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

[Michel van der List <plug@vanderlist.com>]

Did a quick test from my house (Paoli, pretty close) where I have FiOS 
(150/150) and get:

16:10:46 ~ tussendeur 5797 $ speedtest-cli
Retrieving speedtest.net configuration...
Testing from Verizon ([Redacted])...
Retrieving speedtest.net server list...
Selecting best server based on ping...
Hosted by Line Systems (West Chester, PA) [4.08 km]: 30.122 ms
Testing download 
speed................................................................................
Download: 149.34 Mbit/s
Testing upload 
speed....................................................................................................
Upload: 107.21 Mbit/s

16:11:31 ~ tussendeur 5798 $ speedtest-cli
Retrieving speedtest.net configuration...
Testing from Verizon ([Redacted])...
Retrieving speedtest.net server list...
Selecting best server based on ping...
Hosted by Comcast (New Castle, DE) [34.01 km]: 19.96 ms
Testing download 
speed................................................................................
Download: 144.64 Mbit/s
Testing upload 
speed....................................................................................................
Upload: 121.79 Mbit/s

I'd call Verizon. Seems like some sort of problem either in your area or 
at your house.


On 09/13/2017 04:05 PM, george@georgesbasement.com wrote:
> 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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