![]() Never the less Myce noticed that tests run via the Pulse8 connection on ports 8080 and then 80 via the TestMy service were returning different results. ![]() Ookla itself claims to make use of TCP port 80, although after a quick search we also note that they’re familiar with 8080 ( here and here). The speedtest on Pulse8’s website is powered by Ookla and upon further inspection claimed that the ISP’s test appeared to be prioritising traffic to TCP port 8080, which over the years has been used for all sorts of services from HTTP webcache to multiplayer games and remote web cams.īy comparison most web browser (HTTP) based traffic is usually carried over TCP port 80 or 443 and some tests prefer to use that, although we’ve also seen testers use TCP port 8095 and various others. The situation first came to light after an article on (formerly ), which normally focuses on matters related to digital storage products, spotted that a customer of Pulse8’s FTTC (“ Fibre Broadband“) service appeared to be receiving a much more positive result via the ISPs own speedtester ( here) than when using the independent TestMy service.
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