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#2799101 22-Oct-2021 04:40

Thanks. I can see from the icon that this was a multi-connection test. Can you try again with a single connection test?

I have no problem getting big numbers from the multi-connection test.

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#2799140 22-Oct-2021 08:14

Here is my single thread to Baltimore on VF 4G

Here is my VF WiFi 5Ghz single thread on VF fibre 1G

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#2799335 22-Oct-2021 12:05

sub3:

I have no problem getting big numbers from the multi-connection test.

I was more making a point that Windows TCP tuning simply sucks with higher latency connections.

On a single-threaded connection on Windows I get this:

But I'll take that as a grain of salt as I seriously don't trust Windows to speedtest your internet connection.

This is a higher latency destination and so I suspect your connection may be having issues due to that. Just appears Comcasts routing is a little screwed.

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#2799347 22-Oct-2021 12:32

I suspect it'll be a range of various issues and no one quick fix. I acknowledge the issues Windows may have, but I'm on Linux and it's not great for me either. Still worth a try though if the OP hasn't tried already.

This is Vocus 100/20 tested via Ethernet on a Linux machine using the single connection option.

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#2799421 22-Oct-2021 13:26

Don't think it's necessarily the routing, it's slow even when picked up and dropped off on the east coast. This is from an Azure VM (Windows):

For more detailed testing you would really need to use something like iperf.

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#2799438 22-Oct-2021 14:00

yitz:

Don't think it's necessarily the routing, it's slow even when picked up and dropped off on the east coast. This is from an Azure VM (Windows):

The work I'm trying to do goes to a server room on a 1Gbps fibre Comcast connection in Baltimore, so hopefully a reasonably close comparison to this Comcast Speedtest server in Baltimore. I do see similar routing, and similar slow speeds.

The annoying thing is all my co-workers living in New York and Connecticut get awesome performance out of the same server, ie, they can download a 100MB file in like 2 seconds, and it takes me a minute and half. 😞

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#2799454 22-Oct-2021 14:02

michaelmurfy:

I was more making a point that Windows TCP tuning simply sucks with higher latency connections.

Cheers - I have tried it on Linux and Mac too. There was a notable difference on the speedtest with Linux vs Windows with multi connections. Both were still dog slow on single connection.

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#2799457 22-Oct-2021 14:06

The ops guy there is going to try adding their AT&T connection to the VPN, to see if it works any better for me.

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#2800392 24-Oct-2021 16:41

As an aside, which app are you guys using to select Baltimore?

I can only do that via the browser; the Ookla desktop app (version 1.15.163.0) doesn't give me that choice.

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#2800394 24-Oct-2021 16:45

The web app and the iphone app both let you select the server. On the iphone app it's off the bottom of the screen, but you can scroll to it. That is also where you can select single connection mode.

I'm not sure if there is other versions of the app that don't allow you to select a server.

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#2800399 24-Oct-2021 17:09

I am using the official app for Windows - from https://www.speedtest.net/apps/windows

It can only look at sites in NZ and OZ.

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#2800402 24-Oct-2021 17:21

You cant using the windows App, you need to use the browser one or the CLI.

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