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Fast.com

JonMace — Mon, 13 Mar 2023 09:15:06 GMT

Everyone here seems to recommend fast.com (as do the engineers that come out) but every time I do a test with them I get speeds of about 1.4 Gb which is impossible as:-

1) I only have a 900Mb service

2) The SH2 only has Gb ports

3) The PC only has a Gb NI

Given the above can we believe the results from it?

Re: Fast.com

NigelB72 — Mon, 13 Mar 2023 11:12:58 GMT

I've always found fast.com very sketchy to say the least. I've just tested over 5G and it showed double the speed that Ookla Speed test showed

Re: Fast.com

DavidM — Mon, 13 Mar 2023 16:29:01 GMT

Hi @JonMace and thanks for posting.

I've used fast.com previously myself and got conflicting results. I would generally use Test your BT Broadband Speed | BT Help on a wired connection for the best results.

Cheers

David

Re: Fast.com

JonMace — Mon, 13 Mar 2023 16:40:46 GMT

That test no longer works, it tells you to test on the My BT app

Re: Fast.com

DavidM — Mon, 13 Mar 2023 16:57:52 GMT

Thanks for pointing that out @JonMace , I stand corrected.

I haven't used it in some time I must admit.

Cheers

David

Re: Fast.com

Anonymous — Mon, 13 Mar 2023 19:27:36 GMT

Just use https://www.speedtest.net/

It gives me accurate results, fast.com never has, its always more than my actual speed