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Speedtest.net question.
I just upgraded to Time Warner's Signature Home package that,among other things, gives up to 50Mbps down and 5Mbps up. The tech used the TW speed test site and said speedtest.net is inaccurate with speeds over 25Mbps. I was reluctant to believe him. The TW speed test site reported speeds averaging in the 40's down and in the 4's up. After the tech left, speedtest.net reported around 10 down and around 4 up. Before I upgraded, it was showing me around 18 down.
Any truth to the inaccuracy claim? I realize the speeds will be higher since we were using TW's speed test while within their "network" but the drop from 18 before to 10 after the upgrade seems odd.
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As an example, I have the 50mbit package from Roadrunner, and Speedtest.net only reports me getting 15mbps max no matter what server I choose. Yet if I open a 20 connection binary download off Giganews I easily reach my 50mbit cap.
Basically I find Speedtest.net to be very accurate for testing what I call "real world" download speeds that you get to 90% of the internet, but when doing heavy downloads you can easily reach speeds beyond what Speedtest.net tells you.
It all really depends on the ISP. It seems they aren't really good at pushing the speeds most of the time.
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