Speedtest

[raceylady]

When you do a speedtest on http://www.speedtest.net/ which server are you suppose to use, the one nearest to you or the yellow spinning one. As I get different ping from them, the one nearest to me gives me a ping over 100 and yet another only 39.

Should this ping be as varied as that

[yorkie]

It is not the nearest one to where I live but I have found Maidenhead to be the most reliable one,

yorkie.

[deezel]

Milton keynes is the best one for me:D


http://www.speedtest.net/result/1186820425.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

http://www.pingtest.net/result/35762373.png (http://www.pingtest.net)

[raceylady]

Yes I found Milton Keynes seems a good one

http://www.speedtest.net/result/1186993505.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

[raceylady]

But Gloucester which is my nearest is always a higher ping

http://www.speedtest.net/result/1186995835.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

[yorkie]

I get higher pings using Milton Keynes than I do Maidenhead where it is usually 23 / 25ms

yorkie,

[Polo]

Depends a lot on routing and I don't think some of these speedtest servers are very good. Gloucester has a significantly higher ping for me.

http://www.speedtest.net/result/1187458638.png (http://www.speedtest.net)
http://www.speedtest.net/result/1187457591.png (http://www.speedtest.net)
http://www.speedtest.net/result/1187456488.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

Pingtest is interesting because it uses the server that has the lowest ping rather than "guessing" your distance to it like speedtest.

[yorkie]

Brilliant stats them polo, I bet you have to bolt your pc to the floor dont you,:D

yorkie.

[yorkie]

Speedtest.net have now changed their site, my ping from maidenhead now down to 15ms,

yorkie.

[Polo]

Brilliant stats them polo, I bet you have to bolt your pc to the floor dont you,:D

yorkie.
Yeah, certainly is an improvement over my 5mb at home. I hope BT actually do something soon. :(

Really like the new look of speedtest.