The Download Now link will prompt a local download of the Firefox extension. To install the extension directly, open the file using your Firefox browser.
This effective, free tool measures your Internet speed and lets you compare it with other types of connections.
Bandwidth Meter and Diagnostics appears in your Tools menu. Selecting it introduces a small pop-up window that displays your IP address and domain name. There's a button for a download speed test and an upload speed test, along with a message field that displays the status of the tests. Each time we ran a test, we were amazed at how fast the program came up with results. A new tab in our browser appeared almost instantaneously with the results in a line graph. The line graph gave us a side-by-side comparison of our bandwidth with other types of Internet connections such as dial-up, ISDN, and cable modems. There's a button on the pop-up and on the results page for a helpful support forum if you have any questions.
This is a great tool for users of all levels looking to check up on their bandwidth connection.
This extension can perform bandwidth and speed measurement for Internet connections. This extension adds "Bandwidth Meter" to the Tools Menu. It performs the following tasks: Display your public IP address, display your public domain name, test download speed/bandwidth, and test upload speed/bandwidth. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
"Should have read reviews. How do you open the .xpi file"
"Should have read reviews. How do you open the .xpi file"
adombrowski0307
October 14, 2008
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Version: Bandwidth Meter and Diagnostics 1.1
2008-10-14 04:12:21
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By adombrowski0307
Pros
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Cons
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Summary
This application looks to be the equivelent to "Internet Speed Test" which is available for XP and earlier versions of Windows. I was looking for something to run in Vista. Maybe if we had some info on opening the .xpi file, we could try this one out.
swaldeck
October 13, 2008
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Version: Bandwidth Meter and Diagnostics 1.1
2008-10-13 17:28:24
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By swaldeck
Pros
I wouldn't know ... yet.
Cons
It downloads an .xpi file; there are no instructions or a web site to find what to do with that file; Windows says it doesn't recognize it. Suggestions?
Summary
Maybe this could come bundled with a text file to fun through for those of us a little less "tech savvy" than you run-of-the-mill IT Engineer. :)
Don't review it unless you can actually write a REVIEW. I have no idea why that didn't work for you because you didn't leave any details. Otherwise I might have been able to help you.
