livinthailandos Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 Over viewing quite a few forums on here it seems that speedtest, no longer seems a viable source to use for testing internet speeds, seems some of you have reported low ping times when normally it should be higher. Just curious to know if many of you have experienced this or not. Upon hearing about these types of complaints I've changed over to other websites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazmlb Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 just got the wierdest results here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RKASA Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 Have seen some over at the linux forum too. whole tread on speedtest and strange numbers - vary strange numbers and not just from Bangkok but everywhere - it must be a script error. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozymandious Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 TT&T/3BB is on to speedtest.net and is intercepting results and feeding back bogus figures. A ping test/trace route at our local computer club down here in Phuket provided a response faster than the speed of light. !?! seek an alternative testing site or try several and average your results. And always test to an of shore server ( I usually test to San Francisco) for real world server usage tests. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naam Posted November 26, 2010 Share Posted November 26, 2010 TT&T/3BB is on to speedtest.net and is intercepting results and feeding back bogus figures. bingo! speedtest shows correct results when usind TOT. if you want correct 3bb results use http://numion.com/YourSpeed3/Run.php?QuickStart=SelectDefaults Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tywais Posted November 26, 2010 Share Posted November 26, 2010 From a university site. University backbone Chiang Mai - 1Gbps Fiber, my server link - 1Gbps to backbone, Uni to Bkk link - 100Mbps fiber optic link. TV speedtest - Bangkok TV speedtest - Singapore Speedtest.net - Bangkok Speedtest.net - Los Angeles, CA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangkokcitylimits Posted November 26, 2010 Share Posted November 26, 2010 (edited) The software used by Speedtest.net, Pingtest.net and many others is not their own. They just bought it from Ookla Net Metrics, like you could run your own 'speedtest' website also, using the same software. Edited November 26, 2010 by bangkokcitylimits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangkokcitylimits Posted November 26, 2010 Share Posted November 26, 2010 (edited) dbl Edited November 26, 2010 by bangkokcitylimits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keeniau96 Posted November 26, 2010 Share Posted November 26, 2010 Our computer group here on Phuket has been using http://www.speakeasy.net/speedtest/ for more than three years now, connecting to San Francisco. We have logged over 13,000 tests on TOT, CAT, TTT, 3BB from various locations on Phuket and at various times of day. Woody Leonhard has made several presentations on the results to various groups, including some government IT services. We have found definite proof of fraud in speed reporting in some instances i.e pings travelling faster than the speed of light. The data shows a very mixed bag about the quality of service by all the providers. Speeds have improved over the years but the quality has not. Unexplained down times sometimes extending for days, speed fluctuation with time of day, and just plain bad service. I do not expect the quality to improve much over time. The average speeds will probably increase, but overall service unlikely to change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pib Posted November 26, 2010 Share Posted November 26, 2010 Our computer group here on Phuket has been using http://www.speakeasy.net/speedtest/ for more than three years now, connecting to San Francisco. We have logged over 13,000 tests on TOT, CAT, TTT, 3BB from various locations on Phuket and at various times of day. Woody Leonhard has made several presentations on the results to various groups, including some government IT services. We have found definite proof of fraud in speed reporting in some instances i.e pings travelling faster than the speed of light. The data shows a very mixed bag about the quality of service by all the providers. Speeds have improved over the years but the quality has not. Unexplained down times sometimes extending for days, speed fluctuation with time of day, and just plain bad service. I do not expect the quality to improve much over time. The average speeds will probably increase, but overall service unlikely to change. Amen, brother! When you take-out the few locations/buildings in Thailand that get pretty good and fast internet service (like central/highrise Bangkok) because the ISP's have invested more in their internet structure in these few locations, Thailand ISP speed (expecially international speed) and reliability still has plenty of room for improvement on a country-wide basis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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