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I think if you could do some detection of what connectivity is being used, and other sorts of relevant connection data, it would be a valuable motivator to see,

I think if you could do some detection of what connectivity is being used, and other sorts of relevant connection data, it would be a valuable motivator to see, "We've detected you are 30% slower than other customers with x and y differences in service" This is super hand wavy, but I think with proper data it could be a useful tool.

shigginbotham 13y ago
That's what many of the tests at M-Labs are trying to do (I encourage people to take a look http://www.measurementlab.net/ http://www.measurementlab.net/) but packets don't traverse networks in a straightforward path. I think focusing on that data and trying to figure out ways to prove traffic manipulation and pinpoint consistent places/times/applications where it slows would be valuable. It's also worth understanding how the FCC currently measures speed and treats speed tests. It's not at all straightforward http://www.fcc.gov/measuring-broadband-america/2013/developer-and-researcher-faq-measuring-broadband-america-feb-2013 http://www.fcc.gov/measuring-broadband-america/2013/develope... We should have a technically-dominated discussion about tests and the right way to look for problems, that we aren't having today because it's so wonky. We totally need data, but we also need to figure out what data will be most useful to prove bad behavior. For example, if my speed drops to 1 Mbps for 30 minutes during prime time but my speeds the rest of the day are 55 Mbps then that blip is heavily discounted, but shouldn't be given that I'm probably trying to stream video.
- nitrogen 13y ago
  Indeed; ISP-level stats aren't fine-grained enough. We need route- and hop-level stats to find the real bottlenecks.