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Oct 27, 2017
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I use Google wi-fi and did a speed test recently. Noticed that my uploads are wayyy faster than my downloads?

Isn't it the other way around? Anyone know how to fix this? Tried searching but can't find a concrete answer.

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ColdSun

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Oct 25, 2017
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You don't.
After a certain point, speed tests become a game of available bandwidth to accurately test. The server(s) you were testing against had more available download than upload on their end which resulted in these results.
 
OP
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Oct 27, 2017
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You don't.
After a certain point, speed tests become a game of available bandwidth to accurately test. The server(s) you were testing against had more available download than upload on their end which resulted in these results.
Thanks for the answer.

Haven't noticed anything wrong with streaming or downloading so that's a good thing.
 

ColdSun

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Oct 25, 2017
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You're not going to be saturating your line with streaming or regular downloading ;)
 

Carnby

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Oct 25, 2017
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In all my years of turning up internet connections, I've never seen this happen before. I'd start by contacting your ISP.

Also, use speedtest.net and select server closer to your geographical location. Does it happen?
 

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Oct 27, 2017
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At the speed you're getting, I wouldn't worry about it. lol.

A lot of ISPs throttle upload to a 10th of download. You don't want that.
 

Linus815

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Oct 29, 2017
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Majority of internet technologies are skewed towards downstream due to technological limitations. DSL & DOCSIS technologies primarily. DOCSIS is based on cable tv networks for example, which initially was designed only for one way data transfer - so upstream was "hacked in" as an afterthought to make internet actually functional. Even though theoritically DOCSIS can offer pretty good upload speeds now with 3.1, it's still rare, and nowhere near symmetrical - it's usually a very large investment for the ISP to make that happen.

With tech like FTTH, ISP's can easily offer symmetrical high speed internet, even 1 gbit down and 1 gbit up and still deliver those speeds majority of the time. Though, keep in mind, even with something like that, you will be sharing bandwith with other people in your area. And, it makes sense that downstream bandwith would be more saturated than upstream - just think of it logically, majority of stuff home users do primarily utilize downloads, not uploads.

So, in short: it's perfectly normal with the kind of beastly internet you have and there is nothing to worry about.

I generally measure higher uploads than downloads too, by 50-100 mbit. It's pretty close now but it's also 5 am here and pretty much all my neighbours are asleep.

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OP
OP
Oct 27, 2017
1,583
Majority of internet technologies are skewed towards downstream due to technological limitations. DSL & DOCSIS technologies primarily. DOCSIS is based on cable tv networks for example, which initially was designed only for one way data transfer - so upstream was "hacked in" as an afterthought to make internet actually functional. Even though theoritically DOCSIS can offer pretty good upload speeds now with 3.1, it's still rare, and nowhere near symmetrical - it's usually a very large investment for the ISP to make that happen.

With tech like FTTH, ISP's can easily offer symmetrical high speed internet, even 1 gbit down and 1 gbit up and still deliver those speeds majority of the time. Though, keep in mind, even with something like that, you will be sharing bandwith with other people in your area. And, it makes sense that downstream bandwith would be more saturated than upstream - just think of it logically, majority of stuff home users do primarily utilize downloads, not uploads.

So, in short: it's perfectly normal with the kind of beastly internet you have and there is nothing to worry about.

I generally measure higher uploads than downloads too, by 50-100 mbit. It's pretty close now but it's also 5 am here and pretty much all my neighbours are asleep.

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Thanks for the insight, appreciate it!

Good to hear nothing's wrong haha
 

Carnby

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Oct 25, 2017
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Did a speedtest, but pretty darn close to download.

That's great!

Something else I've learned from my experience in turning up internet, use a reliable site, like speed test.net or fast.com, and definitely not Google's speed test or whatever that is that appears directly in their search results.