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Really nice and easy to use -- the test starts way quicker than speedtest.net. However, am I missing something, or does this only test downloading? I guess tha
by kcorbitt 10y ago
Really nice and easy to use -- the test starts way quicker than speedtest.net.
However, am I missing something, or does this only test downloading? I guess that makes sense for Netflix's use case, but I'm usually at least as interested in knowing my upload speed, because with typical asymmetric connections that can be a bigger bottleneck for video calls and content-production workloads.
- nathancahill 10y agoWell, the nice thing about this is that they test with real-world streaming data that ISPs can't game like the do on SpeedTest.net. What's the upload equivalent of that? Flickr uploads?
- mrgoldenbrown 10y agoI would say video chat is the biggest upload bottleneck that I care about.
- nathancahill 10y agoTruth. Maybe we'll see Google Hangouts or Skype/Microsoft build their own version of this for upload speeds.
- cannam 10y agoAll very offtopic, but uploads on the Flickr site usually timeout on my home broadband these days. I fear they've been tweaking their servers for classier users than I am.
- Amorymeltzer 10y ago>What is Fast.com measuring? >Fast.com estimates your current download speed. You will generally be able to get this speed from leading internet services, which use globally distributed servers. >Why does Fast.com only report on download speed? >Download speed is most relevant for people who are consuming content on the Internet, and we want fast.com to be very simple and fast.