Hi,
I'd check network speed using an app from my iPod Touch, but you can
try using the links in an old post:
http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries%40googlegroups.com/msg02296.html
Or you might try googling for a mobile speed test site. Here's one
that I found:
http://www.mobilespeedtest.com/
Press the link (VO-Space) to run speed test. Then on the results page
use item chooser menu to look for "Your speed" and VO-right arrow to
read off the results. You can re-run this with a 2MB test link (find
it with item chooser). This is a quick answer -- I rather suspect
these aren't the most accurate sources for results. The speed tests I
ran from sources in the link given in my archived post are better:
http://www.dslreports.com/speedtest?java=1
However, since you should pick a gateway geographically close to you,
and the detailed instructions are different for each selection,
there's no general instructions I can give. The recommendation to
look for a mobile speedtest site or to google for one that uses java
is based on the fact that most sites use flash for their results,
which is not accessible. Some of the java based speedtest apps allow
you to choose whether to display your results as a graphic or as text,
and you should obviously choose the text view.
If you have an iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad, up until the September 24
version 2 update I would have recommended the free Speednet.net Mobile
Speedtest from Ookla, which is one of the most commonly used speedtest
sites (but which uses flash). I still use the old version of this
app, but the new release is not accessible. For another accessible
iPhone speedtest app, try the free Speedtest app by Xtreme Labs Inc.
HTH. Maybe someone else can suggest a better solution. There may
also be some downloadable software that works better, and you can also
check for speedtest widgets.
On Oct 26, 2010, chad baker wrote:
Hi is there any programs to monitor internet traffic?
i'm getting slow spees loading pages.
also i called my isp and they said everything is good.
i'm using a wpa connection.
this started a couple of weeks ago.
i called tech support but they were not nice at all.
thanks
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