Internet Speed Shootout! What's your speed!

This is the connection speed to my cloud-based virtual machine (Gigenetcloud hosting):

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No this wasn't photoshopped.
 
Quote from dewton:

This is the connection speed to my cloud-based virtual machine (Gigenetcloud hosting):

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No this wasn't photoshopped.
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I'm at a loss for words!:eek:
WOW!

Please explain.
 
Quote from LEAPup:

I'm at a loss for words!:eek:
WOW!

Please explain.
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^ Server colocation

The ISP server and the cloud server are very close

I have 10 or 15 Mb/ps

I am not lying as my speed is dick and I admit it
 
Quote from Pekelo:

Anyone who used the speedtest website, try this one:

Instead of choosing the closest server, try one with about 1000 miles away. (you can zoom out using the scale on the left) Now measure your speed now.
If your speed didn't drop by 40-50%, be happy.

The point is that chances are, your broker's server isn't next door to you, so measuring speed in close vicinity is not exactly the best way to figure out if your internet speed is sufficient or not...
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A speedtest to your closest server is used to tell you what your maximum speed is to help you troubleshoot if you have problems on your end (your PC, your router, your ISP) etc. If your ISP claims to be giving you 25/25Mbps then you run the speedtest to see if you can get those speeds (best case), if you can't then you need to figure out why.

Doing a speedtest to a far away place while entertaining isn't a realistic test of what your speed would be to your broker even if the distance is similar

First, the path your traffic takes across the internet depends on peering arrangements (which would likely be different between the speedtest server and your broker), not just distance/geography.

Second, the protocol used can make a huge difference in throughput measurements; speedtests are designed just to test bulk data transfer and can use large sliding windows to mitigate the effect of latency, the protocol between you and your broker is going to be different.

If you are interested in a speedtest with more information and less "flash" check this one out: http://ndt.ncren.net/
 
Quote from LEAPup:

Here's 3:55 PM Eastern at my home location. Notice the swing in speed vs 15 minutes ago:(
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Nice consistency in different locations. You brought up another good point, the time of day. If your speed suddenly slows down in RTH, due to more people using the same ISP, that is the important issue, not a relative high speed in AH....
 
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