Re: Arizona Internet Speed Test

Top Page
Attachments:
Message as email
+ (text/plain)
+ (text/html)
+ (text/plain)
Delete this message
Reply to this message
Author: John J. Macey
Date:  
To: Main PLUG discussion list
Subject: Re: Arizona Internet Speed Test
I am using COX, and wifi, which has gone down both today, and yesterday.
After calling and running through their automated system I was quickly
back up.

On 05/09/2013 05:35 PM, ChasM Marshall wrote:
> Seems like ATIC is anti-FOSS.
> I no longer trust Flash except in very rare cases, when I can multi-boot
> (into Win 98...)
>
> (-: Chas.M. :-)
>
> Date: Thu, 9 May 2013 17:06:24 -0700
> From:
> To:
> Subject: Re: Fwd: Arizona Internet Speed Test
>
> Requires flash; Flash doesn't work on any of my (remaining) systems anymore :(
>
> On 05/09/2013 12:43 PM, Ed wrote:
> > PLUG - take the test
> >
> > ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> > From: AZ Telecom and Info Council <>
> > Date: Wed, May 8, 2013 at 8:23 AM
> > Subject: Arizona Internet Speed Test
> >
> >
> > View this email on the web here. You can also forward to a friend.
> >
> > Arizona Telecommunications and Information Coucil
> >
> > Digital Arizona Program Internet Speed Test
> >
> > Take The Test
> >http://www.digitalarizona.gov/speedtest/
> >
> > On behalf of the Digital Arizona Program (DAP) ATIC is encouraging you to
> > take the Internet Speed test today. DAP created an Internet Speed Test and
> > Survey on the Digital Arizona web portal to measure the upload and download
> > (connection) speeds at tens of thousands of locations (i.e. homes, offices,
> > etc.) around the State. The Speed Test is a simple "click here" web-link
> > (commonly used nationwide) with a display indicating connection speeds
> > (Mbps) at a particular location and moment in time.
> >
> > The combination of data from large quantities of speed tests along with
> > answers from the related survey questions will be analyzed by the Digital
> > Arizona team to determine potential areas and/or communities that may be
> > poorly served. Together with initial device and location type questions,
> > after the Speed Test there are some optional questions to help us learn
> > about what kind of Internet services folks are using and how those services
> > are being used. This will assist us with our goal of facilitating access to
> > better high-speed Internet service for ALL Arizonans, especially those
> > residing in the rural areas of the State.
> >
> > Digital Arizona Program
> >
> > The Digital Arizona Project is a federally funded grant program in the
> > Arizona Strategic Enterprise Technology (ASET) Office of the Arizona
> > Department of Administration (ADOA). The program is focused on facilitating
> > "better Internet" across Arizona, with better availability and increased
> > adoption and use. Better Internet is an amplifier for job creation, better
> > K-12 education, advances in Tele-health, and improving economic development
> > in Arizona. Increased supply will also help lower Internet costs for
> > everyone. We are asking for your assistance in helping us determine the
> > current quality of Internet access actually experienced by citizens across
> > the state.
> >
> > Need For Speed
> >
> > High speed Internet is the new essential infrastructure for this century's
> > job creation, educational and healthcare transformation, and economic
> > development like highways, railroads, canals, and electricity were for
> > previous generations.
> >
> > Take The Test Here
> > [FYI - the survey is over]
> >http://php.a-d-w.com/limesurvey/index.php?sid=81357&lang=en
> >
> > We invite you to participate in this effort at home, work and anywhere you
> > connect to the Internet. For the results to be statistically significant we
> > need as many people doing the test in as many locations and on as many
> > devices as possible. We hope it goes viral and we very much appreciate your
> > participation and distribution of the information and request to utilize it
> > among your stakeholder community.
> >
> > Contact ATIC
> >
> > 602-254-5887
> >
> >
> > ---------------------------------------------------
> > PLUG-discuss mailing list -
> > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings:
> >http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
>
>
> --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss
> mailing list - To subscribe,
> unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings:
> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
>
>
> ---------------------------------------------------
> PLUG-discuss mailing list -
> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings:
> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss


---------------------------------------------------
PLUG-discuss mailing list -
To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings:
http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss