MyBroadband Speed Test app updated - give it a whirl

[Jan]

Huge update to MyBroadband Speed Test app — Check your connection now

The MyBroadband Speed Test app has received a large update across the Google, Apple, and Huawei app stores.

This update makes South Africa’s premier speed test app even more effective and simple when testing your network speeds, latency, and jitter.

 

[Rickster]

Huge update to MyBroadband Speed Test app — Check your connection now

The MyBroadband Speed Test app has received a large update across the Google, Apple, and Huawei app stores.

This update makes South Africa’s premier speed test app even more effective and simple when testing your network speeds, latency, and jitter.

Where prize?

 

[Mike Angelo]

Why? My vumahell connection is always kuk...

 

[geezer]

I get very different results when using the My Broadband Speed Test app compared to the Ookla Speed Test app. Tests were done one meter away from the Wi-Fi router and within one minute of each other.

 

[Brian_G]

I get very different results when using the My Broadband Speed Test app compared to the Ookla Speed Test app.

Same situation with my MTN 30/30 LTE. Ookla usually appears far more accurate, with MyBB seriously under reading / estimating.

 

[LostThePlotNot]

Also have varying results
MyBB:


Ookla:


MYBB is always slower in every test!

EDIT: I am using Firefox on my PC connected to my router via Lan cable. My network adapter in my PC is rated at 1.5GB so I am not using wireless connectivity, or a mobile device for this.

 

[Brian_G]

@Jan ^^

 

[Smiggles]

Most ISP’s whitelist ookla.

 

[Brian_G]

Most ISP’s whitelist ookla.

So you think some ISP's are throttling MyBB access?

The "MyBB-meter" used to be accurate, though it's a while back. Something must have broke

 

[Brian_G]

@Foxhound5366 , @Smiggles reached 10 000 in under 17 months! ^^

 

[LostThePlotNot]

Maybe it is the endpoint the test is reaching, Using OOKLA seems to test against an endpoint in the local area, and it changes between different ISP's offering speed tests, I've seen it use Mweb and other ISP's and the results do differ sightly between them.
the MYBB Speed test does not indicate which ending it is testing on. it could be in JHB North and I am in Cape Town South.
The links in between may be different, maybe we should test International endpoints, that would be more interesting.

 

[RedViking]

What! What update is this and I can't win anything!

No man, fix this bug.

 

[Foxhound5366]

@Foxhound5366 , @Smiggles reached 10 000 in under 17 months! ^^

How do you figure that? I joined here in 2014. 2025 - 2014 != 17 months

 

[Brian_G]

How do you figure that? I joined here in 2014. 2025 - 2014 != 17 months

Not sure if you're joking, I'm talking about Smiggles (was just talking to you), see post #8.

But he's had practice in previous incarnations

 

[Brian_G]

@wingnut771 @Lupus , come help derail this thread as well

 

[DeeinSouthAfrica]

I just went to reddit with the same question regarding discrepancies re: speed. This was from 4 years ago:
"Google's speed test is single connection only, speedtest.net and others use multiple download streams by default to saturate your connection. If you run speedtest.net in single mode you should get similar results."
Yes, that was Google and not MyBB, but still, the answer is valid.
I believe that there are so many variables that no speed test is truely accurate.

 

[Brian_G]

I believe that there are so many variables that no speed test is truely accurate.

Ookla certainly aims to do the best possible, they have a community involvement for that and are very proud of it.

 

[DeeinSouthAfrica]

I far prefer Ookla Speed Test as well as it gives me 440mbps on Voda Home Internet (Axxess).

 

[wingnut771]

I get very different results when using the My Broadband Speed Test app compared to the Ookla Speed Test app. Tests were done one meter away from the Wi-Fi router and within one minute of each other.
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Try single thread ookla

 

[LostThePlotNot]

Try single thread ookla

Done a single thread test using ookla, to the same provider as I used above.
Download is still great, upload dropped by half.