Question For The Mods

[GinBoy2]

As we all know internet connections here in Thailand to be of an unstable nature, especially when it comes to International routing. I run two adsl connections, 3BB & TOT for the very reason that thing can go up and down without rhyme or reason, thankfully however not generally at the same time.

Since for the past couple f weeks I've been experiencing 3BB issues on International connections, while TOT has been performing like a champ was wondering if we could develop some kind of pinned topic where we could post daily, weekly or whatever intra Thai & International pings & speeds for varying providers?

It might be a way if patterns develop, for us to see if issues are specific to our connection or something affecting a particular suppliers backbone

Edited January 18, 2015 by GinBoy2

[Chicog]

You really think "My internet is crap today" merits a pinned topic?

I mean a ping and a speedtest will tell you if it's crap.

[GinBoy2]

You really think "My internet is crap today" merits a pinned topic?

I mean a ping and a speedtest will tell you if it's crap.

We could have a table of whatever metrics make sense. Don't really mean the usual whine of as you rightly say, "my internet is crap", but something that is a routine posting of data as opposed to subjective comments of 'crappness'. Doesn't need any commentary just filling in numbers is what I'm thinking, ping, a fixed traceroute whatever as a community we think tells us something, which is altogether better than we get without any structure

Edited January 18, 2015 by GinBoy2

[SoiBiker]

Why not just start such a thread, see if anyone joins in?

[lostinisaan]

Why not just start such a thread, see if anyone joins in?

My hamster just fell off the still spinning wheel and died with open eyes when I read the OP's post for it. So sad.

[Chicog]

You really think "My internet is crap today" merits a pinned topic?

I mean a ping and a speedtest will tell you if it's crap.

We could have a table of whatever metrics make sense. Don't really mean the usual whine of as you rightly say, "my internet is crap", but something that is a routine posting of data as opposed to subjective comments of 'crappness'. Doesn't need any commentary just filling in numbers is what I'm thinking, ping, a fixed traceroute whatever as a community we think tells us something, which is altogether better than we get without any structure

And you'll do what with the information? I mean it might be just your segment that's overloaded.

[KhunBENQ]

The idea is good, but who develops useful comparable test patterns?

What are the references?

Which tests/servers to use?

Otherwise it will end like many such threads with a mix of tests, some of them with phoney nonsense results (those faster than the speed of light pings).

[RKASA]

The Thai internet weather report - whether or not it is working?

On average I always assume it won't work as well as I would like and then enjoy the surprises when they happen, but it is an acquired condition rather then habit.

[RichCor]

It would be so cool if we could participate in an automated Thai Internet Weather Report.

If we could just have a small client app running in the background on our PCs that ran short automated diagnostics to different countries, that then anonymize/wash the data and upload it to a central server for collated results... I'd go for that. It would be interesting to see the statistics for each province / service provider.

[SoiBiker]

I guess one person's version of 'interesting' is different to anothers.