Very inconsistent speeds.

[Optane^]

Just upgraded to gigabit, brand new router modem combo. Pics included

 

https://imgur.com/a/vNqII0N

 

Some websites give me 12mbps, some 250. The speedtest website gives me 250, the google chrome extension gives me 700. Cox says everything looks good. I understand a few mb difference but, hundreds? Cox can't come into homes bc corona. Very confused.

 

Any ideas?

 

 

 

 

[piratemonkey]

It could be differences in the servers (the 13Mbps one is pinging Atlanta), but for almost 700 Mbps difference is weird. I'd just download a game or a file and see how fast that comes down

[Windows7ge]

Speed tests aren't always representative of the real world. That and you're pinging different servers which isn't a good reflection/fair comparison. There could be something wrong here but you should change your testing methodology.

 

Have you tried downloading any moderately large file to see if you can get anywhere near 100MB/s?

[Optane^]

1 hour ago, Windows7ge said:

Speed tests aren't always representative of the real world. That and you're pinging different servers which isn't a good reflection/fair comparison. There could be something wrong here but you should change your testing methodology.

 

Have you tried downloading any moderately large file to see if you can get anywhere near 100MB/s?

What is a good server that can handle that?

 

Steam cant.

 

[Optane^]

Downloaded CS from Steam, max was 30.

 

Tried downloading BFV from origin, max was 11MB.

[Optane^]

1 hour ago, piratemonkey said:

It could be differences in the servers (the 13Mbps one is pinging Atlanta), but for almost 700 Mbps difference is weird. I'd just download a game or a file and see how fast that comes down

Still, one pinged Kansas city and got 250? Somethings not right.

[Optane^]

@Windows7ge @piratemonkey

Using the speed test extention, task mngr hit 990mbps.

 

while cox's own website hit 260mbps max. Both servers in Louisiana.  I really am dumbfounded here.

 

 

[FarmerBob]

The only effective way to gauge Internet Speed is using a "Stand-Alone" app, such as the Speedtest.net app on a Hardwired computer or line reading device. Doing anything else through a browser or a WiFi connected Device is not going to give you an accurate reading. Even when I use the Stand-Alone Speedtest on my tablet, I get a seriously lower reading. Even though the tablet is connection to my network and a speed faster than my Internet speed. Also when the app chooses the Server itself when I think it should be my ISPs, I didn't realize that things fluctuate out there and my ISPs server isn't always going to be the best. One test all the nearest servers will be 0 Miles Away. The next test that are all 6 or more Miles Away. When I use it on my Hardwired Desktop, 98% of the time, I get my ISPs server and the speed that the ISP got at install, which is ~935/935Mbps on my Fiber connection.

 

Using any of the resources through a web browser, especially the Speedtest.net with all the ads propagating and reading you ready to shoot you more ads, the test is going to have to deal with much more overhead than app direct. Where I have seen a drop in accuracy of 30-40% at least. Although it seems today that all the speed tests are made by Ookla. It does vary, and widely. Even using the mobile app, that the manufacturer almost demands using for everything related to, for my severely expensive AX Mesh Router System, I get DL accurate within 0-200Mbps, Upload is always 2/3rds of the DL speed. That's not good since this reading is used in the system as the setting for QoS and there's no getting around it. So bad numbers gives me bad QoS. And in browser based tests locations inside the US all pretty much give the same results. I don't usually get servers that are outside of my immediate area though. But when stepping off the beach to offshore servers that just adds more overhead that eats accuracy.