TheNiceGuy
Golden Member
Hi all!
I have an iPhone here in Japan. Someone I know who lives in Tokyo used the Speedtest app, which has a test server in Tokyo. His speeds for DL are averaging about 3mbs. I live about 500km away, and the max I have tested at is 1mbs. My average is probably about .5.
Are these numbers accurate? If so, why the difference? And is this why I get lag on YouTube, etc.? He's using VPN now, and gets more than double my bets speed, via a server in san francisco! Whats going on?
Thanks!
I have an iPhone here in Japan. Someone I know who lives in Tokyo used the Speedtest app, which has a test server in Tokyo. His speeds for DL are averaging about 3mbs. I live about 500km away, and the max I have tested at is 1mbs. My average is probably about .5.
Are these numbers accurate? If so, why the difference? And is this why I get lag on YouTube, etc.? He's using VPN now, and gets more than double my bets speed, via a server in san francisco! Whats going on?
Thanks!