Dishanywhere choppy with 30mb service?

[eclipse01]

anyone have any idea why all my other apps run great except my dish anywhere app? it cuts in and out as if i'm on dialup service, yet netflix, skype and others run great.

any tips?

 

[Teehar]

The first thing I would do is check the consistency of the 30Mb internet http://testmy.net/ If the speeds are as advertised and consistent,then try resetting everything.

 

[gadgtfreek]

Im using 6mbps DSL with like 500kbps up. It starts off a little funky, but after 15-20 seconds I generally dont have any issues.

 

[eclipse01]

after I noticed it today, I immediately ran speedtest.net and it was getting 33 down and about 5 up

 

[Teehar]

after I noticed it today, I immediately ran speedtest.net and it was getting 33 down and about 5 up

Sounds like your speed is ok then,I still recommend checking out test my net though.It's really through.You should try rebooting everything as well.What device/s are you using for dishanywhere?

 

[Tampa8]

I have had less bandwidth depending on where I am and it is not normally choppy. But if no other streaming app you have is doing it I don't have a great answer.
As already mentioned, it isn't all about speed as I found out when I got VOIP years ago. If you are losing packets for instance even at good speeds streaming will suffer. When Charter upgraded their internet lines, (no increase in speed) I immediately had great VOIP service with Voicepulse and I could see dropouts were virtually gone.

 

[dare2be]

Sounds like your speed is ok then,I still recommend checking out test my net though.It's really through.You should try rebooting everything as well.What device/s are you using for dishanywhere?

Be sure to enable multithreaded mode on that site. Going from Dallas TX to FL it only reported just under 10mbps consistently. When I enabled multithreaded mode, it reported 25.7mbps which is around my advertised connection speed.

I have a sneaking suspicion that the site purposefully defaults to single threaded mode just to artificially report a low number, so they can put up the warning that there may be a problem and to offer their PC Speed Up software.

 

[Teehar]

You may be right,I have had more accurate results with it than speedtest though.Speedtest seems to run on the high side when compared to my real world d/load speeds.

 

[dare2be]

You may be right,I have had more accurate results with it than speedtest though.Speedtest seems to run on the high side when compared to my real world d/load speeds.

Compare the 3 sites: test my net, speedtest.net and speakeasy.net/speedtest and see how they all compare. The last 2 for me have been relatively consistent on my connection.

 

[Teehar]

Compare the 3 sites: test my net, speedtest.net and speakeasy.net/speedtest and see how they all compare. The last 2 for me have been relatively consistent on my connection.

I have,plus charter speedtest,which by no coincidence I'm sure,is always the fastest.Speedtest is always the second fastest.When d/loading large files I average around 15-18 Mbps,which is pretty consistent with what testmynet shows.I very rarely get 20Mbps or more,which is typically what speedtest shows my speed as.In reality they all should be reasonably close,but they aren't.

 

[dare2be]

I have,plus charter speedtest,which by no coincidence I'm sure,is always the fastest.Speedtest is always the second fastest.When d/loading large files I average around 15-18 Mbps,which is pretty consistent with what testmynet shows.I very rarely get 20Mbps or more,which is typically what speedtest shows my speed as.In reality they all should be reasonably close,but they aren't.

That's why I mentioned using multi-threaded mode. Any single download will only be as fast as the slowest connection (and most bandwidth-choked connection) in the chain from the source to the destination. Selecting different source locations at different times will give varying results. Interesting Test My Net doesn't allow a choice on selecting a source. Multi-threading (downloding/uploading to/from multiple locations simultaneously) gives a more accurate measure of the capacity of your end of the connection (router/modem/ISP), which could also vary by time if more users are using bandwidth at one time vs. another.

Also, I should point out that when I enabled multi-threading on Test My Net, it reported numbers consistent with the other 2 sites for me.

 

[John Kotches]

Teehar,

I would be remiss if I didn't point out that when downloading files your results will only be as fast as the slowest link in the path.




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[dare2be]

Any single download will only be as fast as the slowest connection (and most bandwidth-choked connection) in the chain from the source to the destination.

I would be remiss if I didn't point out that when downloading files your results will only be as fast as the slowest link in the path.

?:up

 

[primetimeguy]

anyone have any idea why all my other apps run great except my dish anywhere app? it cuts in and out as if i'm on dialup service, yet netflix, skype and others run great.

any tips?

Are you streaming to a device within your home wireless network? If so then your upload/download speeds do not matter as it is all kept within your own network.

If outside your network then your biggest issue is probably on the upload speed of your network.

 

[Teehar]

That's why I mentioned using multi-threaded mode. Any single download will only be as fast as the slowest connection (and most bandwidth-choked connection) in the chain from the source to the destination. Selecting different source locations at different times will give varying results. Interesting Test My Net doesn't allow a choice on selecting a source. Multi-threading (downloding/uploading to/from multiple locations simultaneously) gives a more accurate measure of the capacity of your end of the connection (router/modem/ISP), which could also vary by time if more users are using bandwidth at one time vs. another.

Also, I should point out that when I enabled multi-threading on Test My Net, it reported numbers consistent with the other 2 sites for me.

What do you mean by source?I was able to choose from Washington DC,Dallas TX,Seattle Wa,plus a couple more.I chose Washington.When using speedtest I have choices of servers as close as 50 miles,but always have better results using colo from Atlanta.The Charter speedtest is from Kingsport Tn,which is 75 miles or less from here.

I did also select the multithread option at testmynet,fastest I got was 15.8,with Charter and speedtest it was 24 and 26.Again,according to my actual d/load speeds testmynet is the most accurate,speedtest and Charter are inflated imo.You can also close that box that pimps speed up your pc at testmynet,it won't appear again until you clear your cookies.Anyway,that's why I have come to rely on testmynet,it just seems to be more accurate than the others.Another thing,Charter has that speedboost enabled,as short as the tests are at speedtest and charter is probably one reason the speeds are inflated.

 

[Teehar]

Teehar,

I would be remiss if I didn't point out that when downloading files your results will only be as fast as the slowest link in the path.




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Yea I understand that John.I'm not talking about multiple server d/loads.Examples are things from MS or games from PS etc.I must be ocd on my internet speed I watch it like a hawk.

 

[dare2be]

Apologies, I didn't see where to select the location on TestMy...Dallas was selected but I didn't see the option to change it.

I think the best way to test your sustained speed is set up multiple long downloads from different locations and watch your Task Manager Networking tab to see what percentage of your connection (100mb/1Gb) is being used. Not as convenient but should be accurate.

 

[Teehar]

No need to apologize dare2be.I wouldn't have known about the multithread if you hadn't pointed it out.I'm always happy to learn something new.

 

[dare2be]

When I saw the 9.9mbps reported from TestMyNet, I got alarmed. I recently had a nearby lightning strike that blipped the power for a moment, and ever since then the cable modem light that reports WAN connection speed between my modem and router changed from blue (1Gb) to amber (10/100Mb). (I since determined that it was my router that was affected.) So, when I saw the 9.9 number, that was too eerily coincidental and I was afraid that my router was now limited to 10mbps. But the other sites and the multithread confirmed that I am at least on a 100mb connection between my router and modem.

 

[Bobby]

Are you streaming to a device within your home wireless network? If so then your upload/download speeds do not matter as it is all kept within your own network.

If outside your network then your biggest issue is probably on the upload speed of your network.

Not to mention the download speed of your your remote network.....