Speed Tests

[John Ross]

Hi Don,
Thank you, for the sites.
I am still plodding along. as far as becoming more
computer literate. It is my own fault though, as I
don't put any time into it. Although I don't seem to
be needing to reformat as much, by the machine
freezing up on me.
John
John M. Ross
Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada
piano.tech@ns.sympatico.ca
----- Original Message -----
From: "Don" <drose@dlcwest.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Saturday, October 06, 2001 12:14 PM
Subject: Speed Tests


> Hi Jon,
>
> After I repaired his computer as part of a piano
tuning a client of mine
> sent these to me:
>
> <  http://promos.mcafee.com/speedometer/  >
>     Excellent; easiest to use & understand
>
> <  http://bamazed.bconnected.net/  > Another good
one; Telus in AB
>    It allows you to test your speed using several
different sizes of files!
>    One right after the other -- quite useful.
>
> <  http://www.info-techs.com/speedtest.html  >
>    Another good one -- entirely automatic!!  Really
easy to use.
>    Good explanations too.
>
> <  http://www.testmyspeed.com/  >
>     Quite good; links to one speed test site in
Canada & more world-wide.
>
> <  http://bandwidthplace.com/speedtest/  >
>
> <  http://www.dslreports.com/stest  >
> This one above, gives two test links.
>
> <  http://www.toast.net/performance/  >
> This one above, gives several test links -- use the
topmost 2 (free)
>
> If you want more, or have the time, this next link
has a list of
> 105 speed test links!!!  Scroll 1/2 way down the
page for the list
> [ignore the glitzy graphics at the top of the page].
> <  http://home.cfl.rr.com/eaa/Bandwidth.htm  >
> Some of the 105 are in the list above -- and no, I
have not checked
> them all <grin> -- some might be dead links.
>
>
> For some fun, check out these "fun tests" (movie
clips sites)
> that really show off your high speed:
> <
http://www.mirror-image.com/services/streamdemo.html >
>    You need the RealPlayer (a free download link is
given)
>     The "Top Gun", "Apollo 13" and Mummy clips are
fantastic!!
>     Chose several speeds from lowest to 500 or 1500
(T1) Kbps speed
>     to flex your link's capabilities.  At the 1500
speed, my actual download
>     speeds peaked at 3+Mbps [as measured "live"
using AnalogX's
>     "NetStat Live" utility (free at
>     <
http://www.analogx.com/contents/download/network.htm >
>
> If you've enjoyed those neat BMW ads on TV, you can
see longer versions
> on line at:
> < http://www.bmwfilms.com/site_layout/splash.asp >
>   You can use a PC's built-in MS Windows Media
Player or the
>   RealPlayer or Quicktime.   Highest speed you can
choose is 300 Kbps.
>   Only drawback -- you need to give them your name &
email addy [but
>   can decline any emails from them]....  I had no
problem with giving this
>   to BMW....
>
>
> Regards,
> Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.M.T., R.P.T.
>
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>
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