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Speedtest.net Speed TestVersion: 1.1.1

Developer: Ookla

Age rating: 4+

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4+ Applications in this category contain no objectionable material.

9+ Applications in this category may contain mild or infrequent occurrences of cartoon, fantasy or realistic violence, and infrequent or mild mature, suggestive, or horror-themed content which may not be suitable for children under the age of 9.

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Compatibility: Compatible with iPhone and iPod touch
Requires iPhone OS 2.0 or later

Filed Under: Utilities

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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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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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