Matthew Gillen <m...@mattgillen.net> writes:
> Typically a speedtest would only do one (or a few) DNS lookup(s) at the
> beginning of the test. So any change in latency for that part would be
> completely drowned out by the test of the test.
>
> Also, I wouldn't necessarily trust speeedtest anymore. They are owned
> by comcast. Fast.com uses netflix's same cloud infrastructure, so if
> you want to know what throttling your ISP might actually be putting in
> place, that is probably more reliable.
Even fast.com isn't reliable; ISPs recognize those types of tests and
can "optimize" for them.
> Thanks,
> Matt
-derek
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