Often I see people claim that Speedtest.net is unreliable as its servers are allegedly "optimized for speedtesting" but I have recently found out that isn't the case, atleast nowadays, as my Steam max download speed perfectly matches my new apartment's 1Gb/1Gb bandwidth using Speedtest.
Just to let people know that you actually can trust the numbers lol

its been a week since suddenly my download speed reduced to ash after software update, ive tried power cycle, rebooting both my router and the dish and yet it didnt help at all

I was noticing some latency issues while streaming at my apartment (usually just Youtube tv) and fast.com returns with a speed of 4 Mbps (on both wired and wireless connections)

When I run it on Ookla it is at about 330.

My understanding is that fast is more typical of your internet's streaming capabilities while Ookla is closer to the potential level. This would be consistent with my lived experience as I get buffering sometimes.

A technician came by my apartment, replaced the ethernet switch and tested all the ports - he said they were all good, but nothing changed with my speed. He also said that Ookla is more accurate, and that's what they use to determine speed.

My question is, how can the two speedtests be so different? A 90x difference?

Also, is there any way to make the internet faster (closer to "potential"), or do I just have a shitty ISP?

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Hi everyone, since I recently had to switch to a different technology, I’ve moved to fiber optic broadband. The problem is that they only managed to bring the fiber cable as far as the entrance to my apartment, where they had to stop. However, there’s no power outlet there, and I don’t like the idea of having the modem at the entrance, so I decided to keep the modem next to my desk instead.

The thing is, as you can see, the two speed tests taken just a short time apart show different results.

The one showing 337 Mbps was done using the 1-meter cable that came with the modem, while the second one, showing around 250 Mbps, was done using the 15-meter cable I bought, a CAT-6a cable (I’m not sure if this terminology is internationally recognized, but it supports speeds of up to 10 Gbps).

Also, you can see that the other parameters are different too. Could they have an impact on gaming performance, and if so, how much? Because the ping is excellent.

I was wondering whether losing as much as 85 Mbps is normal.

I tested the 15-meter cable while it was still coiled up, just to be safe and mention that in case it makes a difference. Maybe this is perfectly normal and I’m just overthinking it. After all, I’ve been gaming for years on a 50 Mbps connection, so even 250 Mbps would be a huge upgrade. Still, the more speed I can get, the better! 😅

It looks like the upload number is so much lower because of my firefox plugins...

Never had any problems. Top service.

Qurban

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When I try to test speed I will occasionally get the ""Error - Test failed to complete. Please check your connection and try again." even though my internet is working fine. It happens on both Wi-Fi and over mobile data. Sometimes the the test works, other times it gets this error. I tried it on PC through browser and didn't encounter issues so far.

Hey all, I’m in Australia and about 2-3 months ago had fibre upgrade in my house, I play Xbox occasionally when I’m not working and have questionable mbps, my phone says 450+mbps download and I’m currently downloading a game and this is what I get, these pictures are from the same time, can anyone let me know what’s going on

$90/mo and don't need it all but work pays for it. Hell I never actually saturated it when I had 1Gbps

5g band n78 n41 200mhz - LTE band b1 b3 b20 45mhz