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Article #809Re: Telstra Mobile Internet Speed Tests
From: Rod Speed
Date: Sun, 01 May 2011 07:05
Date: Sun, 01 May 2011 07:05
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Mike Rofone wrote > Rod Speed wrote >> Pity about the pathetic result it gets compared with doing the test the right way. > Short of timing the file download and then calculating the speed result against > a Speednet test you can't be sure that the Speedtest result is or isn't valid. Thats precisely how I decided that Speedtest is a complete dud. >>> Decided that I wouldn't use that feature so I stuck with the cheaper one. >> So why did you ask about the wifi hotspot capability above ? > Because, at the time I hadn't made up my mind. I pretty well did that in the shop. > The thing is working fine for what I need it for. And pretty soon, > when grandchild #3 arrives, daughter #1 will be using it (and my > netbook) for her stay in hospital. Did you check if the hospital has a wifi hotspot ?
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