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Re: Favorite Speed Test Systems
From: "Mike O'Connor" <mjo () dojo mi org>
Date: Tue, 6 Dec 2016 20:45:11 -0500
:On 05-12-2016 16:34, Nick Ryce wrote: :> For testing downloads, fast.com is pretty nice :> : :The problem with fast.com is that they use HTTPS for the test. The user needs :a fast computer to decode the SSL at full speed. Even if you have a very fast :computer the test will max out at 100-200 Mbps because the Netflix servers :are apparently not able to encode SSL any faster. Maybe we would get better :speed if multiple SSL connections were used. I've run into the opposite problem -- fast.com sporadically reporting 1+ Gbps times for circuits that are only 20-40 Mbps. There's no obvious client-side issues -- no proxying, interesting browsers, etc. fast.com is glitchy just often enough to give some friends of mine silly glee when it misreports. -Mike -- Michael J. O'Connor mjo () dojo mi org =--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--= "A superhero should always speak from his diaphragm!" -The Tick
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- Re: Favorite Speed Test Systems Hank Nussbacher (Dec 05)
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- Re: Favorite Speed Test Systems Theodore Baschak (Dec 05)
- Re: Favorite Speed Test Systems Janusz Jezowicz (Dec 05)
- Re: Favorite Speed Test Systems Eric Dugas (Dec 05)
- Re: Favorite Speed Test Systems Nick Ryce (Dec 05)
- Re: Favorite Speed Test Systems Baldur Norddahl (Dec 06)
- Re: Favorite Speed Test Systems Mike O'Connor (Dec 06)
- Re: Favorite Speed Test Systems Baldur Norddahl (Dec 06)
- Re: Favorite Speed Test Systems Roland Dobbins (Dec 05)
- Re: Favorite Speed Test Systems Alex Moura (Dec 06)
- Re: Favorite Speed Test Systems Matthew Walster (Dec 06)
- Re: Re: Favorite Speed Test Systems J (Dec 06)
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