Has VM pulled their speedtest.net servers?
08-04-2021, 10:06
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cf.mega poster
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Has VM pulled their speedtest.net servers?
Hi,
On speedtest.net VM us to have servers around the country, however I went to test yestarday and noticed the only one available was in Dublin.
Has VM pulled all their speedtest.net servers?
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08-04-2021, 10:39
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Virgin Media Staff
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Re: Has VM pulled their speedtest.net servers?
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08-04-2021, 14:37
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cf.addict
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Re: Has VM pulled their speedtest.net servers?
They were useless in my experience anyway, I always got substantially lower results from their servers compared to other providers like structured communications or spitfire, the speeds reported by the latter mentioned were consistent with what I could get with real-world downloads.
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08-04-2021, 14:54
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Virgin Media Staff
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Re: Has VM pulled their speedtest.net servers?
Also Speedtest.net (and others) is a test to your device over both your home network and VM, so the speed could actually be fine to your Hub, and then a problem in your home network only.
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08-04-2021, 15:20
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cf.mega poster
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Re: Has VM pulled their speedtest.net servers?
…. and,if I understand correctly, there is no longer a requirement to use an Ethernet-connected device to get the speed being delivered to the Hub as the SamKnows Realspeed test measures that:
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08-04-2021, 16:56
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Re: Has VM pulled their speedtest.net servers?
Anyoneknow if the VM/SamKnows Realspeed test be available for customers using a Hub 3 and 200Mb at some point?
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08-04-2021, 17:47
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Re: Has VM pulled their speedtest.net servers?
It has been tested on Hub3 and will be made available. It is also the reason that the Speedtest servers have been removed.
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08-04-2021, 18:27
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Re: Has VM pulled their speedtest.net servers?
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Originally Posted by RobboEdin
It has been tested on Hub3 and will be made available. It is also the reason that the Speedtest servers have been removed.
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Thank you for the information RobboEdin, hopefully I will get some form of notice when us, errrrrr, less well endowed customers are given access. 
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08-04-2021, 21:05
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Re: Has VM pulled their speedtest.net servers?
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Originally Posted by BenMcr
Also Speedtest.net (and others) is a test to your device over both your home network and VM, so the speed could actually be fine to your Hub, and then a problem in your home network only.
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Ahh the "sells a 1gig service that can't supply 1gig to a single device" has come home to roost. 
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08-04-2021, 23:43
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Virgin Media Staff
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Re: Has VM pulled their speedtest.net servers?
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Originally Posted by Skie
Ahh the "sells a 1gig service that can't supply 1gig to a single device" has come home to roost. |
It's not sold as 1Gig to a single device
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09-04-2021, 10:26
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cf.geek
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Re: Has VM pulled their speedtest.net servers?
Do we know if this is only going to be available to hubs in router mode?
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09-04-2021, 12:59
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Virgin Media Staff
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Re: Has VM pulled their speedtest.net servers?
Yes, Sam Knows needs the Hub to be in router mode as that's what it's part of.
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13-04-2021, 22:52
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Re: Has VM pulled their speedtest.net servers?
Well no point me using the samknows considering I have a mesh network for better WIFI
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14-04-2021, 21:54
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Re: Has VM pulled their speedtest.net servers?
You can still use it to measure the speed to your hub & devices, even if you have your own mesh WiFi providing you aren't in modem mode
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14-04-2021, 22:22
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laeva recumbens anguis
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Re: Has VM pulled their speedtest.net servers?
Quote:
Originally Posted by broadbandking
Well no point me using the samknows considering I have a mesh network for better WIFI
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You can turn off the VM wifi - I use Google Mesh for wifi.
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