FCC App Lets Android Users Measure Mobile Broadband Speed 93
itwbennett writes "The FCC's new Android app will allow users to measure the speed of their mobile broadband connection, while providing aggregate data to the agency for measuring nationwide mobile broadband network performance. Released as open-source software on Thursday, the free FCC Speed Test App will test network performance for parameters such as upload and download speed, latency and packet loss. An iPhone version of the app is in the works."
Re:Tempting... but no thanks. (Score:2, Funny)
I'm much more concerned about the telecos identifying this software and gaming the results.
Good! Then I'll write my Apps to mimic the requests sent out by the FCC App.
Once the teleco switches my connection into "high speed for great rankings!" mode, my App will switch into "all your bandwidth are belong to us" mode!
Re:Tempting... but no thanks. (Score:5, Funny)
What precisely are you afraid of?
I'm sorry, but that's none of your business.