[WXC/VFX] Weird speed test results

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bradi

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#19788 1-Mar-2008 14:14

Anyone else seeing unusual upload speed results from speedtest.xport.co.nz.

Speed test statistics
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Download speed: 2000880 bps
Upload speed: 83328 bps
Quality of service: 98 %
Download test type: socket
Upload test type: socket
Maximum download pause: 231 ms
Average download pause: 5 ms
Minimum round trip time to server: 55 ms
Average round trip time to server: 221 ms

Was OK the first 2 times I tried it today - said upload was at least 130kbps, but now every time I run it it starts uploading I see the counter sitting bang on 137kbps then at the last second of the upload test drops to ~85kbps... www.speedtest.net is normal (~130kbps).

Also does anyone else get the 403 error when trying to view the detailed analysis also?

Niel

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#113955 1-Mar-2008 15:21

Although that speed test liiks nice and has extra info, I believe it has some problems and you should use the one from the XNet home page which has always given me more stable results than the old one.

I can not view the detailed screen either, and can't remember that I ever could (at least not the last fiew months).

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bradi

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#113969 1-Mar-2008 16:52

Tried both, same results. Any other XNet customer seeing the same thing or is it just me and just today?... still doing it.

Detruire

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#113975 1-Mar-2008 17:17

Xnet speedtest has always done that. Upload speeds on it are always rather random.
It's been like that for over a year.

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grant_k

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#113985 1-Mar-2008 18:05

Detruire: Xnet speedtest has always done that. Upload speeds on it are always rather random.
It's been like that for over a year.

Yes, agreed.

For that reason I use www.speedtest.net as the Upload Test actually means something (as much as this type of test can possibly mean anyway

Detruire

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#113986 1-Mar-2008 18:17

Remember people, dialup is capable of 200+kbps upload.

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bradi

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#113995 1-Mar-2008 19:20

righto, fair nuff.

Just that in my experience (been using it about a year) its always been pretty "accurate" (and by that I mean close enough to speedtest.net to be believeable).

Thanks guys.