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Question

Varying Results on Speed test

Jul 14, 2016 12:20PM PDT

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That's easy and hard to explain.
Jul 14, 2016 12:48PM PDT

First the 30 megabits (I don't know what MPBS is) is from you to your ISP's "world" and not the speed you'll get to any server on the internet. Inside your ISP's world, you may see that 30 or close to it but no ISP will tell you will get 30 to outside their system.

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Apples to Apples
Jul 14, 2016 1:51PM PDT

I understand I may have a speed to my ISP and it may be lower when it reaches the rest of the net.

But in this case, speedtest.net does the same sort of testing that this program claims to do....uploading and downloading of information to a server. Sorry for the dyslexia with mpbs instead of mbps.)

Have you looked at the two tests?

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Why yes I have.
Jul 14, 2016 1:56PM PDT

And unless the speed tests are inside the ISP's "world" then you should see what the pipe to the internet tests out at. That speed is highly variable.

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Thnks
Jul 14, 2016 2:00PM PDT

Thanks for your response, but I don't believe you've responded to the question.

Happy Bastille Day.

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I thought I did.
Jul 14, 2016 3:17PM PDT

The speed from you to the ISP is generally the speed you pay for. However once there the internet link is shared by all those in the ISP so you're never sure to get a steady reading.

There has been some thought to set up tiers or classes of users in said ISPs (pay more for more Internet speed) but then that is not Net Neutral.

It usually takes a lot of back and forth till a new networker gets it. For now, go find a few moe "how the internet works videos."