spudler_t Posted March 1 CID Share Posted March 1 I was looking to see when Testmy.net started as I Swear (Even though my profile says 2009) I came across this site approx Sept or Oct of 2001 or 2002. I lost my login info and think I had to start over in 2009 as I know I used the site in 2005 as I was always testing the Internet at a club I did music for . Back to the Title, Being a site for 5+ Years prior to speedtest why do you think they have more visitors (or considered #1 Site to test)? I have my opinion. Also I have yet to have a ISP ever tell me to use this site though have had them argue with me about the results until I show the history and when the speed dropped as well as consistency in the results My Opinion, I think a lot of people do not like the facts or truth even if ignoring it is detrimental , Would rather have results that match what the ISP says and they pay, when they get the accurate results more than likely it is not what they want to or have seen, Plus when you go say something to say Xfinity or Other ISP's that you feel the sped is not what you pay for they want you to test where they know they will get a higher speed and it is hard to argue with that unless you have been doing this awhile and have had to deal with all the scripts they read that state it is on the customer end, I can list things till my KB wears out Honestly I think the only times I knew for sure it had to be either a Xfinity issue (Or 1 time iRacing Server issue) was thanks to be able to test here and use my history or results to compare with. Sadly until they make a set of test parameters/Rules as far as Internet Speed Testing a lot of people will be missing out on the bigger picture about their connection speed. I am just thankful we have Testmy.net as a tool to use as well as all the Time and $$ CA3LE has spent on the site LigmaBalls, CA3LE and Frank225 2 1 Quote Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/34990-since-2001-5-years-prior-to-speedtestnet-hmmm/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
CA3LE Posted March 2 CID Share Posted March 2 Well said. TestMy.net started in 2001... but my first internet speed test became popular in 1996, on accident. Was pretty crazy trying to run it early on, not knowing anything. No real tools to even learn online yet either. I hope one day more people find TestMy.net again. I'll just keep building. Frank225, LigmaBalls, Ampli and 2 others 4 1 Quote Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/34990-since-2001-5-years-prior-to-speedtestnet-hmmm/#findComment-358580 Share on other sites More sharing options...
spudler_t Posted March 3 Author CID Share Posted March 3 And i\ll keep mentioning it , Especially with all the iRacing Drivers I deal with and how critical internet speed and latency is in being able to use the service. Plus it is always a good idea to keep tabs on ISP's as they will not inform you if you internet is slow or even when they have new hardware Quote Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/34990-since-2001-5-years-prior-to-speedtestnet-hmmm/#findComment-358605 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Payer Posted March 5 CID Share Posted March 5 What is a decent speed for Telstra Broadband in Australia? Frank225 1 Quote Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/34990-since-2001-5-years-prior-to-speedtestnet-hmmm/#findComment-358656 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank225 Posted March 7 CID Share Posted March 7 On 3/4/2025 at 11:41 PM, Robert Payer said: What is a decent speed for Telstra Broadband in Australia? Hello Robert It depends. Maybe 50-100 download 17 Mbps upload. https://www.reviews.org/au/internet/compare-nbn-plans-and-deals-slp/?utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=google&utm_campaign= [G][PS-INT] Internet Plans&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiArKW-BhAzEiwAZhWsIFCNngWuCYQAs09Sxw6eIFnL_8_T3brWOUdfGaowH45cqcSFkUbgJxoC9CsQAvD_BwE The Government of Adelaide city was the first in the world to have 10GB. My first fiber to home (FTTH) was 60/3Mbps in 2015. Good luck Quote Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/34990-since-2001-5-years-prior-to-speedtestnet-hmmm/#findComment-358693 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Payer Posted March 9 CID Share Posted March 9 Thanks for the link Frank. I'll pass on AC/DC😞 Frank225 1 Quote Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/34990-since-2001-5-years-prior-to-speedtestnet-hmmm/#findComment-358755 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ppcc Posted April 17 CID Share Posted April 17 On 3/2/2025 at 7:31 AM, spudler_t said: I was looking to see when Testmy.net started as I Swear (Even though my profile says 2009) I came across this site approx Sept or Oct of 2001 or 2002. I lost my login info and think I had to start over in 2009 as I know I used the site in 2005 as I was always testing the Internet at a club I did music for . Back to the Title, Being a site for 5+ Years prior to speedtest why do you think they have more visitors (or considered #1 Site to test)? I have my opinion. ... i forgot when i found TestMyNet, probably before 2011? anyways i went looking for other speedtesting websites exactly because i heard ISPs around the world and in my country(singapore) are literally bribing Speedtest dot net to give their consumers/clients faked results. the only other consisent way i could to check my IRL download speed was to torrent large files, then check the avg download speeds, but that way is impossible to pinpoint slowdowns due to country-to-country throttling(which supposedly my ISP is also hiding /covering up), torrent sources come from all over the world(mostly USA it seems). Jose Francisco and CA3LE 2 Quote Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/34990-since-2001-5-years-prior-to-speedtestnet-hmmm/#findComment-359659 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank225 Posted April 17 CID Share Posted April 17 @Ppcc The cooling sytem is very important and the Power Supply for Wi-Fi routers. My choices for testing and to study are TMN and Cloudflare. We don´t know about the performance of ViewQwest, MyRepublic and other ISP. I don`t notice the dfference of 10% less internet speed. Some shoemakers and others might find. 95 is 5% less than 100 Mbps. 950 is 5% less than 1000 Mbps, Internet Ports have speed limit protocol. Large fans with the same airflow make less noise. Fan KIT for Asus RT68U AC1900, with Load Balancing and Failover options. Niote: The temperature of my older notebook. Be happy and sing in the rain Frank 17.04.2025, 15:21 UTC Quote Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/34990-since-2001-5-years-prior-to-speedtestnet-hmmm/#findComment-359666 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank225 Posted April 17 CID Share Posted April 17 Hello Ppcc You have a long history and beautifull History of using the Internet from different locations because of your latency. I would like to know what your internet speed is, your internet speed plan and the cable type you use, like RJ45 Cat 5E? One of my notebooks with 1 000Mbps port is not working and now i use a USB adapter. Some 1000 Mbps adapters are fake. I find it because I bought 3 different adapters. Congratulations on your long internet history 失陪一下 Quote Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/34990-since-2001-5-years-prior-to-speedtestnet-hmmm/#findComment-359667 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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