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alexander224
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 Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2008 1:17 pm Post subject: something very strange. |
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| just a few minutes ago i decide to run a speed test at speedtest.net just for fun.its shows test using recomended server and the rec. server is in florida while im in south texas?why would i show up in florida ? |
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firedude
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| Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2008 2:07 pm Post subject: |
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I just did one in Florida....
Are you talking about where it says "server Fl"?? on the lower left?? If so that is indicating the servers location you tested with, not your location and as you can see on the right how far a hop it was as well.
OK on edit I remember now that happened to me as well I ran one test and when I finished and went to run another it showed ME in another state at the start of the test . Now that I don't know. Is that what you meant? |
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jackrodgers
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| Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2008 2:17 pm Post subject: Re: something very strange. |
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| alexander224 wrote: | | just a few minutes ago i decide to run a speed test at speedtest.net just for fun.its shows test using recomended server and the rec. server is in florida while im in south texas?why would i show up in florida ? |
There's an option for defaulting to any server you select. Obviously your selected setting is for Florida. You can change it if you can find the correct place to click on the page.
You can also click on any of the other icons to test using that server. |
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herlien
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| Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2008 2:22 pm Post subject: |
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What the OP is saying is that he's in south TX, and the recommended server at speedtest is FL. I've seen speedtest sending me to out of the way servers when my HA wasn't set correctly.
Alexander224, take a look at http://www.evdoforums.com/thread2001.html While it only lists a handful of home agents, you should be able to find one closer to where you live.
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firedude
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| Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2008 2:24 pm Post subject: |
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| As Jack says on the test results page there is a link in the middle of the results page to "change site preferences here" Then it takes you to the preference page and at the top under Preferred Server make sure it is set to "none" and further to the right click save. it seems at none it defaults me to my current location. Mine is anyway and works fine. |
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alexander224
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| Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2008 3:57 pm Post subject: |
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| sorry let me clear things up.after the 1st test itseted a server in dallas okay and you know where it shows the little guy right?with the arch going to the server.yeah well i tested a dallas server and the arch went from florida to dalls.okay clearer. |
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alexander224
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firedude
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| Posted: Sat Mar 15, 2008 12:41 pm Post subject: |
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this has happened to me a few rare times and I think all it boils down to is a hiccup with Speedtest.net is all. No biggie. For the most part it works correctly about 99% of the time lol. Better than a lot of other things. |
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