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Speedtest.net Mobile Speed TestCurrent Version: 2.0.3

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Speedtest.net Mobile is a native iOS version of the most popular broadband testing tool on the Internet. Use it to measure the network speed of your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch.

Ookla operates Speedtest.net using a massive global infrastructure to minimize the impact of Internet congestion and latency. With millions of tests performed every month across hundreds of servers, Speedtest.net is the ultimate resource for bandwidth testing and related information.

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Speedtest.net Mobile Speed Test Review

Measure if your network speed is up to snuff with this simple app

by Jeffrey Hatton, Macworld.com

One of the simplest and best designed free apps you’ll find in the App Store, Speedtest.net Speed Test can tell you whether your network’s speed is up to snuff. Developed by the team behind speedtest.net (a site for testing broadband speeds), the app has an simple, elegant interface and does exactly what the name tells you it will.


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Launch Speed Test, and a speedometer appears with a big, shiny “Begin Test” button. You can’t resist tapping the button, and you aren’t disappointed when you do. The app immediately starts the test by connecting to speedtest.net and uploading and downloading some test files. Seconds later, you get the results. You can then compare them with previous speed tests.

While Speed Test works very well, there’s still room for improvement. It would be nice to be able to create network profiles and assign tests to one profile or another. (Perhaps that’s best for a “pro” version.) And it’s a bit cumbersome to differentiate test results—say, between 3G and Wi-Fi—as you need to go to a different screen to see this and other details. But these are minor quibbles. Speed Test is sweet.

Speed Test is compatible with any iPhone or iPod touch running the iPhone 2.x software update.

[Jeffrey Hatton is a freelance writer living in Virginia.]

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adggjs

Not sure what you mean by "fun" to use, but it is very straightforward, quick, and easy. It surely is a solid Five Stars on all counts. Have used it for >a year on several devices. "Brilliant" is almost an under-statement. It is superb.

Speedtest.net

Crashes and/or freezes repeatedly on upload test. Pretty useless.

Does the job

Simple, yet effective. Nice interface that's easy to read and not too technical. If you want to know your wifi or 3g sped this is the app that does it.

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