Hope this helps someone as it did me.

imho

Wifi Speed Test

If your wifi is slow run that test and put in your phone number and it will go to your Internet provider.I had a speed of 0.50 ,dial up was faster and Aol told me to run a speed test but had to be the above link one and add phone number.After doing that they could see what speed i was getting and adjusted some line settings but after a day i got the same low speed so ran it again and within 15 mins Aol called me again to sort it out again and now its fixed.
I should think it will work with all Internet providers but whether they will call you is another question

enfield_freddy

wifi? that test is checking the speed between your ISP and your router


how does that program send it to YOUR internet provider?


I thought AOL had long gone?


was the posting a copy/paste from a 20 yr old thread?

RumRat

AOL BB is part of the TalkTalk group now...That speed test is just them using a basic internet speed test for their own use....anyone else putting a number in there won't get any joy.....
Much better using this - http://www.speedtest.net/ Although the speed tests should only be used to get an idea of your BB speed and not taken as an absolute...

enfield_freddy

the link is not to the AOL website , http://internet-speedtest.net/ probably just harvesting phone numbers?


more accurate http://www.thinkbroadband.com/speedtest/button/141376316716099320208.png









and the OP says ".I had a speed of 0.50 ,dial up "


umm , I thought dial up had been stopped in the UK , AOL/talk talk do not support this? , hence the reason for asking if this was a 20 yr old quote from a forum on the web

Quiet_Spark

enfield_freddy wrote: »

the link is not to the AOL website , http://internet-speedtest.net/ probably just harvesting phone numbers?

I was thinking that, WHOIS shows the following:


Domain Name: internet-speedtest.net
Registry Domain ID:
Registrar WHOIS Server: whois.ascio.com
Registrar URL: http://www.ascio.com
Updated Date: 2014-05-10T22:38:17Z
Creation Date: 2012-08-09T11:56:42Z
Registrar Registration Expiration Date: 2015-06-06T13:32:39Z
Registrar: Ascio Technologies, Inc
Registrar IANA ID: 106
Registrar Abuse Contact Email: @ascio.com
Registrar Abuse Contact Phone: +44.2070159370
Reseller:
Domain Status: ACTIVE
Registry Registrant ID:
Registrant Name: DOMAIN ADMIN
Registrant Organization: TalkTalk Communications Limited
Registrant Street: STANFORD HOUSE
Registrant Street: GARRETT FIELD
Registrant City: BIRCHWOOD
Registrant State/Province: WARRINGTON
Registrant Postal Code: WA3 7BH
Registrant Country: GB
Registrant Phone:
Registrant Phone Ext:
Registrant Fax:
Registrant Fax Ext:
Registrant Email:
Registry Admin ID:
Admin Name: DOMAIN ADMIN
Admin Organization: TalkTalk Communications Limited
Admin Street: STANFORD HOUSE
Admin Street: GARRETT FIELD
Admin City: BIRCHWOOD
Admin State/Province: WARRINGTON
Admin Postal Code: WA3 7BH
Admin Country: GB
Admin Phone: +44.1612222000
Admin Phone Ext:
Admin Fax:
Admin Fax Ext:
Admin Email: @talktalkplc.com
Registry Tech ID:
Tech Name: DOMAIN ADMIN
Tech Organization: TalkTalk Communications Limited
Tech Street: STANFORD HOUSE
Tech Street: GARRETT FIELD
Tech City: BIRCHWOOD
Tech State/Province: WARRINGTON
Tech Postal Code: WA3 7BH
Tech Country: GB
Tech Phone: +44.1612222000
Tech Phone Ext:
Tech Fax:
Tech Fax Ext:
Tech Email: @talktalkplc.com
Name Server: ds0.opaltelecom.net
Name Server: ds1.opaltelecom.net
Name Server: ds2.opaltelecom.net



Either way I'm not putting any of my numbers in because there is no need

imho

Proof i wasnt lying

http://forums.thinkbroadband.com/general/4355394-ookla-speedtest-with-graphs.html


Talk talk took over AOL service but i am still with AOL but i am now under Talk Talk and when Aol call me they always say its the Talk Talk technical adviser.I was getting 0.5 and it was as bad as Dial up used to be.I am now getting 5 mpbs and thats good for me as i am in a village.

I really wouldnt put spam on here at all.And sorry you thought i was but i can see why you did as putting in the phone number in the speed tester but it then goes straight to AOL/Talk Talk and i had to do it 3 times.

JJ_Egan

Nobody thought you where lying just misinformed .
As the test does not measure your wifi but your line speed .Doubt if it actually goes to your IP either .


This tester is just a revamped speedtest.net anyway Ookla .
.

donny-gal

I had problems with my TalkTalk line, and they asked me to do this. As I had raised a problem, they did keep a record of my speeds. One Sunday I had speed problems again, which were very intermittent so very hard to prove, I called them, while also keeping recording numbers, every few minutes I might add, as it varied so much. I demanded to talk to a manager as it had been on going, and I got a very good guy, who was watching the speed reports while I talked to him, and he was able to witness it fluctuating speeds, from none to good. The problem got fixed - how I have no idea - but if you are in the middle of a problem, they can see these.
DG

imho

JJEgan of course it did as i was on the telephone at the time to AOL/Talk Talk.He said he can now see how much my speed was and any time my speed drops just do the test again 3 times and a techy person will call me.I did the test again on Saturday and with 10/15 mins another techy guy called me.
This tester is just a revamped speedtest.net anyway Ookla .

But the above goes straight to AOL techy guys thats what i am saying.

imho

donny-gal wrote: »

I had problems with my TalkTalk line, and they asked me to do this. As I had raised a problem, they did keep a record of my speeds. One Sunday I had speed problems again, which were very intermittent so very hard to prove, I called them, while also keeping recording numbers, every few minutes I might add, as it varied so much. I demanded to talk to a manager as it had been on going, and I got a very good guy, who was watching the speed reports while I talked to him, and he was able to witness it fluctuating speeds, from none to good. The problem got fixed - how I have no idea - but if you are in the middle of a problem, they can see these.
DG

Thanks for saying that donny gal .I dont know why people were saying it was harvesting spam.I do use the normal Ookla speed test but he told me to use the other one so he could see what the speed was and like you said he saw it straight away.Anyone could call AOL/Talk Talk and say their speed is low when it is not so that link i put here shows THEM what your speed is as well.

agrinnall

One of the points that was being made though is that the test is nothing to do with your wifi speed; as stated in post #2 it's a type of test of your internet speed between your router and the exchange/your ISP. If you want to check your wifi speed you should be able to get that from your router stats, and it's often better to do an internet speed check through a wired connection as it eliminates any potential wifi issues from the equation.