From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mail-io0-x230.google.com (mail-io0-x230.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:4001:c06::230]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by lists.bufferbloat.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 8BA7E3B25D for ; Thu, 19 May 2016 08:35:35 -0400 (EDT) Received: by mail-io0-x230.google.com with SMTP id t40so12485463ioi.0 for ; Thu, 19 May 2016 05:35:35 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject :from:to; bh=AwnF8uSWz1lKcVo51YWECVHH7gTBQwWlZigbL0LNyP4=; b=KPjx2UrK5W2ZrHbtLQ6Yzw+OJJhyzrGGdv++IexjQFFoEkm/TmFjAr8tzKm+9WuNR5 3vJUAW7wxYD1wUwAdVvrsGRAhDeVOd2v9opylY0V+Qtia66vfMRJnRRudn92DF5FzCz8 4gdf0tXCtjArDF9PtkJHMwla+IfvriFrB3o1QwUaPegX/Jb+UFDYy7JwT64CLbMuvFN3 6KwVkSGN9et7DnDyqFkVSunIukZJj8m/8l7DFRFxutb+5dTu3C9EH/M10nVZ0ijn1lfs Cr+GDZkJlelSL04gG1knX4hTJqa2n5yLshZUF84gjkd37e9XFvTWXCOOJJMOlDezkCZy 4WUg== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20130820; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:date :message-id:subject:from:to; bh=AwnF8uSWz1lKcVo51YWECVHH7gTBQwWlZigbL0LNyP4=; b=DdGaV7WUxk+fqlhZrqrmucECNJRpFCorKAc9Hgo/zsSrhBua2YgZsMj+CNbUC5VH3R Z/swlKJCAEMDsPxMfLbOUCHhuFMo/YBHR+jxQPUMu0QQza5GqANFSEONggiWnp4kGoNv tGtt5eB3A4SNzyb8yblvzu+Qc4H4CGa8W7BznypwfBM857eHr+UolWSRpFG60pw42G3b mbxbdsWG9eL0bF3tm1TbarSvzOovq4b35Fk3VlrSvir3y2xFClWRLNKQh4pAqc1PNprw LETSvg6YqCsv9DdZwIJ72EjZS/dyqhnewyfeR167BPakv0U0cU53i8JbWxza/OF7s5fU AqXw== X-Gm-Message-State: AOPr4FUYhvFBw3j17uFZqiTTBXDC7jwheu+tcLOI+TvPhBU3rj4vtd+a15o5Uf+P/h6dhzQDDJujaB1nrgeuRQ== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.36.58.135 with SMTP id m129mr2621025itm.96.1463661334803; Thu, 19 May 2016 05:35:34 -0700 (PDT) Sender: justinbeech@gmail.com Received: by 10.50.178.40 with HTTP; Thu, 19 May 2016 05:35:34 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Thu, 19 May 2016 22:35:34 +1000 X-Google-Sender-Auth: HouMbcnz7gYz3_1W9eQcb-_ldQ4 Message-ID: From: jb To: bloat Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Subject: Re: [Bloat] [Bulk] Re: anyone have info on the netflix speed test (fast.com)? X-BeenThere: bloat@lists.bufferbloat.net X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.20 Precedence: list List-Id: General list for discussing Bufferbloat List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 19 May 2016 12:35:35 -0000 They certainly have the ability to test from within ISPs as they have deals with some ISPs for streaming so they have the relationships, and servers, not just amazon pops. But then in order to not fall afoul of the same problem speedtest.net has - of often being a speed test between a customer and their ISPs internal network where the nearest server sits - they'd have to purposely dodge using (say) TekSavvy, for customers of TekSavvy. Either way, clearly for some users, the server choice is not yet optimal, even vs the server choice for netflix video, otherwise it wouldn't have resolved the DNS for my test, to a US server (netflix is in Australia, and streams locally, so it could have tested to there). On Thu, May 19, 2016 at 9:56 PM, David Collier-Brown wrote: > For Toronto, they tested from a well-respected nearby ISP (Tek Savvy, > originally from my home town, Chatham) > > --dave > > > On 18/05/16 10:59 PM, jb wrote: > > I had a quick look, it just does some parallel XHR fetches over port > 80 from their server, which at least ( for me ) was not located at my > nearest amazon/netflix POP, but is located in the USA at a 200ms ping > time, so the speed reading was slow to ramp up, and lower than it > should be. > > They instrument it and collect info but only report the download speed > to the user in megabits. I'm following a topic in neogaf in which > various people are running it, and it either gives about the same > result as speedtest.net or a lessor result (probably if the user is > further from california). > > They may start adding local servers or may not. It doesn't measure or > report latency or upload speed or anything else. Its main virtue is > the short domain name, and that it starts immediately on page load, > and finally because it is quite simple, it has wider browser > compatibility. > > > On Thu, May 19, 2016 at 5:51 AM, David Lang wrote: > > /. is talking about a new speed test to show your download speed. It doesn't > show upload speeds or ping time. > > David Lang > _______________________________________________ > Bloat mailing list > Bloat@lists.bufferbloat.net > https://lists.bufferbloat.net/listinfo/bloat > > _______________________________________________ > Bloat mailing list > Bloat@lists.bufferbloat.net > https://lists.bufferbloat.net/listinfo/bloat > > > > -- > David Collier-Brown, | Always do right. This will gratify > System Programmer and Author | some people and astonish the rest > davecb@spamcop.net | -- Mark Twain > > > _______________________________________________ > Bloat mailing list > Bloat@lists.bufferbloat.net > https://lists.bufferbloat.net/listinfo/bloat >