[ SOLVED ] Poor internet speed after ISP changed trunk carrier to the island

[Just17]

Apologies .....  I forgot the  " ~/ "  in one location of the script  

FILE_SIZE=104857600  <<-------------- <<< -----------------  I don't quite get this, a 100 MB size

Apparently reading the wrong file due to the omission above  

It was probably reading a file from previous attempts.

It seems you have what you need to record the variations.



You might want to record the file size the test was done with along with the other info in the text file .......  if so just add

$FILE_SIZE

to the string being sent to the text file, so that it reads ...

echo "$FILE_SIZE     $kB_per_Sec kB/s       $URL    " `date` >> ~/speed-results.txt

[wedgetail]

Just17
I managed to get the automatic repeat going Friday night in a crude fashion, so I can get a run over the weekend. The program will activate ever 15 minutes and print the line to results file.  The suggestion of adding the test file size very welcome, especially as variable sizes will be used from time to time.

The test file is now, 1.5 MB held at my web area at my ISP.  I have for the line print installed:

1.. Loop counter
2.. Speed in kB/s
3.. Speed in kb/s (kilobits, service providers test is main in kilobits, though also converted to kB/s)
4.. Nick name for URL so I can copy to forums without actually give away my URL
5.. Date stamp

Pondering over some cosmetics for the fun and re-education, seems I have forgotten an awful lot of my script knowledge.

Sample of present results line, I have just re-started after installing the line counter, I have set a max value of 100 and like to see how close I may be.

1   44 kB/s     354 kb/s    1589760  35   homesite  Sat Nov 10 19:52:54 EST 2012
2   36 kB/s     288 kb/s    1589760  43   homesite  Sat Nov 10 20:08:37 EST 2012

I let it run Friday night where it ran at solid around 194 kB/s which is very good for me (actually what I have paid for) this lasted until 9 in the morning when it changes to at a guess 40 kB/s.

[Just17]

Seems you are all sorted 

Watch out for 'rounding' errors in the calculations of the different speed 'types'.
Do each calculation separately from the 'File_Size' and 'Total_Time' for best results.

[wedgetail]

Well the program has been running well clearly showing that the max speed depends on the time of day.  Really good speed during hours of 01 to 07 in the morning. Unfortunately now a matter of waiting and hoping it will be solved within a 4 weeks.

I have just in the last 30 minutes had the best ever speed, not sure if this is because at the moment I have removed one of the ADSL filters leading to one of the two phones.  If that was consistent I would be very happy as I understand my phone lines are marginal when tested from the exchange.

45   310 kB/s     2483 kb/s   1589760  5   homesite  Tue Nov 20 08:52:28 EST 2012

I will mark the topic solved.