[gui-talk] Accessible Internet Speed Test

[Gerald Levy]

Well, I don't even have to use the command prompt in order to check relative 
download speeds.  I can simply choose a particular book on the BARD site and 
download it today and again tomorrow when my DSL service is supposed to be 
upgraded to a faster tier using the regular IE file download dialog.  Then I 
can simply compare the estimated time left and the download rates of both 
downloads to see whether there is any noticeable difference between them.  I 
was told that my download speed would increase from about 1 mbps to 3 mbps, 
so   a book that is reported to take about 30 minutes to download today 
should only take about 10 minutes to download tomorrow.

Gerald


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> Hi Gerald,
>
> My way to check net speed is as follows:
>
> 1. Open command prompt (cmd.exe).
>
> 2. Ping some website, e.g. www.yahoo.com.
> To do so you just need to write the following command and press enter:
> Ping www.yahoo.com
>
> Listen to your screen reader.  It will tell you how many seconds took to 
> send and receive a request.
>
> 3. Write "exit" and press enter if you want to exit the command prompt.
>
> In my experience, I never noticed a big change in speed after the provider 
> changed the speed.  That's because sites might be slow to respond or 
> because the speed might fall somewhere beyond my internet provider scope.
> I feel the difference only when the connection is too slow or when the 
> cable from the modem to the pc is too long.  If you wish, please compare 
> speeds using lan cables of 5 M and 10M; I think the connection speed might 
> bee even twice higher when using a 5-M cable compared to a 10-M cable.  I 
> noticed that in the past, but it could also depend on the quality of the 
> cable.
>
> HTH
>
> George
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Gerald Levy via gui-talk" <gui-talk at nfbnet.org>
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> Sent: Saturday, July 05, 2014 9:00 PM
> Subject: [spam] [gui-talk] Accessible Internet Speed Test
>
>
>>
>> Happy Independence weekend.  My Internet service provider, Verizon, will 
>> be upgrading my DSL service to a faster tier this coming Tuesday, or so 
>> they promise.  To insure that my DSL service has actually been upgraded, 
>> I would like to test my Internet speed now and again on Tuesday after the 
>> upgrade is activated.  Can anyone suggest a JAWS-accessible Internet 
>> speed test site that does not require the installation of Java, and whose 
>> results are reasonably accurate and easy to interpret?  Thanks.
>> Gerald
>>
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