![]() ![]() Now, same site same downloads, at less then when I had 100. My download speeds were 5 times as fast, for a day. I have had the same thing with Fios recently. Spectrum tried to feed a bunch of **bleep**. Every other site gave me the very same result within less the 3-4 mbps. Only Spectrums gave me the speed they listed. A week before that news story broke by me, I tested there internet with 9 different sites. LOLOL Yeah, neither did Spectrums, who were lying about speeds. There are utilities on DSLreports and other places you can run which will adjust these (newer OS's do a better job at doing this automatically). Make sure you system is tuned for high speed / low latency connections (window size, retry times, etc.). No intervening network hardware (MoCA repeaters, powerline adapters, etc.). Test connected directly to the router which is connected to the ONT. Even with the TV turned off, these can each suck up 30mb/s in streaming content on the local wire.Ĥ. I use Tivo and the remote set top boxes utilize the main box for all content including live TV. Seriously pay attention to local congestion on your network. Also, pay attention to who you test against - not saying anything funky is going on - but is there motivation for say a "Comcast" run test server to favor speedtest traffic coming at it from a FiOS network? I also sample several sites when testing. A couple of smaller locations which my site seems to favor always max out around 100mb regardless of the speed (that's they're end, not mine). Sure it might have lower latency, but it may also have a slow link. Vary the test site being used and don't always assume a local one will be faster. ![]() Many speed test sites have an app for testing higher speed which you should use.Ģ. Browser based speed tests on connections running above about 200mb are not reliable (depending on the browser, it can't keep up). My Gig connection varies from close to the 940/880 numbers at certain times in the evening to about half that early in the evening and certain other "prime" times.ġ. Prior to moving to Gig, I would consisently get 100mb (on my 100/100) or very close to it from various test locations on the internet. You are right however about the the Gig service being "up to" vs "guarenteed". but that's due to being "on network" vs thru the open internet. They do tend to perform better than / ookla, etc. I have not found the Vz tests to be inaccurate. i understand that the speeds on the gigabit are "UP TO" and not exactly that number at all times but its quite annoying not being able to do what i need to do when i have internet speeds that dont allow it. i was recieving better service when i had the 150/150 plan. if i run a verizon speed test its going to tell me that i do recieve that 940/880. when i run speed tests on my own (wired connection) i get a wopping 100mbps download over a 70-80mbps upload. they do not give you accurate results and there is no reason for a third party speed test will lie about results but there is a reason for verizon to lie! (because they want to sell you the bundle and have you as a customer) please also note if you are going to run a speed test on your own and have gigabit some services/tests only support up to 700mbps so make sure you chose the right one. note these are not verizon speed tests because they are 100% a lie. After upgrading to gigabit from 150/150 i had noticed lower speed test results. ![]()
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