I love using speedtest. My FIOS at home is 25/25. And speedtest consistently
hits that mark
so I know FIOS is giving me what I paid for.
When Verizon was having internet issues last week my numbers were bad.
Like someone else said, I would not use it much more for quick gauge. To get
more granular info
you should be using other tools....
> Subject: Re: Speed Test Results
> From: james.cut...@consultant.com
> Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2011 09:02:01 -0500
> To: nanog@nanog.org
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> On Dec 23, 2011, at 8:07 AM, Paul Stewart wrote:
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> > In my opinion they are only "somewhat reliable" if they are on your network
> > or very close to your network -we operate one of the speedtest.net sites and
> > for our own eyeball traffic find it to be a "reasonable indicator" of what
> > kind of speeds the customer is getting.
> >
> > To put it a different way, if a customer is getting 20X1 Internet service
> > and the speedtest shows 17 X 0.8 then case closed - if they are getting a
> > speedtest result of 5 X 0.5 then our helpdesk will take a further look -
> > this is really in rough terms...
> >
> > Paul
>
> From the consumer viewpoint:
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> No single data point should be extrapolated to infinity, but comparing
> problematic behavior with "normal" behavior is a standard process across all
> fields.
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> Speed tests from several locations done regularly give a baseline for
> performance. Major departure from expected numbers from a set of speed test
> sites can be regarded as an indicator of local loop problems. Did you know
> that local loops suffer from backhoe fade? And, DSLAMS fail.
>
> In my home office, speed tests are just another useful diagnostic helping to
> locate problem areas - just like in Paul's example. DSLReports line
> monitoring service is a similarly useful tool.
>
> James R. Cutler
> james.cut...@consultant.com
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