Speed Test SpeedSmart Internet

Living in a rural community in Montana, we have no fiber optics capabilities. Our link to the outside world through the web is done primarily by landlines dedicated originally for telephones. Also, there is only one ISP provider here; proprietary. While it’s much cheaper than a satellite service, it’s also extremely slow. Following a recent outage, my smart tv was all but incapacitated after the internet was restored. My son advised me to establish a personal hotspot. Ha also told me to download the the “SpeedSmart” app and check the speed of Verizon’s LTE versus that of our wi-fi. SpeedSmart showed very little difference in the two “snail-speed” options. Looks like I’m plunging into the expensive world of Satellite internet. What have I got to loose-except money. Thanks SpeedSmart! It’s awesome to check my own speeds instead of wading through countless menu options trying to speak with an actual human being who works for our ISP provider! I’d strongly recommend this app. I plan to use it frequently to checkup on whatever ISP provider we settle with.

Speedtest — all for the low low cost of nothing, is the reason I could say for certain, while being armed with objective and reliable data, that my ISP, Centurylink in the Phoenix, Arizona market specifically, is so woefully underperforming on “high speed” for their overcharged customers that it should be criminal. For all I know if enough people raised hell about their service, it might come to light that what they’re doing is criminal. I’m in a very unfortunate market of AZ east of Phoenix where cable modem service is NOT available for some confounding, maddening reason. But for 6 months plus now I’ve been testing my ISP’s performance and they’re going to hear from me at least. I’ve literally been at an average download speed of less than 6-7 mbps, with uploads in the 2’s at best! That’s RIDICULOUS! Nobody in the country is suffering these speeds unless they’re still somehow on dialup. This must get fixed ASAP! Thanks Speedtest!