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I have been experiencing incredibly slow internet this past week, so I just did a speed test.
These are the results of the speed test I just took today, compared to the test when I first signed up. Quite a difference! What's causing this? Test results can be delayed by up to 2 mi...
- I am connected directly to the modem. I disabled a BrowseSec plug-in that I had on Firefox and ran 3 tests. Dramatic difference. I'm not sure if that is connected to the Digital Ocean thing or not.
http://testmy.net/kf7Prhd25.png Chrome
http://testmy.net/e1l734OiK.png Firefox
- Aha! That explains things. BrowseSec is a VPN and VPNs will definitely reduce your speeds by 50%-70%. Turn VPN off and your speeds should be normal or better.
-Liz
I've been running tests on my laptop with it directly connected to the modem, not wirelessly. I've noticed it's been considerably slower for the past several days. No recent updates to devices. This is my latest speed test group:
Date Download Upload 06/30/2016 09:58:42 1705 688 06/30/2016 09:46:59 7101 933 06/30/2016 09:40:27 3596 783 06/30/2016 09:27:34 1896 684
