That being said, I would run some other tests, to other endpoints and with other speed test providers, to confirm or deny what’s going on. Then, if I could nail down a pattern (e.g., routes to Madtown suffer but routes to Portland ME are low latency), I’d run it up my ISPs flagpole as a service issue.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Upload speeds, on many internet connections, have been known to be capped -- typically a provider-enforced cap. What type of connection are you using remotely? Fiber, cable, hotspot, etc.?

[–] CowardVenus15 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Cable internet from Optimum (formerly suddenlink)

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Dang. On a quick web search, it looks like that service provider has, in fact, capped their upload speeds to about 35mbps.

Because of this cap, uploads are going to be even worse when not on your network directly, in some cases -- say, attempting to upload something from a coffee shop.

That may explain the poor speeds, although there could be other factors. Sorry to respond with bad news!

[–] CowardVenus15 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I should clarify I’m trying to troubleshoot my upload so my brother can use my Plex server easier.

[–] mvirts 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

I don't use Plex, what kind of bandwidth does it need? If he has good download you could set up a small cloud machine to proxy the traffic... maybe... I mean I don't know anything about Plex but in theory this could work

[–] CowardVenus15 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I decent 1080p video file can be around 3 Mbps. I thought my setup would be fine since I pay for 30 Mbps upload speeds, but it seems I don’t actually achieve that outside of my local area. I would fear that a cloud machine would suffer the same rate limit

[–] mvirts 1 points 9 months ago

Has your brother tried using your Plex?

[–] [email protected] -3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I'm not sure you know what 90% is

[–] CowardVenus15 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Ok fine 93.3%. I didn’t think that was very important

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I think he means that a 90% drop would be 90 Mbps. This is more like a 7% drop.

[–] CowardVenus15 5 points 9 months ago

I should’ve specified that I’m concerned about the drop in upload speed not download