What is the best internet speed testing site?

[itsVance]

I recently upgraded my internet subscription to a 200Mbps plan and got a Motorola SBG6580 that could handle the new plan.

Once I got everything set up, I ran a speedtest at speedtest.net as I usually do using comcast as the nearby server & I only got 165Mbps. The technician insists I should get the 200Mbps at my location.

I have run multiple tests from different websites and I got a range of different results:
http://www.dslreports.com/speedtest - 226.4 Mbps
https://www.speakeasy.net/speedtest/ - 168 Mbps
http://www.speedtest.net/ (comcast server) - 165 Mbps
http://testmy.net/results - 175 Mbps
http://speedof.me/ - 101 Mbps
http://speedtest.xfinity.com/ - 236.55 Mbps ( I have a feeling this is biased since I have xfinity )

I even had one showing as low as 75Mbps, but I think that site was poorly hosted.

I have an appointment for a service tech this evening, but I have a feeling hes going to use the xfinity speed test and say there is nothing the matter.

Does anyone know if any of these speed tests are more reliable than the other? If not is there a more reliable speedtest I can go with?

 

[Colif]

Much of it relies on time of day, the amount of traffic between where you are and server, the speed of the servers themselves. I don't have your speed but depending on which server i use via speedtest I can go from 65 to 30, depending on its speed. Where I live, my speed is 45mbit above the country average so the infrastructure isn't there to support me yet.

 

[Solandri]

I've been using this site a lot more lately:

http://internethealthtest.org/

It tests you speed to each of the major Internet backbone providers. So if your ISP has a fast connection to some backbones but a slow connection to others, it'll show up.

 

[USAFRet]

First off...is this wired or WiFi?
The only thing that counts is wired directly to the router.

 

[USAFRet]

I've been using this site a lot more lately:

http://internethealthtest.org/

It tests you speed to each of the major Internet backbone providers. So if your ISP has a fast connection to some backbones but a slow connection to others, it'll show up.

I've used that one too.
This is my 75/75 FiOS connection

 

[itsVance]

First off...is this wired or WiFi?
The only thing that counts is wired directly to the router.

Its wired.

 

[itsVance]

I've been using this site a lot more lately:

http://internethealthtest.org/

It tests you speed to each of the major Internet backbone providers. So if your ISP has a fast connection to some backbones but a slow connection to others, it'll show up.

With http://internethealthtest.org/
Average Speed 206.19 Mbps

 

[USAFRet]

I've been using this site a lot more lately:

http://internethealthtest.org/

It tests you speed to each of the major Internet backbone providers. So if your ISP has a fast connection to some backbones but a slow connection to others, it'll show up.

With http://internethealthtest.org/
Average Speed 206.19 Mbps

Then it appears you have nothing to worry about.

 

[BadActor]

The distance between you and server is probably the biggest variable and accounts for the discrepancy using different speed test sites.

 

[trumplinov]

For the truth of the results, I always check the speed of the internet through 2 sites http://internet-speed-test.online/ and http://www.speedtest.net/en