[GRLUG] Broadband delivered versus broadband paid for

[David Wise]

I seem to be getting what I am paying for according to that site.  I have 6
Mbps service and I am getting 11.53 down.  This is pretty consistent with
Comcast's Speedboost.
--
Dave


On Sat, Jun 12, 2010 at 6:27 AM, Bob Kline <bob.kline at gmail.com> wrote:

> http://www.broadband.gov/qualitytest/about/
>
> The FCC is starting to look at the US
> broadband situation.  Pretty clearly,
> most of us get about 50% of the bandwidth
> we think we are paying for.  The key
> concept seems to be the ISP's cavaet
> "up to."  More like "up yours,"  it seems to
> mean that only at about 5:30AM, on a
> Sunday morning, will you ever see the
> "up to" value that you pay for.
>
> So, in effect, broadband is a lot more
> expensive than it superficially appears
> to be.  speedtest.net is also looking in to
> the issue.  But I've found the FCC test to
> be more in line with what I pay for.  So
> I'm wondering whether the speed testing
> services of many sites are overwhelmed.
> I'm tempted to hope that they would
> surely know this.
>
> Try speedtest.net, and find the Grand
> Rapids test site.  Even with no distance
> involved, I find the download rate to be
> way off.  Most test sites seem to do
> better on the upload rates.
>
> But of course this is the issue.  There
> is a great deal of confusion out there,
> and ISPs can hide behind this, while
> charging for speeds that mostly a
> fiction.
>
>     -- Bob
>
>
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