repeatedly downloads from speedtest.net servers to trick ISPs that throttle you except when you're running a speedtest
yes this is actually a thing ISP's do. if you think your speedtest results don't match your actual speeds you should give this a shot.
- install deno (or use the Dockerfile)
- Configure the
settings.tsfile with the following:
export default {
"location": "syd", //speedtest.net server location (i've only tested this with regions in australia)
"size": 10000, //size of downloads in bytes
"frequency": 500 //frequency of downloads in ms
}- open a terminal and run
deno run --allow-net main.ts
this stopped happening to me a while ago so i can't really show any evidence of it working but i figured i should put it up on here in case it helps somebody else. while it solved my network issues in the past i obviously can't guarantee it will work for you.