CA3LE

Thanks, Yeah, who cares about what your line is capable of. Don't people already know that when they order their service. I didn't originally build this site to be used by anyone except myself... it was part of my 'toolbox'. A way for me to ensure that when I left a customers house they were getting what they paid for. ... I wouldn't build or use a tool didn't serve it's purpose. (that goes for any tool) I'm not a cable installer anymore but I'm my own biggest user of the service. Many of the features the site now has came from my own need for that service. My point is... this site is a tool, not a novelty. I'm happy and humbled that so many people have chosen my site over the years. Thanks to all the TMN supporters. - Damon

Welcome to the site! First, the order that you reboot those items really doesn't matter. However, it will get back online fastest if you turn everything off... turn the router on first, then the modem. This way the cable modem can get the Mac address off the router quicker to then register with your ISP. When when it really comes down to it, it will eventually come online no matter the order. Just a little quicker in that order. I have no experience with the Apple Airport Extreme settings. BUT, if you post me screenshots I can offer up advice on what settings I would enable. In case you don't already know how to take a quick screenshot in OSX, this is a way to take snapshots of small sections of your display... Hold Apple+[shift]+4 -- crosshairs will come up, drag and select what you want a snapshot of. After release of the mouse your image will be saved to your desktop.

What exactly does the failure message say? Can you copy and paste the text. Because I'm able to run a SmarTest myself just fine.... so I need the error number to see why you'd be getting an error. Thanks for your support. - Damon

Please read TestMy.net scores ONLY

Good point... but you failed to factor in that I run this site and I'm purposely trying to break things as I develop. That score is no doubt inaccurate... but it was scored that way durring trials... most likely that score wasn't even logged by the public site that you all see Here's what I scored on a combined test a few seconds ago... on the public end ... I also have scores that are only a few kB/s in the database --- never trust my scores out of the database, unless I post a single score... It's part of my development process. And for comparison here's what I just got on a test moments later at speedtest.net, closest server. (15 minutes later) And my server is like 1400 miles away from me.

Very nice testimonial... your charts clearly display where the problem happened. Looks to me like... about April 13th... Funny thing is, your upload sped up at the same time your download decreased. https://testmy.net/stats/?&t=u&x=60&l=250&q=tdawnaz

Thanks for the testimonial... keep visiting!

Thanks for the testimonial

The most common question that people ask us is why their results here differ from speedtest.net. I want to explain something that may help you understand why this is. According to the Ookla Wiki [updated link] the following is true about your tests taken at speedtest.net... The fastest 10% and slowest 30% of your results are DISCARDED The remaining data is averaged together to determine the final result Throwing away the fastest 10% and slowest 30% of the results in my opinion does not make for an accurate test. Isn't THAT the data that you're here to see? Also note this isn't only true for speedtest.net. Ookla is huge, most of the speed tests online run their software. Source: wiki.ookla.com Multithreading makes your connection look better Ookla speed tests are also multithreaded. Meaning that they open more than one connection to the host and combine the speeds. This often can mask congestion issues. For instance, imagine that you have a pipe along your route that's limiting you to 10 Mbps. If you open more than one connection through that pipe you'll be able to achieve a faster speed... but testing that way will not clue you in that there is actually a problem along the route. Remember, you shouldn't have to multithread your connection to pull your full speed. Multithreaded speed tests, like the majority out there, are designed to benefit the Internet provider not the consumer. They often display your maximum throughput not your throughput over the course of an entire upload or download. Omitting the worst portion of your test resulting in inflated scores that may make you feel warm and fuzzy but aren't going to help you see and resolve connection issues. Multithreading can show that you're able to max out your connection by combining the speed of concurrent connections but a great connection can max out without having to multithread. So, if you have to multithread your connection to get your full speed, you should be asking why that is. With TestMy.net it's instantly apparent if there is a congested route. Your speed here reflects the actual loading time of data within your browser... not the combined efforts of multiple threads being altered (dropping the top 10% and bottom 30% of the results) and added together, all through a plugin that isn't suited for the task. :: EDIT :: If you'd like to multithread with TMN, I offer that as well. Try the multithread speed test. TMN's multithread test gives you the option to select from an array of servers. Allowing you to test across multiple routes, to more than one server at a time. TestMy.net is the only Internet speed test with this ability. So THAT'S why your results differ. -- TestMy.net is a harder test to ace and a lot less forgiving than other speed tests. But isn't that what a benchmark should be? :: EDIT :: Another thing to consider is if you're running windows, particularly if it's older than Windows 7 you may need to tune your TCP stack to see your full speeds. Windows doesn't always come out of the box optimized for fast connections. Flash based speed tests fail to detect this problem. To make this change for free I recommend TCP Optimizer. This makes changing those settings very easy and nearly fool proof. Just open it, slide the bar over to your speed that you're supposed to have, check "modify all adapters" ...apply the settings and reboot. You should have faster speeds after your re-test if that was the problem. Here's an outside source talking about exactly this issue, I'll hunt down more examples. >> Download Speed Test - Something fishy? A few related topics :: Accuracy.. Slow upload, drastically different from other speed tests Resuts Vs. Actual Download speeds? TestMy.net shows different results than other speed tests TestMy v Ookla Difference Between Speed Test Sites? Satellite Service Testing Locking at around 14Mbps Questioning speedtest.net resolved with TestMy.net Outside Sources :: Internet providers caught inflating speed test results [myce.com] Use Testmy.net or else!! NO MORE speedtest.net posts will be allowed!!! by the Admin on [xplornetsucks.com] Accurate Speeds Or Speed Test Error? on [wildblueworld.com]

Personally, I think I'm going to wait for when they have Bluray burners --- I fell in love with the display on the 27" ... I will get one, I just want to wait for the next MAJOR release.

Thanks

I've been building like crazy and I wanted to let everyone in on a few new things... First, download tests will have a much different feel. I have added an extra technique to the test. I've found that by adding this step to the process results are not only much more consistant, the tests also require less data to achieve accurate results. Just don't be alarmed if it feels different than you may be used to. Second, the results page... updated to display percentages. Some extra funny results quotes have also been added. (I feel like that's a tradition at this point, lol) Third, holy cow... major fix. I have remapped the score database, you should no longer see any queries that take longer than a second or two at the most.... most queries are instant. This was a major fix in a design flaw that only became apparent when the database became super large. Fourth, the Scheduled test is now called the Auto or Automatic Test and updates have been made over there as well. I've been running it for days and have been getting great data out of it. Many more things I haven't mentioned but that's good for now. n'joy! - CA3LE

I noticed today that Apple released new iMac's. Most interestingly they now come with a Thunderbolt port. You can read about this new technology on Apple's site, Thunderbolt. Wow, Dual Channel 10Gbps! Apple introduced us to USB and Firewire... I'm sure that this will become a standard in time. The new iMac also has Solid State hard drive options which is nice... but it's a $500 upgrade, and get this... if you want the 1GB SATA drive that they were going to install for free AND the SSD it's $100 more. I'm sure that's justified with an install of parts that make the iMac capable of running two internal drives... Personally I would buy it stock and swap it myself and save the money... Boy, it must be pretty nice to just be lazy and get a new iMac with 3.4GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i7, 16GB 1333MHz DDR3 SDRAM, 2TB Serial ATA Drive + 256GB Solid State Drive, AMD Radeon HD 6970M 2GB GDDR5 all preinstalled... $3,649.00 later... turn the power button on and it's so fast that it takes you to the future!

I think that's a localized problem with your browser

You may have a bad route to the server, can you post a traceroute to testmy.net please. To run a traceroute... Windows Start > Run > type CMD [enter] > from the command prompt type tracert google.com and/or tracert testmy.net Linux / Mac Under Applications/Utilities open 'Terminal' > type traceroute google.com and/or traceroute testmy.net Paste those results here. (I know your on Mac, but the above is a macro)

Check it again... I made a slight change. I don't really see an error here though... is it Safari on Windows?

What are you talking about? By fff, do you mean white? Oh, I see now... I just don't see on my end... one minute. Okay, refresh your browser... good now?

I see what you're saying. I've corrected the issue. Thanks for the heads up, a change that was made the other day conflicted with something, easy fix though... Gotta love when the community catches it so quickly. - Cheers! - Damon

Welcome to the site

Just wanted to let you guys know about a little change. The mobile format will now automatically be used when you visit TestMy.net on a qualified mobile device. This view extends sitewide. It personally frustrates me when I visit a site and get throw into a mobile version I can't escape... so... Clicking the link at the bottom that says "Classic" will show the site in it's entirety Clicking Mobile will return you to the mobile version. Tests taken on mobile devices will always be logged as mobile regardless of the test taken. Mobile view also defaults searches to show mobile results only... Enjoy!

So Playstation Network has been down for like 10 days or something. What do you guys know about what's going on?

Confirmed working with an 8 hour test run... https://testmy.net/stats/?&t=u&d=04312011&x=1&m=2&l=50&q=CA3LE working beautifully

Okay... I fixed the issue. Give it a try now You'll know that your in good shape if you start the auto test and the url in your browser looks similar to... The ?r_time=____ was missing before, this has been corrected. I recently updated that script and accidentally left the form method as post instead of get... D'oh!

I'll be working on IE compatibility with that

Went into a loop? It's supposed to run a loop of sorts... the SmarTest is ran... My results from the first test, I have the auto test set to 30 minutes, I'll post my results in a few hours. -D