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Yes. the Doolgo server seems to have a log jam somewhere. At times it gives me about 1/2 the download speeds I measure on the default TestMy central server. Interestingly though, it does give me what I think is my correct Upload speeds. I still think there's an issue with the upload test process on the Central and Automatic TestMy servers. I don't think it's a calculation error because the test takes almost twice as long as it should....with 0.5, 1.0, and 1.5 MB test file sizes. There's something different going on during the test that wasn't there prior to the morning of Feb 2. I get about 0.8 Mbps on all three demo servers, and only about 0.45 Mbps on the regular TestMy servers. Historically I've always gotten about 0.8 Mbps upload on any TestMy server. On the Dallas Demo server I just set a personal record with 24.3 Mbps down. That's with Time Warner's most recent upgrade from 10 to 15 Mbps "guaranteed" new faster service that they instituted recently at no extra charge. In the past, my numbers. I don't know how "real" the Dallas Demo numbers are. My averages since TWC's upgrade on the TestMy servers is about 11.5 Mbps.

I also think some of the prior history data that was linked to my "Den/Study" ID went under some other identifier. I only have a few days of history under Den/Study now. I didn't check all of my different computer Idents yet to SE if they got un-linked. This issue is no big deal. I know what normal looks like for each computer. The issue that's a bigger deal (to me) is the low readings for upload testing on the TestMy Central and Automatic server settings. That issue is under: https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/30578-bad-upload-speeds-on-central-automatic-servers-all-day-today-but/ I post these issues only to provide you info for troubleshooting when you get the time. None of it is a source of great aggravation....haha. I'm retired and barely aggravated about anything. CA3LE....disregard my last post. The history data under Den/Study is there. I had 180 days selected at the top of the Results, but I didn't have "Show Max" selected for the graph and table.

CA3LE - I think the issue described in this thread is real. The main TestMy servers measure upload speeds far lower than the beta demo servers - which I think are measuring correctly.

Thanks CA3LE. Sounds good Maybe I needed to clear my browser cache. Even when I was on my default server (Central), I didn't see the button. I logged out then back in but it still wasn't there

Sorry about the "Altomatic" title.

My rule of thumb to get consistent test results is to manually adjust the test size until I get about 12 seconds of test time. This takes a little experimenting at first, but one you have that for Up and Down, you can pick the file sizes quickly enough. The only downside is that you have to do a separate Up and Down tests. The standard Smart Tests give pretty close results, with a bit more variation. And the extra time it takes The Smart Test to get to a big enough file size gets you pretty close to the 12 second number.

Before you run a test, how do you set which Unique Identifier will get the test data - i.e. If I want my iMAc test data to go into the Den/Study, which Menu/Button do I use? I thought there used to be a button on the Home Page to allow you to do this, but it's not there now. When I choose the Download Test from the menu, that page doesn't have the ID button either, nor does the Download test page. I have past test data for Den/Study, but now when I run a new test on the same computer, it's going into some other identifier, and I don't know where it's going. I have to use "All Identifiers" to see the test results under "Your Results"

Another note - I get similar results on my iMac Sun Feb 03 2013 @ 9:33:55 am 1 MB 494 Kbps - upload on Central server Sun Feb 03 2013 @ 9:35:32 am 14.1 MB 16.59 Mbps - download on Central Server Sun Feb 03 2013 @ 10:22:27 am 1 MB 454 Kbps - upload on Automatic Server Sun Feb 03 2013 @ 10:21:58 am 12 MB 10.24 Mbps - download on Automatic server Sun Feb 03 2013 @ 10:29:51 am 1 MB 865 Kbps - upload on Chicago demo server Sun Feb 03 2013 @ 10:31:04 am 12 MB 10.32 Mbps - download on Chicago demo server Sun Feb 03 2013 @ 10:33:35 am 1 MB 909 Kbps - upload on Dallas demo server Sun Feb 03 2013 @ 10:34:40 am 12 MB 14.99 Mbps - download on Dallas demo server Sun Feb 03 2013 @ 10:35:52 am 1 MB 866 Kbps - upload on Doolgo demo server Sun Feb 03 2013 @ 10:36:51 am 12 MB 11.24 Mbps - download on Doolgo demo server

My upload test speeds are always very consistent; never much variation. The same is still true - still very little variation, just a lot lower since yesterday morning. I get similar results using different test sizes on the TestMy servers - 512 K, 1 MB, 1.5 MB. On the Beta servers, there are no 512 K or 1.5 MB file size options, but I get similar consistent speeds using 1 MB or 3 MB test sizes. Note. I see no difference in Download speeds between my historical and current TestMy results. The only difference is the Upload speeds. And all three Beta demo servers give me both Download and Upload speeds consistent with my test history on the TestMy servers.

My TestMy Upload Issue: Something changed between these times - on Central and Automatic TestMy servers Sat Feb 02 2013 @ 1:09:22 am 1.5 MB 833 Kbps Sat Feb 02 2013 @ 8:49:16 am 1.5 MB 474 Kbps - Virtually everything prior to the 1:09 AM test had given me similar results on Central and Automatic TestMy servers - normal is about 800 Kbps - My 14 day upload avg through 02-01-2013 is 777 Kbps Beta server testing today - results similar to yesterday Sun Feb 03 2013 @ 8:21:21 am 1 MB 791 Kbps - on Chicago demo Sun Feb 03 2013 @ 8:22:32 am 1 MB 838 Kbps - on Dallas Demo Sun Feb 03 2013 @ 8:23:30 am 1 MB 794 Kbps - on Doolgo.com Today on TestMy servers Sun Feb 03 2013 @ 8:27:23 am 1 MB 422 Kbps - on Central server Sun Feb 03 2013 @ 8:26:27 am 1 MB 480 Kbps - on Automatic server All tests run using a 1 MB test size, on an iPad 2 with the latest OS and Safari

All three Beta demo servers give me my typical upload speeds. Did something change on the TestMy servers today? It was working fine yesterday. On the Central and Automatic server upload tests I consistently am getting 400-500 Kbps On all three Beta Demo servers I'm getting 800-900 Kbps, which is about what I normally get (and got on the TestMy servers yesterday)

Yeah. Thanks TriRan. After I thought about it for a while I remembered they were still in beta. I posted the viewing issues mostly for feedback to CA3BLE on the beta. Not sure what to make of the speed differences. I've had so many changes lately, I don't know what NORMAL looks like now. Time Warner increased their base Internet package speeds from 10 to 15 Mbps min. And I haven't quite figured out what average is yet on the various TestMy servers. I used to use the East Coast one to check for consistency with the Central server, but the eastern servers are the new beat ones now. They seem to be running fine. Although today I'm getting 1/2 speed uploads on the Central and automatic server selections, but getting full speed on newest beta server.

I believe Time Warner updated their standard Internet service from 10 Mbps to 15 Mbps minimums recently. On my iMac I'm beating the 15 Mbps without a DOCISS 3 modem (I have an older Motorola SB5100). On my iPad, my speeds used to average about 8 Mbps. As you can see from my signature, that's up by 50% or so. I should change the title of this thread.

I don't know if Time Warner (Cincinnati) has changed anything or not. Has anyone heard whether they've upgraded their equipment? This is on my iMac, wired ethernet. No hardware changes at my place. No Mac OS X changes.

CA3LE. I tried the new Doolgo server this morning. noticed a couple of things. 1. When you hit the "Your Results" link at the top of your web page, the test results on the Doolgo server don't show up on the graph or the table. The immediate test result shows, but the graph and table you see immediately after the test is the host graph/table. Immediatelybafter the test completes, when I hit the button below the graph (Your Graph button), it sends me to the TestMy site data graph/table - which doesn't include the most recent Doolgo test run data. Also, on an iPad, I can't scroll the table of test results on Doolgo after a test. It shows the most recent 4 results. 2. My download test results are significantly slower - about 70-80% of what I get on the Central server. The Doolgo server has only 1/20th the bandwidth you have on the Dallas server. Not sure if that bandwidth is why the speeds are slower or whether it's something else in the path. I used a constant 25 MB test size, and did several runs, and the results seem consistent. I couldn't figure out how to go back and see a personal record of test results on the Doolgo server.

Your upload speed is double mine (Time Warner RoadRunner std service). Your download speed is pretty low at 6 Mbps. But as Mudmanc4 is asking, what is your service supposed to be?

It's possible that the variation you're seeing is real and normal, although if you're seeing all the way from 4 Mbps to 20 Mbps, that seems a bit much. Try selecting the test file size - go to the Download Test menu and pick say 25 MB for a test file size. Run the test 3-5 times and see if you get more consistent results. You can try it using the test server near you, and the automatic server selection-at the very top of the page. And pick say 1.5 MB for the Upload test size when you run that one. Report back with some results If you still have big variations, you may have an equipment problem inside or outside your house.

CA3LE...good call on the "in-house" tech. Yes, they are night and day different from the regular installation techs. They'll also figure out the problem pretty quickly.

If you haven't tried re-booting the modem, try that. Power it down. Sometimes mine (different model than yours) gets quirky and erratic. Many times clearing the memory by powering it down and back up again has resolved the problem. If that doesn't cure it, try plugging a laptop directly into the modem (other stuff disconnected) and see whether the performance is better. If it is, you probably have an issue with your equipment. If it's the same, then it points to either the cable modem, or their signal integrity. Signal strength doesn't guarantee that it will work right. The signal can be too big as well as too small and cause problems. If you do have the problem when plugged directly into the modem, call Cox back. Usually on repeat performance issue calls they will first try to help you over the phone, and if that doesn't resolve it they will send a tech out to troubleshoot. More than once Time Warner has found problems with their equipment outside at their amplifiers and switches.

Welcome from SW Ohio

CA3LE I've run quite a few speed tests over the past few days. I've been testing on the East Coast, Central, and Automatic servers. A couple of observations/comments: 1. My average download speeds (averaging all 3 servers) are up from months past by about 38%. 2. The results of each test on any given server seems to vary a lot more than in the past. My max speeds are double my old average speeds. In the past the max speed were more typically 25% above my average. When I run 5 tests on a server, the min to max speeds vary a lot more than they used to. I now get numbers from 6 Mbps to 15 Mbps where my old average was close to 8Mbps. 3. My upload speeds are virtually always lower on the Automatic and Central servers now than they are on the East Coast server. In months past, my readings were always about 800 +\- 30 Kbps on the Central Server. On the Automatic and Central servers they are now consistently down near ~ 600Kbps +\- 50. On the East last server, measurements are consistently around the 800+\- 20 Kbps that I used to see as typical on the Central server. in summary, compared to my prior experience on the default Central server last year, there is now much bigger variation in download speeds, and lower upload speeds on the Auto and Central server settings.This seems odd, but has been testing this way now for 3-4 days. The new results may indeed be more representative of how my typical Internet performance has always been. I was just making known these observations and wondered what you thought of it. Here's 3 days worth of test data on the 3 servers: Sorry about attaching 3 of the same photo. I thought I'd loaded 3 different ones. Here's the other two; Pic 2 Pic 3

It really is fast now switching pages. It's noticeable even on my iPad.

The Automatic server routing is working faster today. It looks like the speeds are the same as the East Coastbserver tests. The Central server is giving me speeds slower than typical (typical being about 8Mbps down). I only ran 5 tests in succession on the Central server so I don't really know for sure if that is "truth" I ran a few more tests on the central server and it does look like it's giving me speeds that are about 25% slower than what they were a month ago or so.

And the Raid5 SSD and 2000 Mbps stuff you've got is pretty wild too. I've been considering doing both a RAM, and changing my internal boot drive to an SDD on my mid-2010 iMac. Mine doesn't have Thunderbolt but does have FireWire 800 so I could do an external RAID. SSDs are now under $1/GB, but I would need at least 400 GB just for the boot drive, so I'm still thinking about it. Since I got the iPad a year and a half ago, I use the iMac less. The poor thing has been reduced to mostly managing the whole-house backups onto external drives and printing. So it's hard to justify upgrading the iMac right now.

The Central server is available to me again . Thanks CA3LE. I don't get too concerned about absolute speed numbers. I look for changes down as indicators of trouble. I'll do some testing on the Central server soon and see if it's averaging what I used to see as "Normal". If it's different, I may just baseline again on the East Coast server. The numbers are higher, so it makes me feel better. Haha. Our Cincinnati RoadRunner is just not very fast, but I'm not paying them for a premium service either. That new monster machine Sandy Bridge dual sounds like a real animal. Pretty exciting stuff.