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    MiBo reacted to CA3LE in Difference Between Speed Test Sites?   
    The test method here is completely different. Some factors that may slow down your performance when testing here (that aren't always detected by other speed tests) include... Incorrect MTU and/or Rwin settings and slow hard drive performance.

    Another factor that effects all speedtests is the route to the server. If there is congestion along the route then you'll see slower speeds than you might expect. We run our dedicated servers through one of the most powerful and well peered providers in the country... so if there is congestion the clients host is usually to blame (Shaw in this example).

    Speedtest.net's servers are usually so close to you that route is rarely a factor... but I personally believe that people are only lying to themselves when they test off such close servers. It defeats the purpose of this type of test.... do you want to know what your speed is to your neighbors house or do you want to know what your speed is to a normal, more realistic location.

    If you have a minute read this. Pay attention to the final paragraph.

    You're only as fast as the weakest link between you and the test server. I have done everything on my end to ensure the best possible testing environment now it's really up to the ISP's to get their customers routed through better providers and bigger, more adequate pipelines along the way.

    Speedtest.net isn't wrong by the way... I just think that they test people under unrealistic circumstances.

    If you're host is doing things right you should be able to max your line out here from anywhere in North America...

    :::.. CA3LE's Combined Test Results ..:::
    Download Connection is:: 53574 Kbps about 53.57 Mbps (tested with 50 MB)
    Download Speed is:: 6697 kB/s or 6.7 MB/s
    Upload Connection is:: 4159 Kbps about 4.2 Mbps (tested with 2.9 MB)
    Upload Speed is:: 520 kB/s
    Tested From:: https://testmy.net (Dallas, TX USA)
    Test Time:: 2011-02-13 12:39:33 GMT -7
    Validation:: https://testmy.net/db/TD6EGCR5Q&q2=608N2IVEL&dual=yes
    User Agent:: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; U; Intel Mac OS X 10.6; en-US; rv:1.9.2.13) Gecko/20101203 Firefox/3.6.13 [!]

    I'm like 1400 miles from the server by the way.
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