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No problem, my pleasure. ... thanks for using it. Please spread the word.

I wish it did that. Those details, what I call TiP (Test in Progress) data, are only available on classic linear speed tests over 1.5 MB. The upload speed test and multithread speed test do not have that ability... yet. I'm working on it. I'm also going to enable TiP for tests under 1.5 MB. It's a complicated issue as to why under 1.5 MB and under doesn't work with TiP... for that, I know the solution, I just need to take the time. It's just going to be tedious and time consuming. I have it slated for update but it's a lower priority. I'm working on making that happen with the upload and multithread too. Which is definitely not a straight forward build. It's a long process of trial and error, it's not like I'm asking normal things out of your browser. There also aren't books out there on how to build this stuff, e.g. "Internet Speed Test Building For Dummies". Instead there are trillions of bits of information scattered across the Internet. The answer to what I want to do is out there, it's just not laid out for me. On top of that, sometimes pieces of the puzzle are missing because either browser or language capabilities need to catch up and give me the ability to do what I'm trying to do. I've been developing that TiP system completely blind, not even knowing if all the work will pay off and actually work to produce useful information. It's worked beautifully on my classic download speed test but when it comes to the other tests... I'm not even sure if it's possible yet. There are challenges to both.. just know that I am developing but it takes time. I wish that you all could see my vision for TMN, stick around and you will. ... I know that doesn't help you much right now. Maybe I should have that window shrink for results without TiP, with an explanation about why there isn't a graph. At least then it wouldn't look like something was missing.

Google DNS has been litterally 100% reliable for me (Google Public DNS IPs are 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4 in case anyone needs that info - make the changes on your router so it will be global to all clients resolving to the router IP for DNS) - I'd normally suggest that... but you've tried that. So I guess I can't blame the other DNS server. What operating system? What ISP? Are only some addresses not resolving? Is it intermittent? Quote of the day... "...its a small , local ISP and they are about as helpful as a .jpg is to Helen Keller." - Lee Yokum

First, I'd like to see your linear test results. Please disable multithreading and run a few download speed tests, try manually selecting 50 MB, if that's taking too long try 25 MB. Then run some upload tests, again try manual selection. Go for 1.5 MB - 3 MB, judging from your previous results it may take a while but larger sizes provide more reliable results. Try also selecting different servers to experiment with different routes. Gather a little more data and I can make a better assessment and try to help you.

Lots of questions to answer. When I get to a real keyboard I'll try to answer all of them.

Those drop offs are obviously what's affecting your streaming. You're getting decent speeds, they just aren't consistent. First thing I would do is check the cable and all of the fittings, trace back all the way to where the cable company's line comes in. Kinks in the cable, bad splitters, bad barrel connectors can all cause intermittent signal loss. A kink or sharp turn in a coaxial cable messes with the impedance of the cable. ... I've seen many times also where people have stapled the cable to baseboards (to tidy it up) and the staples are so tight it pinches the cable... often overlooked... or where the cable has been fished under the carpet and ONE baseboard tack has managed to prick the cable. A little nail acts like a miniature antenna, feeding air signal into the cable. I've seen things like that cause transmission to cut in and out like that.

You've covered a lot of bases. What are the signal levels? Get them from your modem at 192.168.100.1 and post a screenshot. Have you tried other computers? It does this whether it's wired or wireless, router or direct... displays the same drops?

Alright, sorry it took me a while to check into this. So I have an easy solution... it's already built to handle this. All you have to do is add &testServer=east to the end of that URL. If you go to the speed test mirror page you can get the names for all of the servers from the 'set default' buttons. I didn't specifically design that to work with the auto test... but it does. It's all one large program, so that command flows right over to the auto test. Pretty cool, I didn't even have to do anything.

Thanks mudman... exactly. Do you think I should adjust that?

First, try the multithread speed test ... speedtest.net multithreads, TestMy.net by default is linear. Loading much as a single file transfer would. But I do offer the multithread option. If you get drastically differing results between the two tests it can be an indication that there is an underlying issue. There is a wide range of issues... from improper MTU and RWIN settings to a bad cable modem. Seriously, if you're getting lower results with TestMy.net it can be something as obious as a bad modem... and other speed tests WILL NOT DETECT IT. It DOES affect your performance... if your performance is affected in my tests your performance online is affected. Usually a noticeable difference once you find the issue. (looking at your results, I see you've already used the multithread option and got over 50 Mbps, something is restricting that linear transfer... everyone else that's running correctly is able to get much higher scores, something is limiting you.) Don't be so quick to write off the test. There are many people who have put my methodology under the microscope and consider this to be the most accurate speed test online. (e.g. "I can say with 100% certainty that you will not find a testing methodology more accurate than testmy.net") You really can't compare TestMy.net results to a test that by their own admission makes adjustments to the results. Reference Why Do My Results Differ From Speedtest.net / Ookla Speed Tests? Look closer at that bandwidth meter. There are anomalies with my competitors even under the best circumstances. Realize too that most flash speed tests are multithreading... you shouldn't have to multithread to get your full speed. An ideal connection will perform good either way... mine does, look. Multithread :::.. Download Speed Test Result Details ..::: Download Connection Speed:: 108266 Kbps or 108.3 Mbps Download Speed Test Size:: 200.9 MB or 205692 kB or 210628710 bytes Download Binary File Transfer Speed:: 13533 kB/s or 13.5 MB/s Tested At:: http://TestMy.net Version 13 Validation:: https://testmy.net/db/qbQ34Jc More Stats:: https://testmy.net/quickstats/CA3LE https://testmy.net/compID/69431494760 Test Time:: 2014-02-14 11:21:44 Local Time Location:: Monument, CO US >> Destination:: Global Multithread 1MB Download in 0.08 Seconds - 1GB Download in ~1 Minutes - 1933X faster than 56K This test of exactly 205692 kB took 15.564 seconds to complete Running at 482% of hosts average (Comcast Cable https://testmy.net/hoststats/comcast_cable) User Agent:: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_9_1) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/32.0.1700.77 Safari/537.36 [!] Default Linear :::.. Download Speed Test Result Details ..::: Download Connection Speed:: 101707 Kbps or 101.7 Mbps Download Speed Test Size:: 200 MB or 204800 kB or 209715200 bytes Download Binary File Transfer Speed:: 12713 kB/s or 12.7 MB/s Tested At:: http://TestMy.net Version 13 Validation:: https://testmy.net/db/6hgXTYD TiP Measurement Summary:: Min 47.84 Mbps | Middle Avg 107.75 Mbps | Max 112.43 Mbps | 6% Variance TiP Data Points:: 78.2 Mbps, 110.13 Mbps, 110.54 Mbps, 110.22 Mbps, 112.35 Mbps, 110.94 Mbps, 109.73 Mbps, 108.86 Mbps, 104.93 Mbps, 107.85 Mbps, 112.43 Mbps, 108.24 Mbps, 105.44 Mbps, 106.26 Mbps, 105.66 Mbps, 103.85 Mbps, 102.3 Mbps, 102.02 Mbps, 47.84 Mbps More Stats:: https://testmy.net/quickstats/CA3LE https://testmy.net/compID/69431494760 Test Time:: 2014-02-14 11:22:36 Local Time Location:: Monument, CO US >> Destination:: Dallas, TX US 1MB Download in 0.08 Seconds - 1GB Download in ~1 Minutes - 1816X faster than 56K This test of exactly 204800 kB took 16.502 seconds to complete Running at 455% of hosts average (Comcast Cable https://testmy.net/hoststats/comcast_cable) User Agent:: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_9_1) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/32.0.1700.77 Safari/537.36 [!] The default testing method, which has been the core test for TMN since at least 2001... is still the default because I'm not here to make you feel good. I'm not here to overstate your speed or try to give you the best number possible. I'm here to give you the truth and hopefully help you improve performance. The linear test is much more helpful in getting the most from your connection. Tune your connection to perform better on that test and everything will perform better ... the other guys also get paid by the ISPs, whose interest do you think they have at heart? The CEO of speedtest.net is the former CEO of speakeasy.. an ISP (ref wikipedia). I wonder who his buddies might be... lol. TestMy.net is a third party, I'm not affiliated with ISPs. ..... take a minute and think about how much money a large ISP can save by making their users feel like their connection is running better. Then tell me that a third party opinion isn't necessary. Besides, TMN is more than an internet speed test, it helps you discover other issues that other speed tests consistently don't pick up on. It truly reflects your computers performance not just internet performance (if your connection is fast enough). It's helped me position my router to perform the absolute best across my entire home, discover that modems were bad, realize that MTU and RWIN needed to be adjusted, it's even helped me realize that I was working with slow or degraded hard drives... drive swap and TMN results boosted. Because it's my business to test my competition I always compare, WAY more often than not these issues are not noticed, real physical issues that degrade performance... unnoticed. And when you're testing on a server that's down the street (even if it's 300 miles away) not taking into account normal peering and routing, how realistic is that? TMN tests you under real world conditions. Like I said, I'm not here to sugar coat your speed. I just hold up a mirror. ... there is so much more but I've already written more than most will read. If I've got you thinking... take the time to browse around TestMy.net, read what I've written... read what others have written too. Understand how it works then if you want to put it under the microscope, I invite you. You'll quickly realize that I've done my homework and I'm really here only to try and help consumers get the most. I've developed what has become TestMy.net for 18 years, if you like it please take 2 seconds to share it with a friend. let us know what OS you're running and your network configuration and we'll try to help you improve your score.

Let me look into this and get back to you... I'll make sure I build you a solution.

Try an alternate browser and let me know how it does. Try Chrome.

If you're having an issue like that it's not because of any changes to the program. Last major release was in late September and it's been very stable. I often release then wait for bugs to surface... out of my last 5 million visitors I've had only a couple of bugs reported. So I really think this is an issue localized to your phone or network. I'm going to move your topic over to the help section if that's okay with you...

forgot to mention. I fixed your issue. Sphnix wasn't running.. easy fix. Thanks for the heads up, that was effecting the forum search engine too.

Yeah, I am gearing up. No ETA and I'm not doing the next updates incrementally. There will be a few things that will be updated and released as soon as they're available but for the most part my next version will hit all at once. Visitors will have the choice to keep using Version 13 if they're more comfortable with that. Seems that I have a segment of visitors that really don't like major changes. Actually, Pgoodwin1 if my memory serves me correctly you first started emailing me because you weren't a fan going from v12 to v13. ... but I'd bet money that you see the value in v13 now and use it exclusively. Same may happen going to the next version if you're reluctant to change. I've realized over the years that I can't make 100% of people happy... but I still try. My aim in the next release is to make it as easy as possible for the common person (non-computer-geek) to use and fully understand what this site does. When I first started building the TMN speed test I built it for myself and really didn't care if other people understood it. I usually assume that you have a certain level of computer and bandwidth knowledge but I really want the other 95% to get it. I'll also be adding advanced features but hopefully in a way that won't overwhelm people... it will only be overwhelming if you want it to be. I have my work cut out for my on all fronts. But once the fire is lit... like mudmanc4 said... the work is done before I realize that I did anything. Hopefully you'll all like the end result.

I ran TraceMy for a while and got the info I need to build the real version. Thanks to the people that helped me test that. I'm shooting to have TraceMy as an addition to version 14... coming soon. Thanks for the input on TiP, I just wish I would have made it years earlier. Provides such detail... makes diagnosis much easier. Especially would have been handy when I was a cable tech working on people's internet all day.

there we go... fixed. Table was crashed. Please lookout for other database issues. I'm having my bot go through now and repair everything though so it shouldn't be an issue. -D give it a minute...

It's still being logged, but maybe not since yesterday. I had mySQL crash hard on me yesterday (300+ days up without an issue too) and I'm still going over my databases. Please bear with me, you can still see that information when you test... it's just not being logged right now. Thanks for bringing that to my attention, I'm on it. -D

I noticed that just now in Safari... flash was slept. I had never seen that before. But I clicked the youtube video and it started right up. I agree about Mavericks, it's been displaying weird issues. Only on the laptop though. I'm about to reboot because my menu went black. My computer also rebooted for no good reason and I'm fairly certain that it's Mavericks issue... not a hardware error. I have faith that they'll resolve the issues quickly, if not and it becomes an issue I'll roll back too.

$32K! Dude, personally if I needed that much power... I'd get a loaded Mac Pro... and raid some Thunderbolt drives. And if that didn't get it done... I'd get two or three of them and still come in under $32K. That's like the size of a medium drink from McDonalds. You can daisy chain them... (up to 36 devices) and have a 20 GB/s link between the machines. Mac is superior in my opinion. Wouldn't you love a more elegant machine... It even knows to turn the lights on the ports when it detects that you've turned it... it senses that you're trying to to plug something in and lights the way. The design is beautiful. It was beyond what I need right now. The way that I'd want to get it... Minus $3600 without the display... For the people out there with super heavy computing tasks where time is money. Like video engineers... that makes sense. Not too many applications are taking advantage of the GPU aspect yet, final cut pro and some other high end software are doing it. Sure, you can build a single PC machine that would be more far more powerful but can you do it with this kind of footprint? Can you do it this quietly? (only 12dB) In my opinion, the Late 2013 Mac Pro is a work of art in every aspect. You'd have to be insane to spend $32K on a PC.

Wow... the new Macbook Pro rocks. This is on AC wireless, to my Netgear Nighthawk AC 1900 using Comcast 105 Mbps. Using Safari. Someone was recently emailing me about Safari. They said they were getting lower readings on their Macbook pro, only in Safari. Well, I'm testing under the same conditions... same computer, same browser. I think you have something else causing an issue because on my network, it's screaming fast. Click the image and you'll see that one is a classic download test accompanied by a multithread speed test. While I'm on the subject of speed, look at the PCIe SSD performance... (testing with Blackmagic Disk Speed Test - by the way, my own write test of a 10GB disk image creation performed at a low of 780 MB/s and high of 988 MB/s so blackmagic seems to be a good disk speed test on Mac) The late 2013 Macbook is ridiculous. I have the 15 inch, fully upgraded with 1 TB SSD. Don't even get me started about the display. Because of pixel doubling you can see that my screenshots are huge... I've been starting to notice that my iMac is slowing me down so I needed to upgrade. But I wanted something portable. I can output this to my iMac's display when I want to and get a nicer work space for the type of stuff I do and at the same time take full advantage of the second discrete graphics card... well to truly take advantage of it I'd need a 4k monitor but I'm waiting till 4k monitors are much cheaper. It would be really nice but when the display costs more than the computer... loses it's appeal. The 4k resolution is at a lower refresh rate too. 60 Hz 4k would be nice Apple. I think I need to replace my iMac's SSD. I was getting 500 MB/s read and write at first but I've used it a lot... they degrade over time. This is a 2011 model I bought in April. With only 256 GB Corsair Performance Pro SSD Don't get me wrong, my iMac is still very fast. But you guys know me... I have a need for speed. It's kinda what I do... hence the website. Anyone looking to upgrade to a laptop that can put badass desktop computers to shame should be looking at the new macbook line. Pair it with a solid network and you can't go wrong. I'll be able to blaze through my routine and get two or three times the work done. You can't upgrade the memory later, so make sure that you get what you'll need up front... but speaking of SSD degradation. The SSD is a discrete component according to my research... so that's good, although Apple says it's "not a user serviceable part" ... it is, I change "non user serviceable parts" all the time and I would bet that there will be third party drives released. So when it degrades, which it will... it's replaceable. ... 2000 MB/s SSD performance may be possible with aftermarket PCIe SSD. They run PCIexpress 2.0, I believe it's 4 lanes. So there is headroom there for improvement. Time will tell. Funny, the girl at Apple told me, "it's soldered on the board..." -- probably just wanted me to spring for the more expensive one. Bitch. Oh well, I'll put it to go use. All I know is that I'll be able to work faster and more conveniently now. Thanks again Apple. (killer battery life too, especially for an core i7. Past hour, 9% used.)

Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Thanks for the suggestions. I'll keep them in mind for my next version.

I'm about to start another 3 month programming session. I'll really try to make it a point to get to this. I want it too.

By the way, I forgot to mention the share on the results page. For iPad, because there is no flash the copy to clipboard feature doesn't work. That's actually done through a flash hack. It only appears if flash is detected... otherwise a special version of that tab appears that still gives you share options, just not copy to clipboard. Here's on my iPhone just now... you can still copy the image URL, details URL or details and share on twitter and facebook. You just can't copy to your clipboard with a single click like you can on desktops with Adobe Flash enabled. ... that hack shows you the insecurities of flash, part of the reason Apple doesn't allow it in iOS and why others are phasing it out. I'm doing that for a legit reason but it can be illegitimately used just as easy. ... too bad it's the only way I know how to put something on your clipboard. If anyone knows of another way I'd love to hear from you.