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Old 2010-02-23, 11:12 AM   #36
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Originally Posted by ScottyS View Post


Wait, what?
Runing these tests from networks with active users (as you and Sperry are doing) is going to indicate the speeds that you have available to you, not what the network is actively capable of, as a whole. If you were to run the test at 4am, you'd likely see a different story.

Starting with a symetrical connection like T1/T3's and then adding users who compete for, primarily, download speed is going to cause the test to indicate a faster upload than download.
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