| Boost Wonder if their test will properly gauge the true speed of Comcast boost services? |
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 Duramax08Win8 sucksPremium
join:2008-08-03
San Antonio, TX | A step forward Now to wait and see what happens with this info. |
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 AMDUSERPremium
join:2003-05-28
Earth
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1 edit | The test is inaccurate... I tested my cable internet on it, and it said I had about 30 Meg (even though I only have 7 Meg Road Runner, but with Powerboost(tm).
If they want accurate, they are going to have to do something to mitigate the Powerboost to get the rated service speed. |
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 pnh102Reptiles Are Cuddly And PrettyPremium
join:2002-05-02
Mount Airy, MD | Pointless So now ISPs will simply optimize connections to that site so they can show higher speeds.
Meanwhile, things like unfees continue unabated.
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"Net Neutrality" zealots - the people you can thank for your capped Internet service. |
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| FCC's Obsession w Web2.0 continues Wow. /s/ It is so awesome that the FCC has now decided instead of going out and collecting useful information in a scientific manner, and instead of forcing carriers to hand over good data, that they've now decided to crowdsource data collection. Man, if only the Census Bureau would follow their lead, we could ditch the whole program and put up a website instead. /s/
Another tools is great I guess, for those who for some reason are unable to locate any one of the hundreds of other similar tools. But this "data" won't provide much useful information, because it is flawed in numerous ways (i.e. powerboost, wifi interference, multiple users on a single line), and the sample is user self-selected. If the FCC actually tries to make policy based on this lazy data collection method, then they'll end up getting sued under the Data Quality Act. |
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 ShamayimI already have a Messiah.Premium
join:2002-09-23 | Dot gov? I smell IP harvest. |
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KD4CVR
join:2000-09-21
Gainesville, GA | Who is taking notes? Ok call me paranoid , in the tool the first question is "Where are you accessing the internet? followed by "Current address where you are accessing the internet"??? Who is housing that information? |
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jus10
join:2009-08-04
Sterling, VA | reply to Shamayim
Re: Dot gov? Even if they were, to what end? They're just IPs of ISPs in the US. I'm sure if they wanted, they could get that list other ways. |
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Re: Who is taking notes? You are actually worried about this? Do you honestly think it would be difficult for them to gather the information on their own if they REALLY wanted to? They know who I am and where I live, and I am sure quite a bit more than that.
Your tin foil hat is getting larger ... |
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 Z80APremium
join:2009-11-23
3 edits | reply to pnh102
Re: Pointless And inaccurate. This only shows how fast the the connection between their servers and that user, not actually what speeds the ISP is actually supplying them. I have a full T1 which gives me 1386kbps after overhead like clockwork and this test reported 800/900 with 200ms latency (actual local latency is in the teens). So are they going to use that data to claim what the speeds are here? This is like that lame telecom union site that was equally inaccurate by design so that they could claim the need for billions in gov't spending on infrastructure.
This test also doesn't indicate what is AVAILABLE to subscribers, only a weak indicator of what they are CHOOSING to buy. What is available is just as or more important than what people are choosing to buy.
A complete waste of taxpayer dollars. They could get far more complete data by browsing speetest.net's results. |
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Re: Who is taking notes? The government already knows where you live and what kind of cereal you eat. They don't need to harvest that info via the FCC website.  |
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Z80APremium
join:2009-11-23 | reply to powerspec88
Re: Its a bit slow.. Inaccurate test by design. Your work obviously needs $10M in porkulus to get those upload speeds up. Time to borrow against the credit of Joe Taxpayer. |
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MRCUR
join:2007-03-09
Columbia, PA | reply to KD4CVR
Re: Who is taking notes? They already have that info... So yes, you're just a paranoid person. |
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Re: Its a bit slow.. I love the JITTER test .. reminds me of old people doing the jitterbug. |
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Re: Pointless said by pnh102:So now ISPs will simply optimize connections to that site so they can show higher speeds. Meanwhile, things like unfees continue unabated. I believe it. I ran 4 test on that site and EVERY TIME my speed was as advertised (exactly as advertised).
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 HarleyYacYacoPremium
join:2001-10-13
Allendale, NJ
kudos:2 | reply to Uncle Paul
Re: Boost inaccurate. It states I have a 25/3 when I have 25/15. Also my fios tested on another site is 25/25 which is accurate.
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amungusPremium
join:2004-11-26
America Reviews:
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Re: Its a bit slow.. 750Mbps 
what's your upload speed supposed to be, 750 as well?
Mine was somewhat close @ work (12Mbps fiber), though there is some traffic going in/out right now.
Agree that harvesting speedtest.net results would be a good idea. |
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Re: Boost Mine said my connection was a 22/1 but I only have a 8/1 |
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RX300
join:2004-02-23
Bluff Dale, TX | FCC Still Defines Broadband As - Faster Than Dialup I've got DSL and I don't have broadband. It is a 300k connection. Several years ago that was not bad. Now it sux. Forget about streaming anything. Even utube videos have to be paused. It takes over a minute to load the HBO page.
Like the title says, they still think broadband is anything faster than dialup and that's wrong.
I have done many speed tests and never gotten over 300. Tested at the FCC site just now. Guess my connection got 10% faster because they are telling me it is 330k now. WooHoo
This is as good as it gets because my IP says there are no plans to increase the bandwidth. Little Texas town with an independent telco that serves a population of less than 3000. There is no hope for anything faster. |
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