[PLUG] Internet access in Berwyn slows to a crawl as the day wears on ...

[george@georgesbasement.com]

Since some time in September my Internet download speeds have dropped
to ~0.2Mbit/s ... I'm paying for Verizon FIOS.

After trying a bunch of online Internet speed measurements that I
found with Google - most of which didn't work, I came across one
supported by AT&T that gave me data. Then I refined my search to
Linux-based speed measurements and found/installed speedtest-cli
and then discovered I already have speedtest, both of which give
consistent results. They only get worse, the more I try them ...

In the early morning, everything works speedily enough for my
purposes, but after 9:00AM EDT, things start to deteriorate and
the waits for Internet pages go from "blink-and-you'll-miss-it"
to "go-take-a-bathroom-break."

Here's a typical result:

> ... speedtest-cli
> Retrieving speedtest.net configuration...
> Testing from Verizon Fios ([Redacted])...
> Retrieving speedtest.net server list...
> Selecting best server based on ping...
> Hosted by School District of Philadelphia (Philadelphia, PA) [29.15 
> km]: 625.217 ms
> Testing download 
> speed................................................................................
> Download: 0.16 Mbit/s
> Testing upload 
> speed................................................................................................
> Upload: 0.22 Mbit/s

Is this my Internet Neutrality going away ?

Can I measure it in a more specific way ? All I can think of
using is traceroute ... The choice of best server made by speedtest
jumps around; it's different every time I run it.

I've used about:config to turn off a bunch of privacy- and
advertising-hogs.

I'm running Trisquel 7 on a ThinkPad T420 through a ThinkPenguin
wireless connection and a standard Verizon router. My missus is
running Windows 10 through the same connection and claims no
deterioration in service, and she logs on a couple of hours after
I do. She's using the wireless built into her own Lenovo laptop.

I've tried different browsers, and at times one seems marginally
different from another, but there's no mechanism for time of day
to affect the speed of my computer that I know of ... When I ping
my router I get replies in 3ms.

Thanks,
George Langford
george@georgesbasement.com
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