Different internet speeds at different websites. S.O.S

[xenthusiastx]

Hello everyone, does anybody know why am I getting different speed measurements in different websites?
For example in speedtest.net
If I pick the local city of my Country I get 90/90 or 100/100 Mbps. Same if I pick different country like USA - Miami, I got similar 90/90.

But on websites like: testmy.net I only gets 8/8 Mbps. also on website like speedclouflare speed test, I got 10/10 MBps.

So I'm asking this because I was very happy to start to watch streams at Twitch, but suddenly I can't keep at 1080p lol as a viewer I got stuck
And I noticed that in platforms like Steam I can actually download at 10 MB/s  which is 100mbps download speed here perfectly
on game clients like Albion, the same, 10 MB/s or more speed perfect

But then suddenly on gaming client like BigtimeGG the updating speed of a ramdom patch or whatever the client shows only 1.5 MB/s or 2.5 MB/s speed?

Why is that?
I have a FTTH  fiber optical. 
And I'm connected Wired, Of course I'm using an old router  TPLINK TL-WR720N whose model is 2.4 ghz not dual band,  protocol wifi 802.11b native. but as I mention i'm connected wired.  Also the RJ45 cable I'm using from my computer it is a : 1050 Cat5e  iso/iec 11801 Enhanced 350 MHZ  etc,etc xD


but yeah at this point i dont know if my isp sucks, or my router is the problem or the cat5e cable?
I  have also a motherboard  asrock b350 fatality k4 gaming with the ethernet drivers updated.

Any help thanks in advance

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Because not every website uses the same server

even if your setup can do 10Gbps you'd still be limited to what computer yours is connected to

[Takumidesh]

speedtests can be wildly different based on a huge number of factors, including number of users, location, the servers connection, load on the T1 isp, etc.

 

Your best bet to get an accurate representation of your internet speed is to test multiple sources multiple times. I personally run a speedtest every hour and log the results to get a better idea of what my speeds are and what times and days have different speeds.

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Just now, Takumidesh said:

speedtests can be wildly different based on a huge number of factors, including number of users, location, the servers connection, load on the T1 isp, etc.

 

Your best bet to get an accurate representation of your internet speed is to test multiple sources multiple times. I personally run a speedtest every hour and log the results to get a better idea of what my speeds are and what times and days have different speeds.

Why do you run speed tests every hour?

[Takumidesh]

Just now, lotus10101 said:

Why do you run speed tests every hour?

 

2 minutes ago, Takumidesh said:

log the results to get a better idea of what my speeds are and what times and days have different speeds.

because why not? its like no resources, and is helpful to see if I am getting speeds I expect.
knowing that typically my bandwidth is severely diminished around 8pm every day for example makes it easier to troubleshoot problems.

[tikker]

22 minutes ago, xenthusiastx said:

So I'm asking this because I was very happy to start to watch streams at Twitch, but suddenly I can't keep at 1080p lol as a viewer I got stuck
And I noticed that in platforms like Steam I can actually download at 10 MB/s  which is 100mbps download speed here perfectly
on game clients like Albion, the same, 10 MB/s or more speed perfect

Honestly, if it's fine in practical situations then speedtests are mostly just ease of mind. If Steam, downloads, games etc. all perform up to the expected speed that you pay for then everything is probably fine. Twitch is weird for me lately. YouTube and whatnot happily play 4k footage, but as you say Twitch struggles to keep a steady 1080p stream going sometimes. I regularly get hickups, drops etc. so I wouldn't immediately rule out Twitch itself having some intermittent issues.

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9 minutes ago, Takumidesh said:

 

because why not? its like no resources, and is helpful to see if I am getting speeds I expect.
knowing that typically my bandwidth is severely diminished around 8pm every day for example makes it easier to troubleshoot problems.

Right, I can see doing it occasionally, a regular quarterly sample would get these results for the everyday user, just seems odd to do it every hour your using it regularly, unless maybe it was a work thing, like your a stock broker or something, that's why I figured id ask, maybe learn somthin

[xenthusiastx]

Oh got It when again to speedtest, and ran few test with different servers:

Chicago =  25/25 38/31
Miami  FL =  50/45
Dallas =  25/25 or 30/30
New York =  40/30
Houston:=  50/40
Ashburn=  50/50
Atlanta GA =  70/60

So far I grab  these servers recommendation for twitch, and measure each one at speedtest.
and thats so far the speed they gave me in mbps.

I'm not from USA, but according to twitch   Chicago, New York , Ashburn,  Miami, Atlanta are  East states?
While  Houston is central.

but guessing Atlanta is more near of Venezuela im guessing and thats why I get a better measurement?

[Takumidesh]

Just now, lotus10101 said:

Right, I can see doing it occasionally, a regular quarterly sample would get these results for the everyday user, just seems odd to do it every hour your using it regularly, unless maybe it was a work thing, like your a stock broker or something, that's why I figured id ask, maybe learn somthin

yea its honestly just easy, its a script running in a docker container on my server and I don't even ever notice it.

[tikker]

4 minutes ago, xenthusiastx said:

I'm not from USA

Yeah then your speed to USA servers may not be great depending on where you are. Can you try (more) local servers?

[Dedayog]

16 minutes ago, Takumidesh said:

yea its honestly just easy, its a script running in a docker container on my server and I don't even ever notice it.

I think the point is to stop getting into the minutia all the time and just enjoying what you have.

 

I find it interesting all this testing and checking, but do you do it on other aspects of your life? Do you measure your gas or electric usage to verify your bills are right?  Water?  Gas mileage daily or per fill up?

 

It's just kind of useless to constantly check this.  Periodic sure to see if there are issues, but all the time just makes your mind make up scenarios and questions.  

[xenthusiastx]

But I don't get it Atlanta supposed to be more far than Florida , and my ISP is getting better speeds in Atlanta than Florida? o.O

 

[GuiltySpark_]

38 minutes ago, xenthusiastx said:

I have a FTTH  fiber optical. 

 

38 minutes ago, xenthusiastx said:

And I'm connected Wired, Of course I'm using an old router  TPLINK TL-WR720N 

That thing is *old*. At least a decade. Really no point in troubleshooting further until its replaced, I bet the damn thing is getting overloaded nearing 100Mb/s WAN traffic. 

[Takumidesh]

17 minutes ago, Dedayog said:

but do you do it on other aspects of your life? Do you measure your gas or electric usage to verify your bills are right?  Water?  Gas mileage daily or per fill up?

I am not joking when I say I absolutely do do those things.

 

18 minutes ago, Dedayog said:

It's just kind of useless to constantly check this

Its a background task, I pull the chart up when I am troubleshooting or suspect something is wrong to have more information.
I work professionally in metrology and statistics are a big part of my life

[xenthusiastx]

9 minutes ago, GuiltySpark_ said:

 

That thing is *old*. At least a decade. Really no point in troubleshooting further until its replaced, I bet the damn thing is getting overloaded nearing 100Mb/s WAN traffic. 

Sad part 2 days ago I moved from Coaxial cable modem with 10 mbits /1mbs upload, and the jitter was like 80ms. and it was quite terrible.

And now finally we moved to FTTH I think thats the only solution right now in Venezuela =( at least for residential 

But at least on this website it pull 91/94 at waveform bufferbloat test.
but yeah I felt quite dissapointed when I got the fiber and went to twitch there was not much difference I mean there is, but I can't watch at 1080p it stucks is like those 100mbps that I have got reduced to 1-2 mbps at Twitch lol.

[Dedayog]

8 minutes ago, Takumidesh said:

I am not joking when I say I absolutely do do those things.

 

Its a background task, I pull the chart up when I am troubleshooting or suspect something is wrong to have more information.
I work professionally in metrology and statistics are a big part of my life

That's good to see!  You're consistent at least!

 

But I think you understand what I mean.  We get a lot of people asking about this 1 temp or that 1 fps game.

 

I am going to need you to hit 35 mpg though, come on.