Speedy, Not?

I am not overly fussed about this kind of thing but I noticed that my home internet speed, as reported by speedtest, varies hugely - and, more importantly, is never more than about 200mbps.

(Downloading. Uploading, it's about 1/4 of that, but that is fair enough ... I guess? It's a well known face, and reasonable, that the internet is optimized for downloads, on the assumption that most people consume much more than they produce. Hey, this is also arguably true of the entire western economy, not just internet content! But I digress...)

My "Popular" plan with Rogers/Shaw advertises 500mbps, more than double measured reality.

I wonder what kind of wiggle room they have, and, if these claims are ever properly audited.

In any case, Rogers/Shaw has become quite-flaky since their merger - not sure if it is fair to blame that, but it is what it is. By "flaky" I mean: internet goes offline 3-5 times per day for about a minute. It always comes back. But it's annoying AF.

Luckily, Public Mobile is super stable, and I have never used even 25% of my plan limit (60gb). So I often hotspot to my phone and use data for things that God never intended to be done over data.

I wouldn't use it to do video calls, or watch Netflix, though.