Logged in vs not logged in tests at testmy.net

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val_t wrote:

As far as not being affiliated with them ....... you (meaning mods) have said in the past that Testmy.net is "Optimized for Satellite" internet and only to use them.   

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First, TMN takes the latency into account, both by the way it tests and they way it calculates the results.  Though this has more of an effect on the results of the older, slower services from HughesNet, it still can affect the end result.

Secondly, it's the only mainstream test that allows test sizes to be chosen, which is important for getting an overall average rather than relying on short speed spikes for a result.  Many other tests will give either the result of the highest spike, or the speed the system is seeing at the very end of the test, or even an average, but one in which the test may not have run for long enough.  TMN always does, as the requested test size for the given service is always chosen, or at least need to be for the test results to be accepted as accurate.  Consistency in testing is what TMN provides.    

So, "optimized" really means both the way TMN tests and calculates results (concerning the latency), and the way it which it allows the testing to be done (chosen, constant test file size in order to get an average).  

Lastly, TMN also gives more information concerning the results than most other tests, and that information can be helpful when troubleshooting a speed issue.