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Also fast.com doesn't even give upload speed and latency.", "context": "", "use_case": "internet speed testing", "switched_from": "", "story": "Downdetector and Speedtest sold to Accenture for $1.2B"}, {"id": 773434225, "item_id": 48339639, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48339639", "by": "ck2", "date": "2026-05-30", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "https://speed.cloudflare.com", "excerpt": "https://speed.cloudflare.com", "context": "", "use_case": "", "switched_from": "", "story": "Downdetector and Speedtest sold to Accenture for $1.2B"}, {"id": 773425600, "item_id": 48339100, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48339100", "by": "BoingBoomTschak", "date": "2026-05-30", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I recommend https://speed.cloudflare.com/ personally.", "excerpt": "I recommend https://speed.cloudflare.com/ personally.", "context": "", "use_case": "internet speed testing", "switched_from": "", "story": "Downdetector and Speedtest sold to Accenture for $1.2B"}, {"id": 773425121, "item_id": 48339070, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48339070", "by": "fragmede", "date": "2026-05-30", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "http://speed.cloudflare.com is a bit harder to argue with though", "excerpt": "http://speed.cloudflare.com is a bit harder to argue with though.", "context": "", "use_case": "", "switched_from": "", "story": "Downdetector and Speedtest sold to Accenture for $1.2B"}]}], "caveats": [{"label": "", "summary": "", "quotes": [{"id": 773438080, "item_id": 48339880, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48339880", "by": "cheema33", "date": "2026-05-30", "version": null, "stance": "warn", "quote": "I just tried it and I did not get accurate numbers.", "excerpt": "I had not heard of http://speed.cloudflare.com either. I just tried it and I did not get accurate numbers. wifiman.com, from Ubiquiti/Unifi team does provide more accurate numbers. fast.com numbers are pretty accurate as well.", "context": "", "use_case": "", "switched_from": "", "story": "Downdetector and Speedtest sold to Accenture for $1.2B"}]}], "who": [], "tags": [], "use_cases": ["internet speed testing", "network speed test", "network speed testing"], "compared": [{"slug": "fast-com", "name": "fast.com", "co": 2, "switched_from": 0, "switched_to": 0}], "makers": [], "threads": [{"url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48337987", "title": "Downdetector and Speedtest sold to Accenture for $1.2B", "mentions": 6}, {"url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48863064", "title": "SpaceX wants to launch 100k more Starlink satellites \u2013 for 100x the bandwidth", "mentions": 1}, {"url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47240042", "title": "Downdetector, Speedtest sold to IT service provider Accenture in $1.2B deal", "mentions": 1}, {"url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46751899", "title": "Deutsche Telekom is violating Net Neutrality", "mentions": 1}], "sentiment_by_month": {"2025-11": {}, "2025-12": {}, "2026-01": {"recommend": 1}, "2026-02": {}, "2026-03": {"recommend": 1}, "2026-04": {}, "2026-05": {"recommend": 5, "warn": 1}, "2026-06": {}, "2026-07": {"neutral": 1}, "2026-08": {}, "2026-09": {}, "2026-10": {}}, "versions": [], "version_unnamed": 0, "family_ref": null, "runs_on": null, "lines": [], "quotes": [{"id": 781813760, "item_id": 48863360, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48863360", "by": "consumer451", "date": "2026-07-10", "version": null, "stance": "neutral", "quote": "I messaged my nerd friends with screenshots of https://speed.cloudflare.com/", "excerpt": "OK, so for this, Starlink is AMAZING! In-flight Starlink is undeniable. The first time I experienced it, I could not believe what was happening. I messaged my nerd friends with screenshots of https://speed.cloudflare.com/ Also, their required zero-friction UX is the shiznit. Then, I fell asleep as I finally had theoretical time off.", "context": "", "use_case": "", "switched_from": "", "story": "SpaceX wants to launch 100k more Starlink satellites \u2013 for 100x the bandwidth"}, {"id": 773464768, "item_id": 48341548, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48341548", "by": "mbesto", "date": "2026-05-30", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "Or https://speed.cloudflare.com/", "excerpt": "Or https://speed.cloudflare.com/", "context": "", "use_case": "Network speed test", "switched_from": "", "story": "Downdetector and Speedtest sold to Accenture for $1.2B"}, {"id": 773443408, "item_id": 48340213, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48340213", "by": "amelius", "date": "2026-05-30", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I'm a huge fan of https://speed.cloudflare.com/", "excerpt": "I'm a huge fan of https://speed.cloudflare.com/ and you'll have to come with better evidence. Also fast.com doesn't even give upload speed and latency.", "context": "", "use_case": "internet speed testing", "switched_from": "", "story": "Downdetector and Speedtest sold to Accenture for $1.2B"}, {"id": 773438080, "item_id": 48339880, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48339880", "by": "cheema33", "date": "2026-05-30", "version": null, "stance": "warn", "quote": "I just tried it and I did not get accurate numbers.", "excerpt": "I had not heard of http://speed.cloudflare.com either. I just tried it and I did not get accurate numbers. wifiman.com, from Ubiquiti/Unifi team does provide more accurate numbers. fast.com numbers are pretty accurate as well.", "context": "", "use_case": "", "switched_from": "", "story": "Downdetector and Speedtest sold to Accenture for $1.2B"}, {"id": 773434225, "item_id": 48339639, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48339639", "by": "ck2", "date": "2026-05-30", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "https://speed.cloudflare.com", "excerpt": "https://speed.cloudflare.com", "context": "", "use_case": "", "switched_from": "", "story": "Downdetector and Speedtest sold to Accenture for $1.2B"}, {"id": 773425600, "item_id": 48339100, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48339100", "by": "BoingBoomTschak", "date": "2026-05-30", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I recommend https://speed.cloudflare.com/ personally.", "excerpt": "I recommend https://speed.cloudflare.com/ personally.", "context": "", "use_case": "internet speed testing", "switched_from": "", "story": "Downdetector and Speedtest sold to Accenture for $1.2B"}, {"id": 773425121, "item_id": 48339070, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48339070", "by": "fragmede", "date": "2026-05-30", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "http://speed.cloudflare.com is a bit harder to argue with though", "excerpt": "http://speed.cloudflare.com is a bit harder to argue with though.", "context": "", "use_case": "", "switched_from": "", "story": "Downdetector and Speedtest sold to Accenture for $1.2B"}, {"id": 755950736, "item_id": 47246921, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47246921", "by": "Brajeshwar", "date": "2026-03-04", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "Cloudflare has a Speed Test", "excerpt": "Btw, Cloudflare has a Speed Test at https://speed.cloudflare.com", "context": "", "use_case": "", "switched_from": "", "story": "Downdetector, Speedtest sold to IT service provider Accenture in $1.2B deal"}, {"id": 748314032, "item_id": 46769627, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46769627", "by": "everfrustrated", "date": "2026-01-26", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "Cloudflare has a speed test.", "excerpt": "Cloudflare has a speed test. Try comparing it to other speed tests around the same time. Should reveal if Dtag is congested/throttling your traffic to Cloudflare sites vs others. https://speed.cloudflare.com/", "context": "", "use_case": "Network speed testing", "switched_from": "", "story": "Deutsche Telekom is violating Net Neutrality"}]}