Whats your NET speed?

[drlewall]

I am on HUGHESNET and I can tell you first hand, IT SUX!

My Hughesnet went down earlier this week and when the tech came out to fix it, he told me about a speed test site, TESTMY dot NET (http://www.testmy.net" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;)

My results are AWFUL! My best speed so far has been 8.2 Mbps..worst was 768Kbps (0.8Mbps)

They are charging me $100 a month for slow ass internet..yeah my life sux

[drlewall]

[campfire]

So this is an invitation to piss you off?


(and this is from my home office computer on my wireless network)

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[Delicate Snowflake]

I have a 4G cellular connection. It's peak evening time here, so it's slow... 20Mbs down, 1Mbs up.

If I run the test again in a couple of hours, I will get 40 / 15 roughly, so something akin to to Campfire's.

As a price comparison, I pay Au$90/m [US $65 +/-] for 100Gb. Currently with Covid that's doubled to 200Gb as a freebie.

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[LadyDraco]

[drlewall]

I am envious people ENVIOUS I tell you...

[bluestar]

13.6 M down, 356 K up

[drlewall]

Why should today be any better, eh?

[Delicate Snowflake]

Doc you have distance-to-cell-tower issues, if I understand things right. So this might not work for you.

I have a sneaky trick. This happens so regularly I am at a loss for any other explanation.

ISP's throttle and allocate speeds to manage demand. Sometimes I cannot get a simple webpage to load, e.g. Banned Camp. My solution is to open the speed test for that specific ISP... funny thing it always shows me a nice reasonable speed, sometimes I have to run it twice to trigger their 'alert' or 'programming' or whatever you want to call it...

... if I then go to the other tab that wouldn't load at all, hey presto

[drlewall]

Yeah I have figgured out how to change my gateway..DALLAS TX is close but sux..I get better speed thru New York..yeah I don't get it either..

[Delicate Snowflake]

Cellular connections can be weird... this is lunchtime on a Sunday. 3 download but 21 upload!

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[LadyDraco]

It's odd Doc we both use Hughes …
I only pay 41 buck a month

The first tier, And Call and always get 20 off a month some times 3 months and this last 6 months..
Ya know the I'm a Senior what do ya have to lower my bill..
But ya have ta be nice to them when ya call... Sugar get better results then Vinegar ...

Here results from all 3 locations

[MrKiwi]

121.9 Mbps down load
97.5Mbps upload.

[Delicate Snowflake]

Hi Doc - am at someone's house and asked if I could check their speed

They're paying for this, but it's pretty good...

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[drlewall]

121.9 Mbps down load
97.5Mbps upload.

THATS IT I am moving in with you!

[Delicate Snowflake]

121.9 Mbps down load
97.5Mbps upload.

THATS IT I am moving in with you!

Plus you get to ride the Guzzi around those lovely NZ roads

[drlewall]

121.9 Mbps down load
97.5Mbps upload.

THATS IT I am moving in with you!

Plus you get to ride the Guzzi around those lovely NZ roads

Pock Paper Sissors to see who rides BITCH...

[MrKiwi]

[LadyDraco]

Hey Doc ,we are thinking of ditching Hughes, and going fiber

[Camp Director]