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[Sans Souci]

 

[PUSH]

I never realized how awful my internet was until now... wow...

 

[englanddg]

I never realized how awful my internet was until now... wow...

At least it's not dial up!

 

[trr1]

fire fox on WiFi

google on wifi


IE on wifi

Interesting different speed on same computer on wifi

 

[PUSH]

At least it's not dial up!

That's true! But it's ridiculous around here. Sometimes YouTube videos won't load on 360p. It's mainly our internet provider's crappy service, but they can get away with it because it's the only option where I live.

 

[Clamman73]

That's true! But it's ridiculous around here. Sometimes YouTube videos won't load on 360p. It's mainly our internet provider's crappy service, but they can get away with it because it's the only option where I live.

That's partly youtube also...thought I read about them throttling back on their end.

 

[PUSH]

That's partly youtube also...thought I read about them throttling back on their end.

I guess I've read about YouTube's flaws, too, now that you mention it.

 

[englanddg]

That's partly youtube also...thought I read about them throttling back on their end.

As I recall...youtube uses technology similar to Akamai (I think at one point they actually used Akamai...but since they can piggyback on Googles infrastructure, I'm not sure if that is still the case. Probably a mix, if I were to guess).

So, slow loads could also be a function of how far the site has to go to retrieve the video. If someone else has watched it more recently and logically "closer" (not necessarily physically) to your location, the video is more likely to load.

I could have all this jumbled up, I haven't paid attention to it in years...but, that's my recollection.

 

[shuflemstr]

 

[englanddg]

Interesting different speed on same computer on wifi

Internet speeds will generally fluctuate for a variety of reasons. While the dip you saw is pretty extreme, it's not unexpected. Normally it has to do with traffic shaping on the ISPs side, but peering also can cause it (where the packets are handed off of the Verizon (in your case) network to one of it's peering partners to go on to it's final destination...)

 

[StarWarsGirl]

fire fox on WiFi

google on wifi


IE on wifi

Interesting different speed on same computer on wifi

Interesting that you and I are on the same server but my speeds are faster. I have that new FIOS quantum, thingy, but still. Maybe because I'm closer to Baltimore?

 

[StarWarsGirl]

Home

Main Office

Datacenter

I'd live out of the DC, but it's too cold there! <grin>

Lol, yep, it is too cold!

 

[englanddg]

Interesting that you and I are on the same server but my speeds are faster. I have that new FIOS quantum, thingy, but still. Maybe because I'm closer to Baltimore?

Service levels will vary based on all sorts of factors...some of it is related to geography, most of it is related to other factors.

Being on one service (not server, that's something different) or another won't mean consistent results. There are just too many factors involved.

Another thing which will impact speed (specifically for cable, but it impacts other systems as well) is time of day the test is run.

 

[StarWarsGirl]

Service levels will vary based on all sorts of factors...some of it is related to geography, most of it is related to other factors.

Being on one service (not server, that's something different) or another won't mean consistent results. There are just too many factors involved.

Another thing which will impact speed (specifically for cable, but it impacts other systems as well) is time of day the test is run.

I knew I didn't have to tag you. I was thinking "Okay, let's wait until he tells us, no need to tag."

I did run my speed tests again and they were lower this time of evening, but still above the other person's. Does the quantum help?

 

[englanddg]

Quantum is really just Verizon's way of marketing a higher bandwidth plan. They advertise at 50 down / 25 up...but sometimes you'll get more, sometimes less. There is no SLA (Service Level Agreement) on these types of connections (Cable, DSL, FiOS), so providers are free to throttle and shape traffic as they see fit until they hit a peer (the "cloud").

This is why, if you run tests at night when lots of people are probably at home playing games, streaming movies, puttering on the internet, etc...you'll note that your service level drops.

A fun thing to do is test your internet mid afternoon, right before and then right after the kids start getting home from school. <grin>

 

[StarWarsGirl]

Quantum is really just Verizon's way of marketing a higher bandwidth plan. They advertise at 50 down / 25 up...but sometimes you'll get more, sometimes less. There is no SLA (Service Level Agreement) on these types of connections (Cable, DSL, FiOS), so providers are free to throttle and shape traffic as they see fit until they hit a peer (the "cloud").

This is why, if you run tests at night when lots of people are probably at home playing games, streaming movies, puttering on the internet, etc...you'll note that your service level drops.

A fun thing to do is test your internet mid afternoon, right before and then right after the kids start getting home from school. <grin>

Lol, first I'm going to test my school's wifi and then maybe do that on Friday since I'm home all day Fridays but not in the afternoons the rest of the week.

 

[englanddg]

Lol, first I'm going to test my school's wifi and then maybe do that on Friday since I'm home all day Fridays but not in the afternoons the rest of the week.

Speedtests are neat to do, but really just a snapshot of the state of your connection at the moment (not long term)...

Here's a fun little video which explains how all this works very well...I think.

 

[Nemo14]

from my little netbook

 

[StarWarsGirl]

Well, school Wifi is crappy but wired connection...

 

[englanddg]

Well, school Wifi is crappy but wired connection...

Gah! That upload is insane!