Your perceived internet speed is determined by two things: throughput and latency. Traditional speed tests only measure throughput, which is the rate at which data flows through the network. Latency is the delay it takes for a single packet to travel through the network. Ideally, the only latency should be that imposed by the speed of light. In practice, many other things in the network can add latency, such as routers. There is always latency in the website's response. And your ISP's DNS server can add substantial delays as it looks up IP addresses.
One thing that is adding to internet latency is "buffer bloat". Telecommunications companies add buffers in their networks to reduce packet loss and improve network utilization. But when the size of a buffer gets too big, it can add significant latency.
You can test network latency using the command-line program "tracert" ("traceroute" on UNIX/Linux systems.) For example, "tracert ytmag.com" will give you a report of the roundtrip latency from your PC to each of the devices between it and ytmag.com.
While researching buffer bloat, I came across another diagnostic tool, ICSI Netalyzer. I gave it a whirl and it gave a very thorough report of the state of my internet connection. Highly recommended. http://netalyzr.icsi.berkeley.edu/
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Today's Featured Article - Grain Threshing in the Early 40's - by Jerry D. Coleman. How many of you can sit there and say that you have plowed with a mule? Well I would say not many, but maybe a few. This story is about the day my Grandfather Brown (true name) decided along with my parents to purchase a new Ford tractor. It wasn't really new except to us. The year was about 1967 and my father found a good used Ford 601 tractor to use on the farm instead of "Bob", our old mule. Now my grandfather had had this mule since the mid 40's and he was getting some age on him. S
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