Telkom/SAIX hosts speedtest server

[Stickfigure]

Latency of 16ms

 

[angelblaze]

Try the pingtest.net; I get an D grade with international servers:
"Concerning. Most online applications will not perform well but should function in some capacity. Try testing to other servers to verify the result. You might need to contact your ISP for help."
You might need to contact your ISP for help. - Hilarious!

And only a B grade when testing from cpt to jhb.

 

[zeely]

This is exactly what I am talking about - this new server may reveal some poor routing, connectivity problems and the like. It will certainly help the industry.

they need to install a speedtest server to show they have poor routing? Doest quite make sense

I'm sure that telkom have ALL the network tools they need to resolve poor routing, connectivity problems etc etc

a speedtest server is just a vanity thing

 

[Nortic]

@crazybob

odd... i wonder if its my afrihost account?

Yes it is, you are first routed to JHB over the IS IPC and then back to CPT. Since the IPC (think adsl interconnect) costs are so ridiculously high IS can't add a CPT IPC pipe and still compete against Telkom wholesale.

 

[Leftfoot]

http://www.speedtest.net/result/641065317.png



I see there's a Durban server too!

 

[dan101]

wow!

http://www.speedtest.net/result/641065420.png

2nd test...

31Mb down
30Mb up
4ms

http://www.speedtest.net/result/641070386.png

 

[plenty]

From Cape Town to the Altech JHB speedtest site.


And now even FASTER...

http://www.speedtest.net/result/641070036.png

 

[Globetrotter]

I'm in CT, tested from Afrihost account. latency 119ms

 

[Tinuva]

3ms ping I doubt the server is under load.

This server however has been up for about 2 weeks now though so the news is a bit late but none the less I guess it helps those that didn't know about it.

 

[midkemia]

27Mb/s
277ms ping

in cape town, using IS 10gig account

I think my astaro firewall has the file in cache!

 

[BBSA]

speedtest to jhb server = 35ms ping, 21.5mbs down, 15.5mbs up
speedtest to cpt server = 36ms ping, 9.1mbs down, 7.1mbs up

I'm in Pretoria

Big difference

 

[herbertk]

is ping a good test though won't icmp have a low priority ?

 

[abs1]

Based in Cape town International Airport

Joburg


Cape Town

 

[Nth0862]

http://www.speedtest.net/result/641087728.png

Cape Town, Diep River

Ping: 20 ms
Up: 0.40 Mbps
Down: 1.72 Mbps

2 Mbps Line

 

[guest2013-1]

27Mb/s
277ms ping

in cape town, using IS 10gig account

I think my astaro firewall has the file in cache!

Remember IS and SAIX have peering "issues"

 

[kilos]

Well done Telkom, now drop line rentals

http://www.speedtest.net/result/641102185.png
DL 3.48 Mb/s
UP 0.43 Mb/s
Ping 77ms from George
Digichilli Mild Test account

speedtest to jhb server = 35ms ping, 21.5mbs down, 15.5mbs up
speedtest to cpt server = 36ms ping, 9.1mbs down, 7.1mbs up

I suppose you are sitting on the Tenet Network

 

[BBSA]

I suppose you are sitting on the Tenet Network

Yip

 

[SlyFly]

My ping is 16 to Cape Town and 76 to Jhb... Not to bad:

 

[gregmcc]

4 x 4 Mbps lines

http://www.speedtest.net/result/641150904.png

 

[maraisl]

I'm seeing better responses from Windhoek in Namibia....So much for the CT test server
dn=41mbps
up=4.94mbps
http://www.speedtest.net/result/641154727.png

only 22mbps from CT

Makes you wonder if the CT server is really that fast.