speedtester

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.

how to use

1. install deno (or use the Dockerfile)
2. Configure the settings.ts file 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
}

3. open a terminal and run deno run --allow-net main.ts

disclaimer

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.