Another HughesNET Gen 5 Speed Test

I prefer fast.com because it check latency (ping) under load.

fj12ryder wrote:

GordonThree wrote:

fj12ryder wrote:
What's the advantage of these "speed test" websites, versus actually using a program that measures download speed at your computer? Wouldn't that be more accurate? Just curious.

These websites DO measure the download speed at your computer. The old ones used Flash or Java programming to do it. The newer ones use JavaScript and HTML 5.

Thanks, I knew the old ones weren't always as accurate as they could have been. I've always use Networx to check download speeds, but can no longer update as they've gone to a subscription program. Bummer.

Can't speak to accuracy, since the code could be influenced such to skew results in favor of a certain isp for example. not saying that's the case for speedof.me. the speedtest from dslreports.com aggregates results of multiple remote sites, it's pretty high on my accuracy scale.

Go old school with netcat but you'll need to control both ends of the connection since it's a client/server relationship.

GordonThree wrote:

fj12ryder wrote:
What's the advantage of these "speed test" websites, versus actually using a program that measures download speed at your computer? Wouldn't that be more accurate? Just curious.

These websites DO measure the download speed at your computer. The old ones used Flash or Java programming to do it. The newer ones use JavaScript and HTML 5.

Thanks, I knew the old ones weren't always as accurate as they could have been. I've always use Networx to check download speeds, but can no longer update as they've gone to a subscription program. Bummer.

GordonThree wrote:
What's the latency (ping time)?

Typically, between 600 - 800 ms

fj12ryder wrote:
What's the advantage of these "speed test" websites, versus actually using a program that measures download speed at your computer? Wouldn't that be more accurate? Just curious.

These websites DO measure the download speed at your computer. The old ones used Flash or Java programming to do it. The newer ones use JavaScript and HTML 5.

What's the advantage of these "speed test" websites, versus actually using a program that measures download speed at your computer? Wouldn't that be more accurate? Just curious.

What's the latency (ping time)?

Thanks for posting!

Any news about the many several leo satellites?