When I want to see how fast my cable modem connection is I use my favorite website SpeakEasy.net/speedtest. However, since the interface for that site is in Flash, that site doesn't work on iOS devices. So I wanted to find an App that gave me the same look and feel as the SpeakEasy site as well as the consistent results I've grown to depend on from SpeakEasy. I found just such an App and it's a FREE download. It's called SpeedTest.net. Just like my favorite speed test site, this App delivers a great user interface that's easy to read and most importantly it logs your results so that you can compare multiple devices and different connections. As I was running a test, I seemed to remember seeing the Ookla branding somewhere before. As it turns out this App is by the same developer of the speed test on the SpeakEasy.net site. No wonder I like it so much 
So if you're feeling that your data connection is all of a sudden slow, you can test and compare to see if it is or if it's just your imagination. They do a great job showing you if the test was run via a WiFi connection or via your Cellular connection.
You can get SpeedTest.net for FREE here from the 
SpeedTest.net
SpeedTest.net tests the speed of your iOS Device's data connection. It also keeps a log so that you can compare your results.
- Ookla
- Get on App Store
- Free
All info was collected on 30th July, 2010 when the app was reviewed.
About Terry White
Terry is the co-author of The Best Selling "The iPhone Book" 1st, 2nd and 3rd editions. He has been active in the industry for over 25 years and is the founder and president of MacGroup-Detroit, Inc., Michigan's largest Macintosh Users Group, host of the Adobe Creative Suite Podcast and a technology writer - Terry White Tech Blog.
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