Speedtest Results speedtest.net vs Mikrotik bandwidth test

Thu Apr 4 08:35:13 UTC 2013

When is speed ever ensured past someone else's edge/border ?

You may pass through your upstream that fast but once you are out in the open range you are free game to all the lions, tigers & bears..,

There is always going to be something eating you. Best off letting it be the Spanish queasiness from the night before than the results from speedtest.net

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 Jason Hellenthal
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On Apr 4, 2013, at 4:14, Mike <mike-nanog at tiedyenetworks.com> wrote:

> On 04/03/2013 02:48 PM, Valdis.Kletnieks at vt.edu wrote:
>> On Wed, 03 Apr 2013 14:07:48 -0700, Mike said:
>> 
>>> These speedtests are pure unscientific bs and I'd love to see them
>>> called out on the carpet for it.
>> 
>> As far as I know, it's possible for the end-to-end reported values to be
>> lower than your immediate upstream due to issues further upstream.
>> 
>> But if it reports 20MBbits/sec down and 5MBits/sec up, then the link is
>> able to go *at least* that fast.
>> 
>> (If anybody's got evidence of it reporting more than the link is technically
>> capable of, feel free to correct me...)
> 
> 
> 
> Yeah, I do... I've had T1 lines reported at 4.7mbps down and 2.8mbps up.
> 
> These tests are hogwash.
> 
> Mike-
> 