It works just fine in Chrome.
----- Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com -------------------------------------------------- From: "Marlon K. Schafer" <o...@odessaoffice.com> Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2010 2:10 PM To: <aosg...@streamline-solutions.net>; "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> Subject: Re: [WISPA] FW: The FCC Wants You to Test Your Broadband Speeds > Hmmm. The test seems to work well and is accurate based on what I usually > see at my house. > > Nice that it won't work on most popular browsers that aren't Microsoft > based > :-). > > It would also be nice if they gave an average for an area (zip code or > some > such) so that people could see how they compared to their neighbors. > > Interesting idea though. > > I wonder how often they will get hits from zip codes that they previously > thought had no service? Wonder if we'll ever get to find that out? lol > marlon > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Aaron D. Osgood" <aosg...@streamline-solutions.net> > To: "'WISPA General List'" <wireless@wispa.org> > Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2010 11:44 AM > Subject: [WISPA] FW: The FCC Wants You to Test Your Broadband Speeds > > >> From another list >> >> >> >> From: droidd...@googlegroups.com [mailto:droidd...@googlegroups.com] On >> Behalf Of Bill B >> Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2010 2:25 PM >> To: open-iph...@googlegroups.com; Droid Discussion Group >> Subject: [DroidDoes] The FCC Wants You to Test Your Broadband Speeds >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Sent to you by Bill B via Google Reader: >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> The FCC Wants >> <http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2010/03/fcc-broadband-test/> >> You to Test Your Broadband Speeds >> >> >> via Epicenter <http://www.wired.com/epicenter> by Ryan Singel on 3/11/10 >> >> >> >> <http://www.wired.com/images_blogs/epicenter/2010/03/broadband-testing.gif> >> broadband-testingThe FCC is asking the nation’s broadband and smartphone >> users to use their broadband testing tools to help the feds and consumers >> know what speeds are actually available, not just promised by the nations’ >> telecoms. >> >> Starting Thursday, netizens can go to the FCC’s Broadband.gov site >> <http://www.broadband.gov/> , enter their address and test their >> broadband >> speed using one of two testing tools. iPhone and Android users can go to >> their respective app stores and download the FCC’s first ever mobile app, >> which will report to the feds exactly how slow your connection actually >> is. The FCC is requiring the street address “it may use this data to >> analyze broadband quality and availability on a geographic basis.” >> >> Broadband connection testing isn’t new, and is freely available online, >> but this might mark the first time that individual tests help to lead to >> informed policy making. >> >> Crowdsourcing this data is a brilliant move, given that telecoms have >> long >> fought against telling federal regulators what areas they cover and at >> what speed, arguing that information will be used by competitors to poach >> their customers. The data can also be used as a way to prevent telecoms >> from over-promising and under-delivering on upload and download speeds. >> If >> you listen closely you might actually hear the telecom companies hitting >> the backspace key to revise the speed numbers on their promotional >> fliers. >> >> But the FCC isn’t forgetting about those left out of the broadband >> revolution and is asking those who live in a broadband “Dead Zone” by >> filling out a report online, calling the FCC at -888-CALL-FCC, faxing the >> email or even sending a letter through the Postal Service. >> >> The announcement comes just six days before the FCC presents the first >> ever national broadband plan to Congress. Goals include 100 million >> Americans with 100 Mbps service by 2010, bringing affordable broadband to >> rural and urban areas, and helping digital laggards get online. >> >> The FCC is collecting IP addresses, along with physical addresses, but is >> not asking for names or e-mail addresses. They promise not to release the >> street addresses, with some exceptions noted in the privacy >> <http://www.broadband.gov/broadband-quality-test-privacy-statement.html> >> policy. A free Java plug-in is necessary to run the test. >> >> Gentleman, start your browsers. >> >> See Also: >> >> * The >> <http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2010/03/the-wired-interview-fcc-chair-julius-genachowski-on-broadband-google-and-his-iphone/> >> Wired Interview: FCC Chair Julius Genachowski on Broadband >> * Um, >> <http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2009/08/um-whats-broadband-asks-the-fcc/> >> What’s Broadband? Asks the FCC >> * Broadband >> <http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2009/08/broadband-is-this-generations-highway-system-fcc-director-says/> >> Is This Generation’s Highway System, FCC Chief Says >> * Cost, <http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2010/02/fcc-broadband-report/> >> Crotchetiness Keep Broadband Out of 1/3 of U.S. Homes >> * @USA: >> <http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2009/08/usa-were-writing-the-national-broadband-plan/> >> We’re Writing the National Broadband Plan! >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Things you can do from here: >> >> >> * Subscribe >> <http://www.google.com/reader/view/feed%2Fhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.wired.com%2Fepicenter%2Ffeed%2F?source=email> >> to Epicenter using Google Reader >> * Get started using Google <http://www.google.com/reader/?source=email> >> Reader to easily keep up with all your favorite sites >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> WISPA Wants You! 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