shadowpuck

i've created a graph of the download test results....... i'll contact my ISP and report back on what they say... shadowpuck-testmy.pdf

just finished the full day of hourly tests..... general trend for both down and up speeds is a general slowdown around 8pm then nearly doubling in speed after midnight. speeds continue consistently fast until about 9am then start dropping off. very slow speeds noted around 2-3pm unil about 9-10pm again. all times central. Date Type Test Score ISP / Host Server Location Test ID Thu Mar 10 2011 @ 9:43:32 pm DN 3229 kbps - (394 kB/s) npgco.com TX 6LNiSj Thu Mar 10 2011 @ 8:43:39 pm DN 1776 kbps - (217 kB/s) npgco.com TX VUIQEY Thu Mar 10 2011 @ 7:43:16 pm DN 1472 kbps - (180 kB/s) npgco.com TX 9StUZc Thu Mar 10 2011 @ 6:43:12 pm DN 1605 kbps - (196 kB/s) npgco.com TX uRcTlV Thu Mar 10 2011 @ 5:43:21 pm DN 2026 kbps - (247 kB/s) npgco.com TX GfAJSu Thu Mar 10 2011 @ 4:42:51 pm DN 4899 kbps - (598 kB/s) npgco.com TX e5qDf0 Thu Mar 10 2011 @ 3:42:48 pm DN 3443 kbps - (420 kB/s) npgco.com TX TYN9jL Thu Mar 10 2011 @ 2:42:47 pm DN 2716 kbps - (332 kB/s) npgco.com TX NLlVs5 Thu Mar 10 2011 @ 1:42:40 pm DN 6912 kbps - (844 kB/s) npgco.com TX gN0cQK Thu Mar 10 2011 @ 12:42:50 pm DN 6560 kbps - (801 kB/s) npgco.com TX 0HNjAI Thu Mar 10 2011 @ 11:42:36 am DN 7855 kbps - (959 kB/s) npgco.com TX NAkQmi Thu Mar 10 2011 @ 10:42:43 am DN 7427 kbps - (907 kB/s) npgco.com TX PqkwH1 Thu Mar 10 2011 @ 9:42:40 am DN 7659 kbps - (935 kB/s) npgco.com TX NTDU9G Thu Mar 10 2011 @ 8:42:42 am DN 10050 kbps - (1227 kB/s) npgco.com TX PjSeOv Thu Mar 10 2011 @ 7:42:33 am DN 10583 kbps - (1292 kB/s) npgco.com TX zN1HP2 Thu Mar 10 2011 @ 6:42:34 am DN 14043 kbps - (1714 kB/s) npgco.com TX CIXFYW Thu Mar 10 2011 @ 5:42:36 am DN 11396 kbps - (1391 kB/s) npgco.com TX EkNCa9 Thu Mar 10 2011 @ 4:42:30 am DN 14166 kbps - (1729 kB/s) npgco.com TX 3r2fPc Thu Mar 10 2011 @ 3:42:28 am DN 14171 kbps - (1730 kB/s) npgco.com TX bRTlcU Thu Mar 10 2011 @ 2:42:27 am DN 14163 kbps - (1729 kB/s) npgco.com TX OfLSXJ Thu Mar 10 2011 @ 1:42:26 am DN 13924 kbps - (1700 kB/s) npgco.com TX Pt3pnm Thu Mar 10 2011 @ 12:42:44 am DN 12892 kbps - (1574 kB/s) npgco.com TX TzSktg Wed Mar 09 2011 @ 11:42:29 pm DN 7006 kbps - (855 kB/s) npgco.com TX ngXoVN Wed Mar 09 2011 @ 10:42:31 pm DN 6083 kbps - (743 kB/s) npgco.com TX ElC92h Wed Mar 09 2011 @ 9:42:15 pm DN 793 kbps - (97 kB/s) npgco.com TX GY8UAX Wed Mar 09 2011 @ 8:41:58 pm DN 665 kbps - (81 kB/s) npgco.com TX geiJQC Date Type Test Score ISP / Host Server Location Test ID Thu Mar 10 2011 @ 9:44:06 pm UP 556 kbps - (68 kB/s) npgco.com TX dcZvGb Thu Mar 10 2011 @ 8:44:17 pm UP 494 kbps - (60 kB/s) npgco.com TX AEIhT4 Thu Mar 10 2011 @ 7:43:51 pm UP 655 kbps - (80 kB/s) npgco.com TX PHn9EA Thu Mar 10 2011 @ 6:43:47 pm UP 545 kbps - (67 kB/s) npgco.com TX TzmG2h Thu Mar 10 2011 @ 5:43:55 pm UP 647 kbps - (79 kB/s) npgco.com TX zvNsRk Thu Mar 10 2011 @ 4:43:20 pm UP 588 kbps - (72 kB/s) npgco.com TX nk5wXJ Thu Mar 10 2011 @ 3:43:18 pm UP 571 kbps - (70 kB/s) npgco.com TX gpoNqU Thu Mar 10 2011 @ 2:43:25 pm UP 480 kbps - (59 kB/s) npgco.com TX 3zEr9O Thu Mar 10 2011 @ 1:43:04 pm UP 777 kbps - (95 kB/s) npgco.com TX ZHwWB1 Thu Mar 10 2011 @ 12:43:14 pm UP 720 kbps - (88 kB/s) npgco.com TX vpwFPC Thu Mar 10 2011 @ 11:42:59 am UP 793 kbps - (97 kB/s) npgco.com TX Ss7qj2 Thu Mar 10 2011 @ 10:43:04 am UP 909 kbps - (111 kB/s) npgco.com TX jpT1Pe Thu Mar 10 2011 @ 9:43:07 am UP 609 kbps - (74 kB/s) npgco.com TX a5B39K Thu Mar 10 2011 @ 8:43:05 am UP 767 kbps - (94 kB/s) npgco.com TX ct7Uhj Thu Mar 10 2011 @ 7:42:57 am UP 717 kbps - (88 kB/s) npgco.com TX H9PcSE Thu Mar 10 2011 @ 6:42:55 am UP 910 kbps - (111 kB/s) npgco.com TX Hcfqd0 Thu Mar 10 2011 @ 5:43:01 am UP 682 kbps - (83 kB/s) npgco.com TX EZiUTp Thu Mar 10 2011 @ 4:42:49 am UP 1001 kbps - (122 kB/s) npgco.com TX mnLUsF Thu Mar 10 2011 @ 3:42:47 am UP 1000 kbps - (122 kB/s) npgco.com TX 4bNoDH Thu Mar 10 2011 @ 2:42:45 am UP 1030 kbps - (126 kB/s) npgco.com TX SGaiZs Thu Mar 10 2011 @ 1:42:47 am UP 936 kbps - (114 kB/s) npgco.com TX yU2j6l Thu Mar 10 2011 @ 12:43:05 am UP 953 kbps - (116 kB/s) npgco.com TX PdWYFI Wed Mar 09 2011 @ 11:42:50 pm UP 858 kbps - (105 kB/s) npgco.com TX cDBa7N Wed Mar 09 2011 @ 10:42:53 pm UP 834 kbps - (102 kB/s) npgco.com TX v3w4me Wed Mar 09 2011 @ 9:42:59 pm UP 592 kbps - (72 kB/s) npgco.com TX pbrXQd Wed Mar 09 2011 @ 8:42:43 pm UP 663 kbps - (81 kB/s) npgco.com TX 6Wg7lA

forgot to answer the other question. to my knowledge there are no splitters in the system. i believe the connection for the cable modem is going directly from outside to the modem. i do not have cable tv or anything else and i know they installed a drop for the modem because i was here when they did it. i just logged into the cable modem and here's what it shows: Downstream Value Frequency 591000000 Hz Signal To Noise Ratio 41.4 dB Power Level 12.4 dBmV Upstream Value Channel ID 3 Frequency 29000000 Hz Power 40.2 dBmV not sure if that tells us anything or not. i'll start the hourly test later tonight....

thank you for the suggestions; i will arrange for the hourly test and then report back on my stats.. i do suspect net congestion, just seems odd that (unless its ISP specific) I'm not seeing the same congestion on my DSL connection. I also haven't had any problems until just recently. Thus, my puzzlement. We'll figure it out - I'll report back when I have more data.....

i have tried power cycling it for about 30 seconds. i can try a longer interval.

I hope everyone doesn't mind my first post being a request for assistance/interpretation of results. I've been using testmy.net for a while now and always had accurate results. All of a sudden, however, I'm getting some bizarre results. My ISP, of course, has been helpless. I'll save the editorial and just post up the data. This all started late last week. I randomly ran a speed test and noticed that my speed was way off from where it normally is. Here's a shot of what I'm used to seeing: Here's a recent test result from testmy.net: Even allowing for time of day/network congestion, that seems way off. Another testing site (speedtest.net) going to Dallas. Again, another recent test on testmy.net The results seem to be rather erratic. Just for comparison, since I also have a DSL connection, I tested it. testmy.net - a few moments ago: The results with my DSL connection are almost identical no matter what test site/location I use. Do I simply have to live with the fluctuation on the cable modem? Anything I can do? Should I call my ISP again and ask them for assistance?