Publisher's Description
From PC Magazine:
Clock your connection speed By Mark Sweeney, PC Magazine. Is your ISP delivering on its promises of fast Internet connectivity? Use NetPerSec to call its bluff. How fast is your Internet connection, really? Providers of the various types of connections promise different communication speeds, but are you actually getting what you've been promised? Depending on network traffic, actual speeds can be slower. Cable modems are fast-as long as not too many of your neighbors are sharing the line-but can slow considerably with a heavy load. How do you know if you should switch to DSL?
A new utility, NetPerSec, lets you check your connection speed in real time. NetPerSec monitors all TCP/IP activity to and from the Internet or other networks, and graphs the communication speed. The utility's dynamic tray icon can show send and receive activity with a bar graph or a histogram. For a detailed report, you can open the program's main window to view current and average send and receive speeds in a configurable, graphical display. You can adjust the sampling rate and the amount of data used to compute the average.
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All versions:
4.2 starsout of 12 votes
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Current version:
4.2 starsout of 12 votes
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"Would not download"
Version: NetPerSec 1.1
Pros
I use old version 1.0 and like it.
Cons
Would not download from CNET site.
Summary
Many attempts over several different days and all I get is this:
The server at services.yaga.com is taking too long to respond.
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"NetPerSec forever: use it on every computer I set up."
Version: NetPerSec 1.1
Pros
Tiny footprint; loads and installs on every Windows OS I have used it one from Win95 to Win7. It gives me an accurate speed rating for every site and connection I question.
Cons
There are none.
Summary
Many programs fail to convert applicability from one platform upgrade to another. Not this one. Simple. Loads Quickly. Negligible system resources to speak of. Most of all the graphic second by second rating for upload and download (simutaneously) confirms my connection and speeds while connected. Great for testing speed ratings of ISP's for my customers against their contracted speed ratings.
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"stop force feeding software"
Version: NetPerSec 1.1
Pros
not necessary
Cons
won't download without pushing other software and links
Summary
can't get it downloaded. will not use facebook.
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"Have been using it since windows 95."
Version: NetPerSec 1.1
Pros
I don't have to guess if a program is loading or not
Cons
none that I can think of
Summary
It is the first thing that I load onto all my pc's.excellent program, takes very little memory and seems to work with all versions of windows
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"Been using NetPerSec for years and trust it implicitly."
Version: NetPerSec 1.1
Pros
NetPerSec gives me the true upload and download speeds and keeps me alerted to problem connections by showing me when my connection speed drops to dial up or slower speeds. Tells me when a speed problem is at my end or the website I'm connected to.
Cons
None. I've never had a problem with it or a complaint about it. Mind you that I've not used it with Vista or Windows 7. Just Windows XP.
Summary
It tells my just how fast my connection is running and can be adjusted to show what is happening second by second or averaged out over several minutes. It's a great little set and forget program that runs in the background with a little system tray icon that gives you access to what is going on when you need it. The icon shows a simple graph that gives a quick representation of your internet activity and speed.
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"Great software for quick monitoring of your connection"
Version: NetPerSec 1.1
Pros
comfortably fits in the system tray to tell you the speed and activity of your LAN and//or internet connection
Cons
nothing to complain about
Summary
Nothing fancy, but just what to need to check your internet connection.
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"Great network speed app!"
Version: NetPerSec 1.1
Pros
Quick, lite application for determining your internet connection speed.
Cons
Does not open into full window when first open.
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"The download doesn't work."
Version: NetPerSec 1.1
Pros
Can't download to try it
Cons
Can't download to try it.
Summary
I'm unable to download this. I've tried on several PC's on different networks and it just won't download. Even when I "click here to try again" it just eventually times out.
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"Great basic program"
Version: NetPerSec 1.1
Pros
no install needed, just run the exe
easy to read layout
has worked on windows 98, XP, Vista, and Windows 7Cons
when you get into the faster transfer speeds that fast hard drives and gigabit connections give you the program has some bugs, but never closes.
Summary
Great easy to use program I use one lots of my client servers to watch inbound and outbound traffic.
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"Dead-end update"
Version: NetPerSec 1.1
Pros
Great software
Cons
update site cannot be accessed
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