[talk] Measuring Internet Speed

[Mirimir]

On 03/25/2018 09:33 AM, Ivan "Rambius" Ivanov wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> Spectrum / TWC are constantly offering me internet service speed
> upgrades for my home. How can I measure their internet speed and
> compare the old and new services?
> 
> Regards
> Ivan

Typical speedtest sites can give misleading results. If you're willing
to take the time, you can lease VPS in various DCs with gigabit
connectivity. And use bbcp to transfer ~1GB files from /dev/urandom.