2whiteroses

OK, this time I ran speedtest.net and speakeasy.net first and they gave me 2.7mbps and 1.8mbps. I then tried to go directly via your link to testmy.net/download and got a "Corrupted Content Error" message, "The site at https://testmy.net/ipb/index.php?app=core&module=system&controller=redirect&url=https://testmy.net/download&key=8110317d6e7457aa6d78a795b9bd5dac77091639350ee02562a9c4dd68e87128&resource=&email=1&type=notification_new_comment has experienced a network protocol violation that cannot be repaired. The page you are trying to view cannot be shown because an error in the data transmission was detected. Please contact the website owners to inform them of this" I then went directly to testme.net page and got in.... I did 3 100 mb tests. The first said 41.9mbps, the second 37.5mbps and the third 35.3mbps.... I did the third one just to time how long it took to complete a test and it was 49 seconds to download the 100 mb file.... HOWEVER, each time I did a test I also got an "A script on the extension Norton Safe Web is causing Firefox to slow down" message but I "stopped" it immediately upon seeing it the third time to get as accurate a timing as possible... I did not see a "multi=thread" option when I did these and the 100 mb download started immediately upon clicking on it as an option.... I did not record Upload speeds as Download is what matters most to me.. Incidentally I am positive both speedtest.net and speakeasy are reading MBPS not Kbps

CA3LE - Thank you for your quick reaction... Before using Hughesnet's exact instruction on how to record speed tests, "Test My Download" was what I tried initially. I had not tried using "mirror," but this time when I did and chose the location closest to mine, the recorded results were in line with previous tests recorded this time at 38.57mbps... Immediately afterwards I checked speeds from speedtest.net and speakeasy and both recorded 3.04mbps or less. My reality is that Hughesnet has slowed down for me so noticeably that I resorted to doing these tests just to be sure it wasn't just my imagination. That being said, I am most certain that speedtest.net is providing more accurate estimate of true experienced speeds than what I am recroding here, especially since top speed's supposed to be limited to 25mbps. Prior to this, I do not think I've resorted to speed testing in well over a full year.

Ferver - Could you please explain what you mean about speedtest and also Hughesnet not being in the real world? Because when I test my slowed to a crawl Hughesnet Gen5 speed with speedtest or speakeasy they show I am getting 3.3-3.6mbps download speeds but this site wants me to believe I'm getting about 35mbps. I don't think so. Is that what you mean by not being in the real world?