Google launches a new service

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Google has helped launch a new internet service that allows people to see if their broadband provider is throttling their connection. Measurement Lab provides a series of online diagnostic tools that detect problems with a connection.


The site currently offers three services: a network diagnostics tool that detects problems that might affect the speed of a connection; a test to see whether BitTorrent traffic is being blocked or slowed by your ISP; and a network-path tool that detects problems in the "last mile" of a connection.
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More here about this service, which appeared to be pretty busy when I tried it earlier. There is a queuing system in operation - probably lots of people trying it out :)
 
Ive made a post in virus section about a phish tracker.

However on found that due to this link...The only test I found to work is the swedish site
 
The date on that magazine piece was yesterday's, so I expect thousands have been trying it out. Certainly there will have been from my ISP's forum, because they have been carrying out some work recently, to their "centrals." ;)
 
Yeah VM are doing massive work on theirs aswell getting ready for the 50Mb connections later this year
 
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