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For those hatin on speedtest.net and wanting upload, http://speedtest.dslreports.com/ http://speedtest.dslreports.com/ and https://speedof.me/ https://speedof.m
by finnn 10y ago
For those hatin on speedtest.net and wanting upload, http://speedtest.dslreports.com/ http://speedtest.dslreports.com/ and https://speedof.me/ https://speedof.me/ have booth been around for a while. The reason for fast.com is that it tests download speed from netflix. ISPs can't prioritize it without prioritizing netflix as well.
- nugget 10y agoCouldn't an ISP prioritize burst traffic but throttle streaming after X minutes?
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- wnevets 10y agosounds like we need a test that last as long as a movie.
- jontas 10y agoPerhaps just a (optional) "download speed" display in the corner while watching a movie..
- karlshea 10y agoBut HD is only 5Mbps and 4K is 25Mbps, so you wouldn't necessarily be testing the full bandwidth of your connection.
- eli 10y agoNetflix has an unofficial test movie that shows streaming speed: http://www.wired.com/2014/06/netflix-streaming-test/ http://www.wired.com/2014/06/netflix-streaming-test/
- tajen 10y agoOr Netflix has a global index on the streaming speed for all movies, per ISP: https://ispspeedindex.netflix.com https://ispspeedindex.netflix.com
- seanp2k2 10y agoThis is built into the Netflix client on most platforms: https://m.reddit.com/r/netflix/comments/2fkylx/hidden_netflix_menu_to_set_quality_bonus_hidden/ https://m.reddit.com/r/netflix/comments/2fkylx/hidden_netfli...
- cortesoft 10y agoYou could just watch a movie?
- ams6110 10y agoThey do exactly that. Ever notice how a download/upload is fast for the first few MB then backs off?
- tux1968 10y agoThat can also be attributed to deep buffering. Your local router and even the next hop will make it look like data is being transferred instantaneously until their buffers fill up.
- sp332 10y agoYeah, Comcast used to advertise this as "powerboost". http://corporate.comcast.com/comcast-voices/what-is-powerboost http://corporate.comcast.com/comcast-voices/what-is-powerboo... I'm not sure if Xfinity still does that but it wouldn't surprise me.
- virtuallynathan 10y agoPowerboost has been dead for a while, but it let your burst above your advertised speed.
- JoshTriplett 10y agoI tend to use testmy.net, which includes both upload and download. > The reason for fast.com is that it tests download speed from netflix. ISPs can't prioritize it without prioritizing netflix as well. Is there any way to distinguish traffic between the two? Does fast.com actually download a random video from Netflix? Does it benefit from the Netflix local caching server? If ISPs can find a way to cheat, some might.
- finnn 10y agoIt downloads over https, so anyone watching the traffic can't really get much more than the domain. The download for me comes from ipv6_1-cxl0-c144.1.sea001.ix.nflxvideo.net which is, i assume, one of the Netflix servers in Seattle over IPv6
- ticklemyelmo 10y ago>ISPs can't prioritize it without prioritizing netflix as well There are all kinds of tricks they could use to game this. If they applied their throttles over a 5 min window for instance. I'm really curious what Netflix is doing to guard against that, if anything.
- merb 10y agomake a longer test which downloads a video for 10 minutes.
- thaumasiotes 10y agoWhat's the point of the test? Watch a video for 10 or more minutes. Same thing.
- rthomas6 10y agoCould Netflix start a new TCP connection every 5 minutes?
- pbreit 10y agoAlso: http://beta.speedtest.net http://beta.speedtest.net (no Flash)
- agumonkey 10y agoVery very nice ones. dslreports gives bufferbloat. And the n-sized samples of speedof.me are nice.
- tkel 10y agoAlso check out https://broadbandquality.net/ https://broadbandquality.net/ for both a download and upload test.
- andy_ppp 10y agoNetflix should advertise the speeds people are getting from them. And alternative ISPs if things are regularly slow. Here in the UK we have fibre through one provider and lots through the phone lines because BT were forced to open their network. I get the feeling there is little choice in the US?
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