From my baseball blog:
How did Google AI find Baseball Reference data that Baseball Reference could not? Tuesday, June 2, 2026
I figured, what the heck. Let's try Google search, which has been beefed up with Artificial Intelligence (AI) using its Gemini software...
If it also shows how the Quora guy, Christopher Pellerito, found the data, I did not see it. I'm not familiar with Quora.
So maybe all Google AI did was grab this.
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So, like Optimum non fiber, Verizon fiber has real speed to my computer way below the one gig I am paying for. It can vary between one third and two thirds of a gig.
Three tests below. Today's test (#3) shows the distinction noted in the title of this post.
1.
Verizon FIOS speed is about the same as Optimum. What the heck? Thursday, November 20, 2025
I paid for one Gig from both Optimum and Verizon FIOS.
I used my Asus router for both Optimum and Verizon FIOS.
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2. a couple of months ago:
I think I used a wired connection, not WiFi. On this test, the connection is wired Ethernet from the Verizon router. As in the first test:
I disabled ad blocker and refreshed both before running the tests.
Using my Lenovo Chromebook Plus 14:
My review after 6 weeks with the Lenovo Chromebook Plus 14 [VIDEO]
August 11, 2025 By Robby Payne
I’ve had the Lenovo Chromebook Plus 14 in my bag for a bit over 6 weeks at this point, and I have to be honest with you: I knew it was my favorite Chromebook ever after just a few hours of use. Seeing it at the Chromebook Showcase in New York back in June was only a small taste of what makes this device so special, and like many others, I wasn’t 100% sold on its awesomeness right away. However, after putting it in the bag and having it by my side for real-world work in my new reality that has me working directly from my laptop in all sorts of settings these days, I have no issue saying that this is my favorite Chromebook ever made.
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Verizon FIOS: https://www.verizon.com/speedtest/
download: 925
upload: 891
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download: 436 873
upload: 922 922
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Let's try a third:
download: 896 840
upload: 713 888
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Let's try with WiFi:
Verizon FIOS: https://www.verizon.com/speedtest/
download: 949
upload: 901
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https://www.speedtest.net/ Ookla
download: 592 599
upload: 507 479
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download: 694
upload: 297
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3. May 9, 2026 This Saturday morning before 8:00 AM. In an apartment building and people are probably sleeping late.
Nothing fancy.
I did not disable ad blocker and did not refresh both before running the tests.
WiFi My Asus RT-AX3000 router. My Lenovo Chromebook again (see above):
Verizon FIOS: https://www.verizon.com/speedtest/
This time I noticed that Verizon does two tests.
Router to Network:
download: 939
upload: 899
Device (presumably my Chromebook to Network):
download: 653
upload: 479
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https://www.speedtest.net/ Ookla
download: 611
upload: 218
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download: 554
upload: 83
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I have run the tests quite a few other times. For instance, during the past week in the morning I was getting download speed 340 for all three tests. That's about one third of what I am paying for.
Speed Test: download speed half of what it's supposed to be. Sunday, December 29, 2024
