FCC to measure internet speeds

[Phone Man]

Got an e-mail from my ISP (Charter) in regards to an FCC plan to measure ISP performance. Information on the program and a signup form if you want to participate at the following link.

Sign up to Shape the Future of Broadband in America

Jim

 

[Brink]

Already signed up and got a reply from them last year sometime. Now I'm just waiting to see if they selected me or not. Hopefully I will be.

They don't seem to be in any hurry though. LOL

 

[Phone Man]

I signed up today so maybe they need a certain amount from each ISP to get better results. It is suppose to run for 3 years so will will see.

Jim

 

[Phone Man]

I received an E-mail yesterday requesting a speed test. I send that in and today another E-mail with an acceptance reply. I have been accepted and they will be sending me a Netgear WNR3500L router in 7-14 days. It has wireless N and Gigabit ports. The router has built in testing software that looks for idle time and then performs various tests and I will get a monthly report on the results. Should be an interesting project.

Jim

 

[Brink]

Wow, that was fast. I guess I need to sign up again. :shock:

 

[Ztruker]

How do I find out what my "Advertised connection speed" is? I'm with Time Warner (Brighthouse Networks) cable. This is required info to sign up for this.

 

[Phone Man]

How do I find out what my "Advertised connection speed" is? I'm with Time Warner (Brighthouse Networks) cable. This is required info to sign up for this.

That is the speed the ISP offers you when you select your service.
This is what my ISP advertises and I have the Express at 12Mbs



The whole purpose of the FCC measuring is to see if you are getting what you pay for.

Jim

 

[Ztruker]

Finally found it.

Road Runner Standard:
Up to 10 Mbps download
Up to 1 Mbps upload

So I just upgraded to

Road Runner Turbe
Up to 20 Mbps download
Up to 2 Mbps upload

for and extra $2.25 a month.

Now I can try registering for ther FCC thing which is what started all this.

 

[Phone Man]

Got an E-mail today and Router has been shipped by UPS and will be here on Wed the 23rd.

Jim

 

[Brink]

LOL, I guess they decided to not use me then since it has been so long since they last emailed me.

 

[Ztruker]

I signed up yesterday and got an immediate response, ran the speed test and sent them the results. Will see if I get a free router or not.

We’re pleased to say that the details you originally supplied match the type of broadband connection we’re looking to measure. We need to ask you for more information to be certain, and to do this we’ve built a speed-test and accompanying form, which can be found by clicking here.
If you could run the speed test and complete the additional information, we’ll then be able to ensure that we get a representative sample of broadband connections.
If successful, you will receive a SamKnows enabled high-spec NETGEAR router, we’ll also give you access to the SamKnows reporting system so you can see your own data and we’ll send you a monthly report card detailing your ISP’s performance.

Interesting info here: NETGEAR Announces Tech Partnership with SamKnows for FCC's National Broadband Test From "NETGEAR In The News: MyOpenRouter

 

[Phone Man]

Installed my router yesterday. It is a Netgear WNR3500L and all ports are Gigabit (1-Wan, 4-Lan) and has Wireless N. Also has a USB port to attach a HDD to share on the network. My Modem has a Gigabit port and so do my PC's so I now have an all Gigabit network except for my ISP which is 12Mbs. The internet seams a little zipper and it is now running the FCC tests during idle times and I can login to a site to see my results. And I get to keep the router when the testing is done (3 years).

Jim

 

[Brink]

Very nice.

 

[Ztruker]

Sigh, nothing new for me since the initial response and my sending in the test results.