I was talking with tech support about 3 days ago. I was having issues with my speed. They asked me to do some speed test using the DirecWay site. After those results they asked me to go to your site to test.. He sounded like he was very aware of your site for speed test.  This was Advanced Level Support

I hear ya Tbrown,

Someday soon this website is going to be an Internet Landmark ...it's just a matter of when, the irons are all in the fire.  Word of mouth is the best advertising that exists, and from what I am running into all over the web, there is alot of babbling about testmy.net going on at this time ...and none of it is bad.

My installer used testmy.net too ...so it just proves that DirecWay is telling their installers to use this website (and no others).  So if you have DirecWay placing all their money on this website, everyone who is marketing THEIR gear (like Ground Control) is also using the very same guidelines/standards to 'test' their setups.  In fact, there are several users here that arrive from Ground Control every morning to test their speeds ...and the amount of usage is steadily increasing ...especially for DWay users.  (Which is why this site is 87% DirecWay oriented ...for one).

Cheers Travis!

the tech that hooked up my cable modem used this site.
i then used it to tweak my 98se.

now if only CA3LE can figure out where these spurious dips in speed that some people are reporting come fom before the rest of he world  logs on...

 

but seriously, how rural are you there? i mean, costa rica should have access to sea cable/landline hookups. start your own isp, then you get all the speed you want.

resopalrabotnick

Simply put, I have chosen such an out of the way place, that has two borders to The Rainforests (protected), that I have two diesel-fired generators that alternate supplying power to our finca (farm) of nearly 200 acres.    For "the needy", crops are grown and the Ticos maintain the fields, so that there will be plenty of food each year for those that have nothing to due unforeseen things, or they are the elders and just do not have the money to feed themselves.  I supply the land and the seed, fertilizers, tractor(s), plus their incomes for growing the crops, etc ....and the Ticos "take care of their own" when the various crops 'come to harvest.  It works out rather nicely for all concerned and leaves a warm feeling in one's heart. 

No chance of ever getting broadband here and so I am a permanent user of DirecWay.   All of the "great" services are located far North and on the East Coast.  I am 'deep' South, heavily secluded and well over six kilometers from the nearest power lines.  20 kilometers from the nearest telephone lines (so we use Sat Phone ..which works well enough for what little we use it for).  VHF Radio is more popular in my area.    This is also why we have the "monster Jeep" I was telling you of instead of a "hummer".  During the Rainy Season FULL four wheel drive is an absolute must or you'll lose your vehicle under a coursing river within minutes!  (A river of mud in many cases).  heheh... 

Costa Rica uses the Internet much like a telephone system with a countrywide Chat Programme.  Only within the past 4 years has the Internet become available to the majority of Ticos, and 56k lines "rule" due to the low incomes, although it is possible to get broadband if you are close to San Jose.  

¡Para Vida!
The Reverend

In that case we all kindly thank you for spreading the word, because we depend upon "word-of-mouth" advertising exclusively!  I am not being biased when I state that THIS site is indeed the most accurate speed site on the planet ...and it all started out as a utility that the owner made for himself in an effort to found out what his REAL speed was.  If you'll try out everyone else, back to back at each site three times ....you will see BIG differences.  But here, you will only see a slight difference between tests because it is so very refined!

So is the repointing still holding its own for you?  Good SS?  Good Speeds (steady).  "Snappy" reaction time (considering the latency of course)?

Thanks for the info and I pray he DOES send some ppl this way.  (It is odd that he was not aware of testmy.net as it is part of their training to use this site for the simple fact that it IS the most accurate ....so perhaps he is using old info.  I know of alot of installers that still like to use www.toast.com ...but that is so inaccurate it isn't funny ...but better than DirecWay's Speed test!

Cheers!

The Reverend