Still suffering horrible upstream
I posted about a month ago maybe? I forget, about my Gigablast connection and here I sit still with horrible upstream issues. I have contacted COX multiple times, each time they want to send out a te...
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probably does have something to do with your old equipment.
you chopped off what site ookla was testing, cox is usually the slowest speedtest using ookla, other servers sometimes 25%, or faster test speeds.
My old equipment? Pretty sure I clearly stated everything is 3 weeks old LoL!!!
The most accurate speed test is Measurement Lab, it's the industry standard in fact, you can read plenty about it around the internet. Ookla is the one I hold ZERO water with. The site it was testing was Orange County where the server I connect to Youtube is located, when I run it to San Diego it is the same thing only a hair quicker. I use OBS streaming platform that when uploading tells you the exact speed you're getting, it matches Measurement Lab dead on, like 100% down to the kilobyte.
Also, with the Ookla app you can select the destination server, the app is what I used, I handpicked the server based on where my connection needs to reach.
However this is an old thread, we had a tech out here on Friday, told me the connection issue is NOT in the home, it's outside as he detected between 20% - 30% consistently fluctuating packet loss, 16% in my actual home. After researching how bad that is, turns out anything over 2% is considered ATROCIOUS.
So no, it's not my equipment, everything is brand new including the computers, we spent close to 5 grand on all new equipment in just the last 3 months to make SURE it wasn't us.
