Speed Test Question

[BrianTufo]

When I open the app it thinks I am closest to los angeles and I am just north of san francisco. Even with gps turned on it says la is closest server. Its there a fix for this?

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[cordell507]

if you go to your location settings and disable wifi location and enable GPS location it should start being accurate

 

[hellosailor]

Brian, I don't know the internet topology out there. Once upon a time in the 1990s, anyone could pull up a map of the whole internet, all the trunk lines, the backbones and the MAE locations. After 2001, that kind of information started disappearing in the claim of national security.

So unless you can get a reliable map of the trunk lines in your area--that MAY actually be the closest server, the one with the shortest run of highspeed trunk or actual backbone that connects to your location.

 

[BrianTufo]

Yeah it's weird I tried GPS and it still was way off and then later in the evening with GPS still off it found the closer location finally. Oh well thanks for the info though!

 

[stevehsteveh]

Here is what to do: after it locates the server click on change server, then go back to the speed test tab, should see the GPS icon, back to change server, and it should be closer. Repeat process 2 or 3 times until it finds the appropriate server, then check that server and perform the test. Sorry for the kludge but the apps coding is weak (to be kind).