[Bloat] Fwd: [IP] Measuring broadband performance...or not?

[Dave Taht]

Although I liked that this document mentioned latency 10 times, not
measuring latency *with load* is like measuring the safety of a car only
when it is parked.

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From: David Farber <farber at gmail.com>
Date: Wed, May 20, 2015 at 6:55 AM
Subject: [IP] Measuring broadband performance...or not?
To: ip <ip at listbox.com>




Begin forwarded message:

*From: *Suzanne Johnson <fuhn at pobox.com>
*Subject: **Measuring broadband performance...or not?*
*Date: *May 20, 2015 at 9:32:35 AM EDT
*To: *"DAVID J. FARBER" <dave at farber.net>

 Why Is It So Dang Difficult To Get Accurate Information About
Broadband Speeds?

Your cable company sells you a broadband plan advertising download speeds
of “up to 25Mbps.” But it feels sluggish to you so you check out an online
speed test site and it tells you you’re only getting a fraction of that
speed. Then the FCC comes out with its Measuring Broadband America report
which — if you can even make heads or tails of it — says your ISP is
actually exceeding its advertised download speeds. Why don’t all of these
things agree?

A new report [PDF
<https://consumermediallc.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/669739.pdf>] from the
Government Accountability Office finds that while there are multiple
sources for information on broadband performance, there is disagreement
about exactly what information should be shared and how to present it.
.....clip

http://consumerist.com/2015/05/15/why-is-it-so-dang-difficult-to-get-accurate-information-about-broadband-speeds/

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Dave Täht
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