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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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).

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.

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.

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