wireless router speed vs cable speed question

[GRT]

oh and the thing about speakeasy tests, not sure if this happens to you guys but the closest location to where i live gives me the lowest speed, while the location across the country gives me the highest... wtf? lol

[aers]

Because every Cable operator (in America) includes some form of PowerBoost technology it's really not possible to get an accurate speed test off those flash/java based speedtest sites. The tests simply don't last long enough for the speed to taper off.

GRT:

Speed's going to vary based on the speedtest server's capability and the path the packets take to get there. That's not an uncommon result.

ShaperProbe is one of the best for getting accurate results in this regard; another option is download a bunch of linux ISOs (or other equally big downloads) simultaneously and see what your sustained speed is.

Mellema:

You want to look at the shaping rate, not the estimated rate.

Estimating capacity:
Upstream: 12762 Kbps.
Downstream: 60807 Kbps.

The measurement will take upto 2.5 minutes. Please wait.

Checking for traffic shapers:

Upstream: Burst size: 9701-9771 KB;
Shaping rate: 10696 Kbps.

Downstream: Burst size: 19517-19959 KB;
Shaping rate: 53274 Kbps.

Estimated = burst w/ power boost, shaping = sustained.

[GRT]

Estimating capacity:
Upstream: 1084 Kbps.
Downstream: 26677 Kbps.

The measurement will last for about 3.0 minutes. Please wait.

Checking for traffic shapers:

Upstream: No shaper detected.
Median received rate: 1045 Kbps.

Downstream: Burst size: 3235-3542 KB; Shaping rate: 17434 Kbps.

lol my internet is shit

[Norellicus]

lol, using speedtest.net as an accurate throughput measurement when every cable provider in existence uses powerboost/burstnet anymore

Edit: Uh, ok weird, half the posts above me (which say the same thing) didn't exist a second ago.

Anyway, yeah, speed tests that last shorter than 5 minutes = bad

[Tythera]

I <3 getting near what's advertised (20/4 for $53 a month)

Estimating capacity:
Upstream: 3713 Kbps.
Downstream: 18707 Kbps.

The measurement will take upto 2.5 minutes. Please wait.

Checking for traffic shapers:

Upstream: No shaper detected.
Median received rate: 3658 Kbps.

Downstream: No shaper detected.
Median received rate: 18330 Kbps.

http://www.speedtest.net/result/847435081.png

[Gargoyle]

Posting with the shittiest internet in this thread (yet anyway)

Estimating capacity:
Upstream: 479 Kbps.
Downstream: 5148 Kbps.

The measurement will take upto 2.5 minutes. Please wait.

Checking for traffic shapers:

Upstream: No shaper detected.
Median received rate: 448 Kbps.

Downstream: No shaper detected.
Median received rate: 5040 Kbps.

[Caiyuo]

Posting with the shittiest internet in this thread (yet anyway)

outta my face! DSL has arrived:

Estimating capacity:
Upstream: 214 Kbps.
Downstream: 1283 Kbps.

The measurement will take upto 2.5 minutes. Please wait.

Checking for traffic shapers:

Upstream: No shaper detected.
Median received rate: 224 Kbps.

Downstream: No shaper detected.
Median received rate: 1269 Kbps.