Speed tests
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Hi all
Can someone explain why there is such a disparity between speed tests using Amplifi app and Speedtest.net?The AMPLIFI app always suggests a much faster connection than Speedtest.net
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@Cosd Here is what I get for the Amplifi app and other test sites on a Spectrum 400/20 connection.
Amplifi app - 166/21
Speed.ui.com - 430/20 - 454/21
Speedtest.net - 456/21
Fast.com - 390/19
Speakeasy.net - 454/21
Speedtest.att.com - 463/20
Speedtest1g.ntscom.com - 436/21
Cox.com - 438/21
Speedtest.googlefiber.net - 419/21I never get anywhere near the speed result with the Amplifi app and I am sitting right next to my Amplifi HD.
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I would like to know as well. I also get similar results.
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@James-Earl-Ford what’s odd is sitting next to the router, Speedtest.com shows 219/21 whereas Amplifi shows 121/21
When I go to other rooms in the house, Speedtest.com show significantly lower speeds than Amplifi. In the furthest room in the house Speedtest shows 21/9 and Amplifi 118/21
I am on a Virgin 200/21 package.
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I generally see lower speeds in the amplifi app than using fast.co or speedtest.net
Also Ubiquiti’s own test in the Wifiman app shows a better speed.
https://apps.apple.com/nl/app/ubiquiti-wifiman/id1385561119
In these I normally see what I should get from my internet provider.
My guess is that this difference is because these services have test servers closer to my location (and the ability to choose a server) ?
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@Cosd The AmpliFi app speed test will test the speed at the router HD level, while the Speedtest.com one is testing the speed on your actual device (the one you're holding in your hand - phone, tablet, laptop).
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@James-Earl-Ford The AmpliFi app speed test has been know and recognised by the support guys in here to not provide accurate results.
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@Virgil-Nicolae Since the speed.ui.com test compares favorably with other tests and this difference has been known for quite a while, I wonder why the Amplifi app test doesn't simply invoke speed.ui.com for its test?
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@James-Earl-Ford can't say, tbh. What I know is that they acknowledged the problem a while ago, if I remember correctly. Suggestion was not to rely on that speed test.
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@Cosd We are working on this currently. Our speed test may not be accurate depending on your location.
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@UI-JT thank you for the reply.
