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I'm wary of speedtest.net's results. Comcast operates a speedtest server nearby, and it consistently reports exactly 20Mbps/4Mbps, which (no surprise here) is e

I'm wary of speedtest.net's results. Comcast operates a speedtest server nearby, and it consistently reports exactly 20Mbps/4Mbps, which (no surprise here) is exactly the service I pay for. Another nearby server, not operated by Comcast, hovers around 12-13Mbps/1-2Mbps, which I suspect is the reality of my connection.

SoftwareMaven 15y ago
That may not be completely inaccurate, if the bottleneck is on the link leaving comcast. You get your full bandwidth for internal network stuff, but get less once you leave the internal network. So, technically, you are getting what you pay for, even if that is meaningless. That said, I've often wondered if Qwest (my provider) prioritizes packets for speed tests.
- jmesserly 15y ago
  That's funny, I've usually had the opposite experience with Qwest (in Seattle): inconsistent results in speed tests, but very consistently good download times for large files. Tis strange.
xist 15y ago
Internal network will get you that speed... random parts of the internet is always a crapshoot. comcast may route you halfway around the country until you get to that other close by server, who knows. Try downloading http://cachefly.cachefly.net/100mb.test http://cachefly.cachefly.net/100mb.test and see what you get, or a few other speedtests randomly in different parts of the country.
whichdan 15y ago
Do you know if PowerBoost factors into the speed?