Speed Test Results Variance.

[Durango_Boy]

I live in a residential home with a cable modem service through a local cable provider and I pay for 20 Mbps service.

I have tested my internet speed using several different free test sites similar to and including, Speedtest.net .

My results are all over the place and I would like to know if ANY of these are actually accurate or if something else is causing the variance.

Example:

Speedtest.net - 3 Different Tests - Avg. 5.17 Down / 1.54 Up

Speakeasy.net - 3 Different Tests - Avg. 13.09 Down / 1.46 Up

Bandwidthplace.com - 3 Different Tests - Avg. 6.93 Down / 1.56 Up

Any ideas why the results vary so much, and why none are even close to the target that I pay for?

Hardware shouldn't be a problem. The computer I use has a direct connection to the modem, and it's a fairly fast / healthy machine. Plenty of processor and RAM.

Ideas?

 

[johnb35]

Have you ever received your designated speeds? Have you tried rebooting your modem/router as this usually solves any speed issues?

 

[Geoff]

Are the servers the same for all tests? You aren't testing to a Boston server on Speedtest.net and a server close to you on Speakeasy are you? Try running different servers too, it could be the server on Speedtest isn't running optimally.