I get results from the link on the OM login spalsh which are widely at
variance with upload, download and other stats posted by other
browser-based utilites like Ookla and TestMySpeed. Is this feature in
face working, and if so what exactly does it measure? ...
* the speeds between the OM server and the client browser?
* the speeds between the client and the web at large?
My main concern is that number posted by the OM test seem very
pessimistic vs connectivity number for a given clients general internet
connectivity. E.g. A webinar participant with Comcast cable reports
upload/download number of 3/18Mbps from Ookla. The OM test executed
within 5 minutes of the Ookla test posts 0.34 / 1.52Mbps.
At other client sites, quite frequently, the upload and download
proportions are dramatically reversed. E.g. 3/18Mbps Ookla vs
4.2/1.3Mbps OM.
Any guidance would be appreciated, as I am trying to establish and easy
method that potential webinar participants can qualify their internet
hookups to set expectations for their webinar experience.
Cheers,
Tom Wagner, Jackson Orthopedic Foundation IT
