Network upstream/downstream speeds

Posted on August 27, 2014

How can I measure what’s the maximum/minimum download and upload speed on the droplets? I tried with speedtest-cli, but the reported speeds vary a lot. Is this a variable number that varies depending on uncontrollable conditions?

My intention is to deploy a VoIP application that will be consuming a regular amount of bandwidth and I am trying to determine how many simultaneous calls can run on a single droplet.

Thanks!

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carlosruizdiaz

August 27, 2014

I also noted, that I have better upload speed at NYC1 datacenter, compared to SF1. Ping times are also better for NYC1, than SF1.

I am in Mexico, and I thought it would be better to use a region closer to where the service is gonna be deployed, so this is making little sense to me now. Am I missing something?

Also, it may be important to notice that my SF1 is a 5$/mo droplet, and my NYC1 is a 20$/mo droplet. Does this affect the overall network performance?

carlosruizdiaz

August 27, 2014

Thank you for your answer Andrew.

Running traceroute showed 20 hops for both regions, but as I mentioned, ping times are different in favor of NYC, which is way farther than SF measuring from Mexico City.

To SF: ~100ms
To NYC: ~90ms

Thanks!