Decent Speeds...

[GabeU]

I know that it's late at night, but it's been quite some time since I've seen speeds like this, even at this time of night.  And I have no illusions that it's going to last, but it's still nice to see it once in a while.  

And, while I know that Hughes and TMN have issues with each other right now, so the results can't be relied on to be accurate, it's the first time in over a month that I've had a speed of at least 40Mbps on TMN, no matter the time of day.  

Edit:  Re-edit:  I edited the wrong post.  LOL.   

Further, so far, at least for me, Speedtest seems to be the most accurate when it comes to the download test, and TMN seems to be the most accurate for upload tests.  And I know that Speedtest sometimes doesn't want to run, but I've found that waiting for at least twenty or so seconds after going to their page helps when running the test.  It also helps to pick a server that's close to your gateway.  This eliminates the test having to search for a server each time you run it.  Luckily, there is a server right in my gateway "city" of Roseburg, OR.  

[MarkJFine]

Also been having issues with Speedtest not running under high latency.

Considering getting the desktop app instead of using the website to see if that makes any difference.

[maratsade]

@bare65, ditto.  I don't care for the Speedtest app very much.  I was getting uploads of 12 Mbps -- yeah, right.

[MarkJFine]

@maratsade@bare65

Found the same with the desktop app. I actually had a speedtest account at one time. Tried using it, but it told me I don't have one. Tried creating a new one and it told me there was an error. Pfft. Not playing this game with them.

[GabeU]

@bare65

That speedtest app is comical, to say the least.  It said I had an upload speed of 18Mbps.  😛 

[maratsade]

Speedtest online gives me an error every time.  I downloaded the desktop app but I'm not sure yet if I can trust it.  I tried Networx's speed test, but it only worked for one day -- now it just spins and then stops.   

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@MarkJFine wrote:

Also been having issues with Speedtest not running under high latency.

Considering getting the desktop app instead of using the website to see if that makes any difference.

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[maratsade]

I've been getting better speeds too.

[maratsade]

@bare65, Well, that stinks.  I haven't been around to test speeds in the evening, so I'm not sure if they hold up, but I will pretend they do until Testmy disproves me.

I think you may be awake because you're hoping to catch high speeds sneaking into your system. They're around, you know.  ETA: why ARE you awake? Go to bed!

ETA: In the wheee!  hours I get slightly slower speeds these days. Go figure.

Here's hoping everyone's systems will improve.

[MarkJFine]

Not to humblebrag, but at o-dark-30 this morning, here's what I got:

Hughes (605ms Avg):TestMy (600.5ms Avg):Speedtest:

[maratsade]

May I suggest a Valium smoothie, @bare65?  You're looking a bit peaky, a tad rough around the edges.  

[GabeU]

At 9PM?  Are you kidding me?  

I really hope this is a sign, but I'm not betting on it.  At least TMN isn't choking tonight like it normally does.  Maybe they're trying to fix whatever is going on that's been causing its problems.  Again, though, I'm not betting on it.  

 

[maratsade]

At least in the daytime, speeds continue to be very decent here.

Zoom zoom!

Valium smoothies for @bare65, in 3 flavours:

[MarkJFine]

Was incredibly good all day. Maybe some grouse that was eating all the bandwidth turned tail and left the building.

[maratsade]

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thank you for the smoothies..

extra Valium right?"

@bare65, for you, 2 scoops!

[monicakm]

Woohoo!  Congratulations!  Hope others are seeing better speeds too 🙂

[monicakm]

How frustrating for you!  Maybe, just maybe HN is working on it.  When is the last time you've seen d/l speeds this fast?

[MarkJFine]

Well, that's bloody unfortunate. Sorry that had to happen @bare65

[MarkJFine]

Glad you're getting what you need done.

It's going to drop during peak time, especially with what people are using it for these days - I'm convinced of that every time I hear someone complain they can't do something it really wasn't meant to do. It's not optimum, but it is what it is, and for many of us it's still the only option.

As you've seen, I've seen that it's best for me to find a way to do what I can and work/schedule around those limitations. That's a lot better than to try to continually fight something you have no control over and/or look for someone/something to blame - which unfortunately, many have resorted to. Statement of society in general these days I guess.

[GabeU]

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bare65 wrote: 

I guess I spoke too soon.

199 Kbps??? CRAP!

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That is one heck of a drop.   To have it be that good and then get that low....wow.  Before my speeds started kicking back up I would sometimes see peak speeds dipping to the 300Kbps range, but my best speeds were in the teen Mbps range, for the most part, with a 20 or 30 being quite rare.  To see such a spread is crazy.   I feel for you.  Though you can still do some things at 199Kbps, you're definitely a bit more limited.  😞  

[BirdDog]

I guess as a Gen 4 person my expectations are lower. Generally get around 10 Mbps and higher during peak time and up to +30 Mbps during off peak. WIfe and I can do what we want downloading a file, streaming is still pretty snappy.

Suppose 40+ Mbps would be nice but I'm not that impatient when downloading. Can see where that speed would definitely be a positive for a family of 3-4 plus all online at the same time doing YouTube, Facebook, even lower def Netflix.

[GabeU]

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@BirdDog wrote:

I guess as a Gen 4 person my expectations are lower. Generally get around 10 Mbps and higher during peak time and up to +30 Mbps during off peak. WIfe and I can do what we want downloading a file, streaming is still pretty snappy.

Suppose 40+ Mbps would be nice but I'm not that impatient when downloading. Can see where that speed would definitely be a positive for a family of 3-4 plus all online at the same time doing YouTube, Facebook, even lower def Netflix.

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No doubt, and unless one were pressed for time and downloading a large file, the difference between 10Mbps and 40Mbps really wouldn't be noticeable for anything else.  There really isn't anything I can do at 40Mbps that I can't do at 10Mbps just as well, or even 5Mbps, for that matter.  I'm just a little shocked at that spread.  With a low speed being that low you wouldn't expect the high to be that high, or at least not compared to what's been seen over the last few months when someone has speeds that reach that low.  And with the beam expansions seemingly happening and the overall speed going up, you wouldn't expect the low to still get that low, or at least not for those who are seeing their speed go up. 

With this said, I just checked my speed a little while ago and it was VERY low compared to what it has been over the last couple of weeks during the same time period.