South Korea has been on the top of the list for having the fastest broadband internet in the world for the longest time. So, the very first thing I did when I got here was test their internet connection.
So, is it true that they got 100Mbps here? Here’s what I got:
I tried download large files and was getting 1.5MB/s download speeds in the evenings — that’s a full movie in just 7 minutes.
It’s fast but nowhere near the claimed 100Mbps. I was actually lucky as several others in our group could not get anything higher than 10Mbps.
The 43Mbps I got was the fastest ever I logged in the last 4 days. So if the subscribed connection is for 100Mbps, we’re only getting 43% of that, at best.
I’m disappointed — it’s like subscribing to a 1Mbps DSL in the Philippines and only getting 430Kbps. *hehehe* You never really get your actual subscribed speed, even if you have the world’s fastest broadband connection.
The only other issue that I encountered is that I can’t upload videos on YouTube. I get this message whenever I try to upload videos:
We have voluntarily disabled this functionality on kr.youtube.com because of the Korean real-name verification law.
You know what, after I saw the speedtest in Korea, I rapidly changed a bit my goal in life. I’m now wanted to live in Korea to download all HD Movie files around the internet! Woah!!!
I also live in Korea (and have for some time) my 100Mbps (fibre in my entire apartment complex)connection runs me around 25,000 Won a month (about $23 USD) and I normally get 90+ on downloads from servers located inside of South Korea, but results vary dramatically when DLing from the US or Europe of course.
$25 x 30 = $750 a month
$750 / 43 ~ $17 per 1mbps or ~ php 700
pretty cheap considering my DSL is around $23 per month for a 1mbps connection. Since that is a hotel, its wayyy overpriced compared to what a normal household pays
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