Re: [JAWS-Users] Internet Speed Test Disparities

2014-07-04 Thread Mario Brusco
I've emailed them about it but didn't get any reply. - Original Message - From: "Maria Campbell" To: 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

Re: [JAWS-Users] Internet Speed Test Disparities

2014-07-04 Thread Gerald Levy
ubject: 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

Re: [JAWS-Users] Internet Speed Test Disparities

2014-07-04 Thread Maria Campbell
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" To: Sent: Friday, July 04, 2014 1:22 PM Subject: [JAWS-Users] Internet

Re: [JAWS-Users] Internet Speed Test Disparities

2014-07-04 Thread Mario Brusco
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 kbp

Re: [JAWS-Users] Internet Speed Test Disparities

2014-07-04 Thread Jim Pursley
I think that Brian Lee offered a clue when he mentioned mirror servers. I think that to arrive at your speed your connection is compared with a server of known specs. I could be completely wrong. This said, a site like e-how should be able to explain how these internet speed tests are run.

Re: [JAWS-Users] Internet Speed Test Disparities

2014-07-04 Thread Scott Duck
-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Gerald Levy Sent: Friday, July 4, 2014 12:23 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com 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

[JAWS-Users] Internet Speed Test Disparities

2014-07-04 Thread Gerald Levy
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