> We test with speakeasy.net most of the time. > > It can be "jerky" too. We've got nearly 400 wireless or fiber to the home > (plus servers) subs on a 20 meg pipe. Here's the current usage: > http://64.146.146.1:81/graphs/iface/uplink-to-pud/ > > I did have to upgrade a backhaul link to one of the towers recently. It > tested plenty fast but pings would jump to 2000 to 3000ms when you ran a > ping test. My *theory* is that the link was able to handle the speed but > not the number of "threads" running through it. > > It was some Airaya gear that had been in place for the better part of 5 or 6 > years. I sure wish more of my gear would sit there that long and just work > and work and work! I think I only did one firmware upgrade too! > > Don't forget that we also charge per bit. Not per speed. Our users likely > use less bandwidth than the average one does. Out here, with our high costs > for bandwidth make that matter. > > laters, > marlon
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