topic Re: BT Speed Test in Tech Help - Software/Hardware etc

BT Speed Test

jab1 — Fri, 11 Nov 2022 21:36:33 GMT

If this is in the wrong place, can someone move it?

In an attempt to help someone earlier today, I opened the BT speed test page, and just got the background, thought nothing of it, and copied and pasted the link into my reply. To check something on my connection, I have just done the same, and got the same result, so am unable to run a test.

Has the BT Speedtest moved?

Re: BT Speed Test

Dan_the_Van — Fri, 11 Nov 2022 21:47:54 GMT

@jab1 do you mean this? https://speedtest.btwholesale.com

works for me

Dan

Re: BT Speed Test

jab1 — Fri, 11 Nov 2022 21:52:38 GMT

Yep, @Dan_the_Van - see my resulting 'picture'. NOTE: It has worked previously, and nothing has been changed on my system.

Re: BT Speed Test

Dan_the_Van — Fri, 11 Nov 2022 21:58:49 GMT

@jab1 I'm currently using chrome on my Dandroid device, the test runs to it's conclusion.

Lets see how its in the morning

Dan

Re: BT Speed Test

jab1 — Fri, 11 Nov 2022 22:00:49 GMT

OK @Dan_the_Van FWIW, it runs OK on my iPad, but certainly not on the Linux laptop.

Re: BT Speed Test

shutter — Fri, 11 Nov 2022 23:38:28 GMT

@jab1

Linux Mint 21 running on Firefox browser

repeated test immediately after

Tests run using 4gLTE router on SMARTY SIM.

Re: BT Speed Test

jab1 — Sat, 12 Nov 2022 07:31:16 GMT

Cheers @shutter . I'll have another look in a while, although it is no great issue - I normally use either the TBB or speedtest.net sites, and the actual link still copies and pastes properly.

Re: BT Speed Test

Browni — Sat, 12 Nov 2022 13:21:46 GMT

I had that happen a week or so ago, a few presses of F5 fixed it.

Re: BT Speed Test

jab1 — Sat, 12 Nov 2022 13:26:23 GMT

Cheers @Browni , I'll give a go if I need it. Usually use TBB or Speedtest.net though.

Re: BT Speed Test

jab1 — Sat, 12 Nov 2022 14:04:43 GMT

Didn't work for me, @Browni . I can only think it is something on the Canonical implementation of the latest FF browser. No problem, though, as I've said before.

Re: BT Speed Test

Browni — Sat, 12 Nov 2022 14:11:53 GMT

Have you tried Control-F5?

Re: BT Speed Test

jab1 — Sat, 12 Nov 2022 14:18:15 GMT

Watch this space. 😉

@Browni - You're a genius - have a 'fix' 👍

Re: BT Speed Test

Browni — Sat, 12 Nov 2022 14:26:15 GMT

Cheers John!

Control-F5 forces a complete download of the web page so there must have been something in your cache which didn't work well with the current page.