Can anyone explain this?

[veggie_mane]

Hi

I am on a 384kbps line, always have been. Occasionally i run a test on speedtest just to check the quality of service im getting etc.

Tonight i ran the test as usual, and it shows a download speed of 1.07mbps!??

I figured it might just be a glitch or something so i ran it again and got a result of 0.6mbps.

Any idea why? I have NEVER seen a result higher than 0.32mbps on my line.

 

[veggie_mane]

it just got weirder. im getting international pings of below 180ms. its usually around 450 to london and a bit quicker to washington.

 

[Srack0verflow]

maybe speedtest.net's broken, do files download faster than 37 to 40kB/s?

 

[pixel_ninja]

maybe speedtest.net's broken, do files download faster than 37 to 40kB/s?

I wouldnt say that speedtest.net is broken @ all. It's a well known fact that every single ISP in ZA has opened their bandwidth full tap to that domain to look good when tested.

 

[JvanD]

I wouldnt say that speedtest.net is broken @ all. It's a well known fact that every single ISP in ZA has opened their bandwidth full tap to that domain to look good when tested.

Except AXXESS maybe - their shaping makes dial up look sexy.

 

[pixel_ninja]

lol