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In Search of a One-Click Speed Test
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I would love to be able to perform Internet speed tests with a minimum of clicking, waiting, and overhead. Unfortunately, all of the speed tests I've used have one or more of those issues:
Speakeasy
Several clicks and annoying animations
My ISPs Own Test
is one-click if bookmarked, but its results are suspiciously and consistently high
Speedtest.net
Involves several clicks before you get started, plus annoying and unnecessary Flash animations.
Is there a better alternative?
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Celebrating 10 years and 4000 posts on MacNN!
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Originally Posted by ibook_steve 
If you don't want animations and clicking, what exactly are you looking for? They're all like that these days.
How about a command-line version or one that starts automatically (based on preset preferences) without any clicking? Or how about a PHP script or an AppleScript?
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Administrator  Join Date: Apr 2001
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Originally Posted by ibook_steve
DSL Reports' speed tests also include others beyond Speakeasy...
On topic, I don't know of any speed test sites that you could invoke with a command line.
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Glenn -----
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Originally Posted by ghporter
DSL Reports' speed tests also include others beyond Speakeasy...
On topic, I don't know of any speed test sites that you could invoke with a command line.
This one is pretty good. Not quite what I described, but it is quick to get started at least. No idea if it's accurate.
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Administrator Join Date: Apr 2001
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Accuracy is easy to check: run MySpeed and compare it to the results from several others. While they'll all vary a bit, "accurate" ones should be relatively close. And keep in mind that sites in different geographic locations will give different results because of the differing infrastructure between you and the sites.
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Glenn -----
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