Actually, I have found that most of these Internet speed test sites are not
very accessible, which is why I asked earlier whether anyone could suggest
one that is accessible.
Gerald
----- Original Message -----
From: "Maria Campbell" <lucky1i...@sbcglobal.net>
To: <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com>
Sent: Friday, July 04, 2014 3:56 PM
Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Internet Speed Test Disparities
When they ask for how to improve the site, have you written about
accessibility?
Just wondering.
Sunny Day
Maria Campbell
lucky1i...@sbcglobal.net
Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.
Blaise Pascal
On 7/4/2014 3:43 PM, Mario Brusco wrote:
the most accurate test, according to my ISP, is speedtest.net. this is a
non
bias recommendation since it is considered as to be the standard site to
test speeds.
one caveat is in order to start the test, there is a flash based begin
test
button smack dab in the middle of the screen that needs to be activated.
if
the OCR feature is used, it is possible to activate. alternately, get a
sighted assistant to do it for you. the test takes about 10-30 seconds
depending on how fast the PC is.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gerald Levy" <bwaylimi...@verizon.net>
To: <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com>
Sent: Friday, July 04, 2014 1:22 PM
Subject: [JAWS-Users] Internet Speed Test Disparities
Using information gleaned from this list and other sources, I ran
Internet
speed tests from three different sites and got threewidely different
results. At http://i.dslr.net/iphone_speedtest.htmlmy my download speed
measured 660 kbps. At http://www.2wire.com/?p=7 my download speed
measured
258 kbps. And at http://testmy.net/upload my download speed measured an
impressive 8.7 mbps. What's going on with all these speed tests? I
realize
that each speed test uses its own propriatary method of testing Internest
speeds, but why is there such a huge disparity among the results? Is it
possible that none of these speed tests is accurate, and that all such
speed
tests are bogus? According to Verizon, my current DSL download speed is
supposed to be between 768kbps and 1mbps, which will supposedly be
upgraded
to 3.1 mbps to 7.8 mbps next Tuesday. The result from the IPhone speed
test
at 660 kbps would seem to be closest to what I'm currently getting, but
how
can I know for sure whether any of these tests is reliable or accurate?
Gerald
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