Ask HN: Internet magically gets faster when opening speedtest?

Re:Ask HN: Internet magically gets faster when opening speed... by 300bps on Sunday April 17, 2022 @08:55PM (#31066134)

Are you on mobile? Some mobile providers limit streaming quality and they do this by limiting bandwidth to streaming providers.

For example, Visible will never be faster than 2 Mbps to fast.com.

You’ll get faster on Speedtest.net because it doesn’t throttle non-video related sites.

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Re:Ask HN: Internet magically gets faster when opening speed... by tssva on Monday April 18, 2022 @07:27AM (#31069372)

I almost forgot Visible limits video streaming. My phone has an always on Wireguard VPN connection to my home which prevents Visible from limiting streaming. Just tested. From my current location, which doesn't have the best signal, with the VPN on I get 66Mbps to fast.com and with it off 2.1Mbps.

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Re:Ask HN: Internet magically gets faster when opening speed... by zffr on Monday April 18, 2022 @02:49PM (#31074854)

Ah this is probably the explanation. I was using my phone as a hotspot for my laptop.

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