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Kalvin00

Lifer
Jan 11, 2003
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Not accurate for me..

Then again, the only speed test I have ever found to be completely accurate of my downstream is the linkline one on dslreports. This reports 1400 out of ~8000 my line maxes at. :confused:
 
bunker

bunker

Lifer
Apr 23, 2001
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In your results where are you getting 4000k for Cable/DSL? Just curious as there are many speeds out there below that for both cable and DSL. 1.5 (around 1300k) is a very common speed for DSL still.
 
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GoingUp

Lifer
Jul 31, 2002
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Originally posted by: bunker
In your results where are you getting 4000k for Cable/DSL? Just curious as there are many speeds out there below that for both cable and DSL. 1.5 (around 1300k) is a very common speed for DSL still.
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well my cable speed is 4MB/s

i think i need to make some bigger bars though... the ISDN and Modem ones are too damn small
 
Googer

Googer

Lifer
Nov 11, 2004
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My results on you test were 22642

mia.speakeasy.net reports 4710 down and 370up
my loaction is in tampa, florida.
 
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notfred

Lifer
Feb 12, 2001
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The interface for yours is retarded.

WTF does a speedometer have to do with percentages? If the test stops at 100, why does the gauge go to 140? Why don't you just have a "XX%" label and a progress bar like every other site in the world? Even if you really want to use a dial as a progress bar, "finished" should be at the end of the dial, not somewhere in the middle. And the dial should be labelled "Percent Complete", not "Miles Per Hour". And using the analogy of speedometer and odometer to display the SAME THING is stupid. Odometers do not display the same thing as speedometers.

Same with the instantaneous bandwidth gauge. It should say "Mbps" not "RPM", as the gauge doesn't measure RPM.

If I wanted to give a lesson in crappy non-intuitive user interfaces, I could use yours as an example. You can respond by saying it gives you directions at the beginning, but it automatically starts running the test and the directions dissapear after a few seconds. I hadn't finished reading them when it started running. anyone who loads up this test in the background or looks away from the PC after clicking won't know WTF it's doing.

Never mind that the test is inaccurate (I get 1693k on your test, and 2425k on boradband reports), doesn't include an upload speed meter, and rips off trademarks from Dodge.
 
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GoingUp

Lifer
Jul 31, 2002
16,720
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Originally posted by: notfred
The interface for yours is retarded.

WTF does a speedometer have to do with percentages? If the test stops at 100, why does the gauge go to 140? Why don't you just have a "XX%" label and a progress bar like every other site in the world? Even if you really want to use a dial as a progress bar, "finished" should be at the end of the dial, not somewhere in the middle. And the dial should be labelled "Percent Complete", not "Miles Per Hour". And using the analogy of speedometer and odometer to display the SAME THING is stupid. Odometers do not display the same thing as speedometers.

Same with the instantaneous bandwidth gauge. It should say "Mbps" not "RPM", as the gauge doesn't measure RPM.

If I wanted to give a lesson in crappy non-intuitive user interfaces, I could use yours as an example. You can respond by saying it gives you directions at the beginning, but it automatically starts running the test and the directions dissapear after a few seconds. I hadn't finished reading them when it started running. anyone who loads up this test in the background or looks away from the PC after clicking won't know WTF it's doing.

Never mind that the test is inaccurate (I get 1693k on your test, and 2425k on boradband reports), doesn't include an upload speed meter, and rips off trademarks from Dodge.
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Christ, someones cranky. How about the fact that I work for Daimler Chrysler and instead of having them pay for a bandwidth tester, I put together this little app for the heck of it in my free time. Seeing as how this might end up on their corporate website, I doubt theyll mind my use of the dodge logo. Personally I think a bandwidth test looking like the dashboard of the dodge charger is a lot more interesting than a java applet that just spits out the results in text.
 
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GoingUp

Lifer
Jul 31, 2002
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Originally posted by: JustAnAverageGuy
Works fine in Opera.

But kinda broken : P

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Thanks for the pic. I will have to look into why the text looked goofy for you. Do you have the latest flash plugin?
 
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JustAnAverageGuy

Diamond Member
Aug 1, 2003
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Originally posted by: Gobadgrs
Originally posted by: JustAnAverageGuy
Works fine in Opera.

But kinda broken : P

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Thanks for the pic. I will have to look into why the text looked goofy for you. Do you have the latest flash plugin?
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A side effect of crappy .jpg compression :)

 
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