Please explain this speedtest

Lt. Manlove · 4 Nov 2014 at 21:51

Hey guys, can't work this out so your help is needed.

Bog standard fibre
https://www.dropbox.com/s/svhy8cfdyzr5pe6/Screenshot 2014-11-04 21.52.14.png?dl=0

With VPN:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/cxvqf29l5lsub3o/Screenshot 2014-11-04 21.49.03.png?dl=0

All I can think of is VPN is encrypted and ISP can't DPI the traffic but I don't believe that myself.

Any ideas?

Danny091 · 5 Nov 2014 at 01:25

The main reason that happened is compression which is happening on the VPN side before being sent to you. If you tried downloading something that was already compressed you would see something closer to your real speed. Speedtest.net is known for using compressible data thus being unreliable on VPN speedtests

APM · 5 Nov 2014 at 08:31

Well wierd,who are your ISP and vpn providers?

Do you get those snapshots only at a certain time of day or at all times?

Muz333 · 5 Nov 2014 at 12:31

I got a VPN service last night and experienced the same thing. Without VPN I get about 21 down and with the VPN I get 65 down.

Granted with the VPN streaming does not work nearly as well, so I figured something was up. Having read up on it I believe it is as Danny says.

PistolPete · 5 Nov 2014 at 16:26

Odd that your VPN and non VPN IP address is the same. Shouldn't the speedtest show 2 different IPs?