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    Best speedtest site

    So I've been having some issues recently with my ISP. I used to get 56Mbps but now it's spotty at best. What sites would you use to test the bandwidth? The 3 that I usually go to are in this order:

    bandwidthplace.com

    http://www.cnet.com/internet-speed-test/

    speedtest.net

    They give very different figures. I'm wondering which is the best one to use.

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    I mainly use www.speedtest.net

    I would also recommend using the test that your ISP probably has. If their test shows poor results you'll get their attention better.

    Have you unplugged your modem/router and left it unplugged for five to ten minutes?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Steve R Jones View Post
    I mainly use www.speedtest.net

    I would also recommend using the test that your ISP probably has. If their test shows poor results you'll get their attention better.

    Have you unplugged your modem/router and left it unplugged for five to ten minutes?
    1. I generally don't like to use the company's own speedtest program as I expect them to lie to me.

    2. I have turned the modem off for 1 minute (not 5 or 10) and it came back up for hours running as it should. And now it's finicky again. Would shutting off the modem for longer make a difference?

    3. Why would the 3 sites (including speedtest.net) show different results. Usually for data analysis, I like to use at least 3 different sources. Also it seems that when my internet is fast, bandwidthplace says I'm running where I should be. Speedtest.net seems to give me the same results regardless of whether I experience lag or not. That's why I mainly used bandwidthplace.com. If it said my internet was fast, the internet ran fast and when they said it was slow, the internet did run slow. Somewhere I read that perhaps the server that I'm running from is bottlenecking?
    Last edited by kujoe2002; 10-13-2014 at 12:07 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Steve R Jones View Post
    I would also recommend using the test that your ISP probably has. If their test shows poor results you'll get their attention better.
    +1

    If the reading are low on your ISP test page you have a leg to stand on, otherwise they will tell you ""stories"" about the other Tests.

    In addition it is a Good idea to Run a trace to make sure that there is No apparent Bottle neck that reduces the traffic.

    You can use this freeware - http://www.d3tr.de/

    Put it (top center) on list mode so you can see were the real slow down occur (if any).

    Example - http://www.ezlan.net/network/trace.jpg



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