it.

all other plans have data caps on them starting at 10gb a month. you can add extra data but it costs.
(ID #69663) Posted on 2008/01/15 01:23
PoWeR in Your Spawn
Spawn Camper
Registered on 2007/08/28 05:12
holy cow... lol
speeds here only go up to 25mb/s --_--
& thats close to $100 a month " ..... "
(ID #69664) Posted on 2008/01/15 01:29
samejima in Philippines
Otaku/Gadgeteer/Deadman
Registered on 2007/01/10 19:27
DL: 127kbps
UL: 73kbps

Slower than a turtle carrying 10kg of weight... God... when will our DSL connection be faster?... Philippines' DSL really sucks! Not worth paying the monthly bill..
(ID #69665) Posted on 2008/01/15 01:39
osaka.chi in Mexico
Otaku
Registered on 2007/11/16 09:33
Mexico have some crappy connections, our ISP are a wholebunch of thieves that only care to get money, you have to pay like 2 months more for cancelling the service for example. I download at 369 kbps and upload at 144kbps and I am paying for a supossedly 1mb connection, the service stalls a lot and I get disconnected like twice a day, usually overnight, while Im downloading things, but well....we have to deal with it /sigh

PS Also you upload at 10mbps, not 100mbps
(ID #69666) Posted on 2008/01/15 01:40
moyism in NJ USA
Jack-of-all-Trades Tech Support
Registered on 2007/08/22 12:24
a little under 20Mbps download and 4Mbps upload, while paying about the same or slightly more than Danny.

Makes me cry when I think about that :(
(ID #69667) Posted on 2008/01/15 01:52
mario87 in Poland
Registered on 2007/08/22 20:35
I have 6Mbps down and 512kbps up for about 65$ But when provider have a bad day it can be around 50-300kbps :/ Until a year ago there was limts for downloading and uploading, for 6mb it was 50GB. Because that I haved 640kbps for that same price as now.

When you mentioned dial-up I remembered that annoing sound when connecting to internet... Something horrible, and download speed 3-4KBps when now I have 700KBps :P 
(ID #69668) Posted on 2008/01/15 01:53
Henry in Makati, Philippines
anime/cosplay events organizer
Registered on 2006/12/25 19:17
japan = freaking awesome mind blowing internet XDDD

at an average, the speed that we get is around 128 kpbs-512 kbps and if we are lucky, we can get as much as 1 mbps ^^

so, broadband providers here are pretty decent.

here, we have WiFi ISP broadband services where you can get to the internets at broadband speeds without any physical phone line. it uses mobile phone cell sites to connect to the internet.

i so wanted to have a T1 or a T2 connection and abuse it XDDD
(ID #69669) Posted on 2008/01/15 01:54
double in Singapore
Student
Registered on 2007/04/24 11:15
Singapore's Internet connection sucks. Everything is capped...
(ID #69670) Posted on 2008/01/15 01:56
Student
Registered on 2007/10/06 21:21
4 MB download and 360 kb upload for me.
(ID #69671) Posted on 2008/01/15 01:56
samejima in Philippines
Otaku/Gadgeteer/Deadman
Registered on 2007/01/10 19:27
2nd test resulting to only 52kbps... God...slower than a 56k dial up connection.
(ID #69672) Posted on 2008/01/15 01:57
kureshii in Singapore
Undergraduate
Registered on 2007/09/01 20:20
Ermm, you mean 74up/10down? Is that in mbytes or bits?

Either way, it's still mind-blowing and faster than my school network even in the deep of the night T_T Me want nihon broadband too...
(ID #69673) Posted on 2008/01/15 02:03
laughingman in Canada
McMaster Engineering Student Fall 08
Registered on 2007/11/18 11:58
Jesus. I can understand people getting a couple Mbps in parts of Asia (I know that the market of ISP is quite competitive, and you can get incredibly good connections at a fraction of the cost we pay in North America), but to what percent have I seen so far in North America. The average cable company here in Ontario is 512+ kbps, and maybe nearing 1 mbps at the MOST. And we're paying $50 for that :/

That's the one thing I like about Japan for example. It's a technologists dream city. So ahead of the game, and much more affordable than things we have goin' here.
(ID #69674) Posted on 2008/01/15 02:03
AvatarStormBringer in Malaysia
Webmaster
Registered on 2007/08/23 11:08
Danny, you might need to correct your post again. I'm pretty sure your screenshot is saying 70Mbps, unless the numbers in the screenshot are meant to be in MB/s?

In Malaysia I'm paying ~USD25 for a lowly 1Mbps DL which does not perform up to par on BT due to shaping.
(ID #69675) Posted on 2008/01/15 02:05
ChiisaiRamen in Fullerton, CA
Registered on 2007/12/22 19:13
I guess so-so here. 1315 KBPS
(ID #69676) Posted on 2008/01/15 02:07
tetrflare in Singapore
Spellcaster
Registered on 2007/11/24 18:34
From singapore here and my download speed is 13000kbps... that's like your upload speed! Wow!

But anyway, 10Mbps is good enough of me, for now.
(ID #69678) Posted on 2008/01/15 02:16
Danny Choo in Tokyo
Director/代表取締役
Registered on 2006/12/11 11:06
SpeedTest shows "bits per second" and not "bytes per second" ^^;
(ID #69679) Posted on 2008/01/15 02:17
necrophadian in a van down by the river
Stigmata Martyr
Registered on 2007/04/22 12:13
14 mbps up/ 1.8 down here in Jersey
as with all the limits of technology I am never truly satisfied, I want more!!!!!
(ID #69680) Posted on 2008/01/15 02:27
necrophadian in a van down by the river
Stigmata Martyr
Registered on 2007/04/22 12:13
oops, had it on backwards, sorry for double post
(ID #69681) Posted on 2008/01/15 02:27
Horatio Positronic in The Internet
Registered on 2007/05/17 11:25
I do tech support for a backbone internet provider that mostly sells 100 megabit, 1 gigabit and 10 gigabit internet connections (we're 15% of the Internet) and I see a lot of those speed tests from customers in North America. They go kinda wacky after you get above about 20 or 30 megabits. I've seen 100 megabit circuits that can be proven to work fine by other means that only get 2 megabits on a speed test site. The speed test on speakeasy.net has even put up a faq item that says "sorry we don't work over 20 megs". I've heard that some places in Japan have 50 megabit home Internet circuits available and I'm curious how they fare on the speed test sites.
(ID #69683) Posted on 2008/01/15 02:34
little-hollow in Christchurch, New Zealand
Registered on 2007/11/30 04:37
i got 1289 down 662 up. it does go faster at times, but im paying $40NZD per month and ive got a 5 gig cap on top of it. Gawd i hate my country
(ID #69684) Posted on 2008/01/15 02:34
Rin in Canada
Student Otaku
Registered on 2008/01/04 16:17
Now I want to live in Japan!!!! Man, the speed of the internet there must be crazy!!!!! The cost, I might be able to handle it if I plan to live there...
(ID #69687) Posted on 2008/01/15 02:53
deftoned in Northern California, USA
Registered on 2007/12/14 16:18
My Internet fails... 2950 kb/s down and 1033 kb/s up.
(ID #69688) Posted on 2008/01/15 03:09
pixelkitty in Melbourne, Australia (for the moment)
Toy Hunter
Registered on 2007/11/01 13:48
I get a whopping 1324 kb/s according to Speedtest.net.

I'm with Internode and pay around $100 a month for 40 gig. No cap, just "prioritized" once I hit my monthly limit.

It's pretty damn sucky, really - but Australia is a massive country, with hardly any inhabitants - so there are vast stretches of territory with no cities or towns available to link networks.

(ID #69689) Posted on 2008/01/15 03:10
reggie in indonesia
uni student
Registered on 2007/11/10 18:19
download speed in my home is about 40KBps, and upload is about 1-3 KBps. that really sucks...
i want to play battle rondo but i can't
damn u indonesia!!!
(ID #69690) Posted on 2008/01/15 03:11
lazycat123 in US
college slacker
Registered on 2007/11/06 16:22
I don't get it!!! How come Japanese and you Danny, got such a good internet service?!? I'm current use one of the best internet line in my region (University connection) and only get 1/3 of your download capacity. Will move to Japan after graduate >
(ID #69691) Posted on 2008/01/15 03:21
XSportSeeker in Brazil
Hikikomori
Registered on 2007/08/22 05:30
3rd world country, etc.

My city scores a HUGE 448kbps dl speed and superultrafast 183kbps.

My connection goes 756kbps dl 213kbps upload.

I'm moving to a bigger city but can't expect for the speed to get any better.

Also: Prices here are ridiculous. More expensive than getting cable TV. More expensive than my eletric bill and water bill put together.
(ID #69692) Posted on 2008/01/15 03:29
e-jump in Malaysia
Test Engineer
Registered on 2007/12/22 21:34
I guess I have one of the slowest connection here. My package is only 384down/256up. MY ISP is a TIME Wireless, and it cost me ~rm80/USD24 monthly =__=" 
Oh well, Im not a heavy downloader anyway and I get constant ~40KB/s download via anything, not like some Screamyx subscribers LOL
(ID #69693) Posted on 2008/01/15 04:12
Van - Halo - Tupac in Ottawa, Canada
Student
Registered on 2008/01/14 13:09
2980kb/sec down and 661 kb/s up with no cap. It costs me $45 CDN/month. 

Your download and upload speeds are outrageous danny. I suppose hosting a server needs that much. But damn! Share some with me!

Corporations here in Canada are lame. Although that is my top speed, when downloading i never exceed 300kb/s and I rarely upload, the only thing I upload is pictures because anything else is too long. I can't even share demo's on Halo 3 cuz 6 second demos take foreever and people just decide to leave lol.

Is it possible to get a japanese company to provide internet abroad? I suppose not, but its a question that needs answering. 
(ID #69694) Posted on 2008/01/15 04:16
D_Blade in Montreal
Non-profit org. volunteering work addict
Registered on 2006/12/31 22:48
1510 kb/s download, 316 kb/s upload.
At least for the price I pay, I don't share my connection.
I'd yell "Thief, thief!" otherwise anyway.
(ID #69695) Posted on 2008/01/15 04:22
D_Blade in Montreal
Non-profit org. volunteering work addict
Registered on 2006/12/31 22:48
By the way, let's review our geography with this nifty site! Any takers? XD
(ID #69696) Posted on 2008/01/15 04:26
e-jump in Malaysia
Test Engineer
Registered on 2007/12/22 21:34
Oh, btw the values are in Kb (384Kb down/256Kb up)not Mb . AFAIK almost all Malaysian ISP do not cap, but some do have shapings. However Malaysian is known to be abusive/taking advantage in anything. So most people here tends to download the INTERNET 24/7, and complaint about speed. Most likely never heard of bottlenecks =__=
I envy those with uber connections. Oh, besides Jp and Sweden, Taiwan (or was it Korea) too has uber 1337 connections, right?
(ID #69698) Posted on 2008/01/15 04:35
Naota in Chile
Student of Design Graphics
Registered on 2007/11/26 08:02
totoro in Tokyo
Software Developer
Registered on 2008/01/14 13:22
Yep, internet is fast here. 30dn/7up mb/s for 1900yen($20)/month with a service that has full English service for us newbies here. Great stuff. Can't help bragging about stuff like this sorry.
Andi
(ID #69700) Posted on 2008/01/15 04:53
Stuntman in London, UK
Student/Raving Bleach Fan
Registered on 2007/11/11 03:52
1996 Kb/s download, 191Kb/s upload.

Wow, that's, really, really crappy. :( I knew I shouldn't have gone with Virgin Media. orz
(ID #69701) Posted on 2008/01/15 04:55
x33b in Chicago, USA
Network Admin
Registered on 2007/11/24 04:49
Danny, your results confuse me. Are you trying to say you are getting 7.4 megabytes downstream? Because from what I can see you are getting 74 megabit connection downstream which is pretty dang good. Most people in the States are lucky to get 20mbps.
(ID #69702) Posted on 2008/01/15 04:58
Karl in TEH Philippines
Student/Evil Overlord
Registered on 2007/10/27 01:26
I'm 826K up and 321K down. Not bad for a 24 USD connection. That includes the landline BTW....
(ID #69703) Posted on 2008/01/15 05:04
NekokoNeko in Long Beach, CA, USA
computer business Infomation system
Registered on 2007/11/30 13:44
urayamashii!!! I'm only get about 88kbs down and 22kbs up.
(ID #69704) Posted on 2008/01/15 05:05
Karl in TEH Philippines
Student/Evil Overlord
Registered on 2007/10/27 01:26
I mean not bad for a 3rd world connection. Hehehehe.....
(ID #69705) Posted on 2008/01/15 05:05
wcloudx in Singapore
Artist
Registered on 2008/01/12 03:00
My Starhub Cable Vision net me "8139 Kbps down/234 Kbps up", which is ok I guess ^^
(ID #69706) Posted on 2008/01/15 05:08
MACdaddy in Earth
Stalker
Registered on 2007/11/10 10:14
Man, when I was living in Yoko, our download AND upload speed was rediculous. It was their basic speed too, but I could grab files in seconds vs minutes, except stuff from overseas, those took maybe twice as long. I could always tell when something was hosted in the US vs Europe or asia. 

The US broadband [if you can even CALL it that] sucks soooo bad!
(ID #69707) Posted on 2008/01/15 05:16
Phenie in South Africa
Catgirl Trainer.
Registered on 2007/01/08 15:26
I pay over 100USD for my connection and I can't download faster than 30Kb/s.

South Africa's internet is monopolized by a single company so we all suffer here, I'm lucky to be uncapped, most people have a 1GB-3GB cap PER MONTH.

*sigh*
(ID #69708) Posted on 2008/01/15 05:20
Zeroblade in Manila, Philippines
Student
Registered on 2007/04/10 21:47
My down/up speeds are something like, 364/128 kbps here. Stupid crappy DSL :(
(ID #69709) Posted on 2008/01/15 05:24
Wolfblitz in Pretoria, South Africa
Senior Software / Systems Developer
Registered on 2007/11/02 16:10
I got 243kbps up and 143kbps down and that is on a uncapped business ADSL package costing about R1350 (¥21918) per month.

Not that fast if you take into account what you can get in some countries but it's one of the faster internet connections available over here.

We are fortunate to have had gotten an uncapped connection since most other connections are capped.
(ID #69710) Posted on 2008/01/15 05:37
Apple Otaku in Los Angeles
TV Watcher
Registered on 2007/10/20 10:18
150-155 kbytes/sec on DSL. C'mon FIOS...
(ID #69711) Posted on 2008/01/15 05:42
squee in Singapore
Techie