>>This sounds like there is potential for crowd sourcing here. >> >> For example, I can tell you nothing about Vonage, but a fair >> amount about Cox Cable Internet. What you want to know is >> known, just not (yet) in a way you can easily access. >> >> Would a Yelp type model be appropriate ? > >With the understanding that getting accurate and consistent >measurements is really hard (David Morris's note pointed out >some of the issues), have a look at http://www.testmy.net/ . >(Disclaimer: I not only have no affiliation with them other than >a sign-in to keep data, I haven't bother to find out who they >really are.)
A few folks met informally over lunch at the last IETF to discuss whether there was a need for standardization around ISP performance/quality measurements, and to understand what work was already going. In the U.S., the FCC is adopting a similar model as in the UK, Sweden, and other countries. See http://www.testmyisp.com for info on a pilot test of some measurements that are planned. And you can also see http://www.speedtest.net, which is I think the most popular web-based speed test globally these days (>1.5B tests collected). They've also made their full dataset available at http://www.netindex.com. With NetIndex you can click on your state and/or city and see who is tops in speed. So for example, if you lived in Redmond, you'd get this http://www.netindex.com/download/4,201/Redmond/ and in Miami you'd get this http://www.netindex.com/download/4,70/Miami/. The site also enables a 5-star rating, though it's pretty basic. Lastly there are sites like http://www.broadbandreports.com/reviews that provide more detailed ISP reviews. -- Jason _______________________________________________ Ietf mailing list Ietf@ietf.org https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf
