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[stevecJ]

The speed test link has been broken for something like the last week, still is today.
http://www.exetel.com.au/speed/

Whether accessed directly or from the 'useful links' dropdown on myexetel, the speed test link is just redirecting to http:/www.exetel.com.au/ ie the latest home page.

I usually just access this from:
http://www.exetel.com.au/speed/dsl/initialmeter.php

thence use the 'Retest' link as needed.

I also have this saved in my startup tabs, using the url:
http://www.exetel.com.au/speed/dsl/resu ... recorded=1

I keep this tab open usually, and use it quite frequently to check local exchange conditions, especially before larger downloads, as things vary quite a bit here according to time of day etc (like from around 8Mbps to 14Mbps)

cheers, Ian

Hi Ian,

You may use the following link to perform the speed tests.

www.speedtest.nsw.exetel.com.au

[smithi]

The speed test link has been broken for something like the last week, still is today.
http://www.exetel.com.au/speed/

Whether accessed directly or from the 'useful links' dropdown on myexetel, the speed test link is just redirecting to http:/www.exetel.com.au/ ie the latest home page.

I usually just access this from:
http://www.exetel.com.au/speed/dsl/initialmeter.php

thence use the 'Retest' link as needed.

I also have this saved in my startup tabs, using the url:
http://www.exetel.com.au/speed/dsl/resu ... recorded=1

I keep this tab open usually, and use it quite frequently to check local exchange conditions, especially before larger downloads, as things vary quite a bit here according to time of day etc (like from around 8Mbps to 14Mbps)

cheers, Ian

Hi Ian,

You may use the following link to perform the speed tests.

http://www.speedtest.nsw.exetel.com.au

Hi Steve, but soirry, the link you gave doesn't work.

"Address Not Found
http://www.speedtest.nsw.exetel.com.au could not be found. Please check the name and try again."

So on a hunch I tried without the www ..
http://speedtest.nsw.exetel.com.au/

which takews me to a blank page showing only "update your client" which links to adobe.com/flashplayer

I don't (and can't) run the proprietary flash player on my present FreeBSD system.

Can you please make the speed test that's worked fine for the at least the last seven years made accessable again?

I don't mind if it's an obscure URL, but this is a serious loss of functionaliity for me. Exetel's never forced people to use flash or other non-HTML standard tools before.

cheers, Ian

[ShaminG]

Hi Steve, but soirry, the link you gave doesn't work.

"Address Not Found
http://www.speedtest.nsw.exetel.com.au could not be found. Please check the name and try again."

So on a hunch I tried without the www ..
http://speedtest.nsw.exetel.com.au/

which takews me to a blank page showing only "update your client" which links to adobe.com/flashplayer

I don't (and can't) run the proprietary flash player on my present FreeBSD system.

Can you please make the speed test that's worked fine for the at least the last seven years made accessable again?

I don't mind if it's an obscure URL, but this is a serious loss of functionaliity for me. Exetel's never forced people to use flash or other non-HTML standard tools before.

cheers, Ian

AFAIK there are plug-ins you can use to have the functionality.

We will see the possibilities of implementing a speed test with no flash. However, cannot provide an ETA.

[smithi]

Hi Steve, but soirry, the link you gave doesn't work.

"Address Not Found
http://www.speedtest.nsw.exetel.com.au could not be found. Please check the name and try again."

So on a hunch I tried without the www ..
http://speedtest.nsw.exetel.com.au/

which takews me to a blank page showing only "update your client" which links to adobe.com/flashplayer

I don't (and can't) run the proprietary flash player on my present FreeBSD system.

Can you please make the speed test that's worked fine for the at least the last seven years made accessable again?

I don't mind if it's an obscure URL, but this is a serious loss of functionaliity for me. Exetel's never forced people to use flash or other non-HTML standard tools before.

cheers, Ian

AFAIK there are plug-ins you can use to have the functionality.

We will see the possibilities of implementing a speed test with no flash. However, cannot provide an ETA.

Thanks for your response, ShaminG.

As I said, I can't run flash on my present system, nor am I in a position to upgrade this system to one that can. This is my main development system; I don't have a spare computer just so I can run software that Exetel has never previously forced me to use. Even back when you had a 'flash' front page you provided a non-flash alternative.

What is the problem with just providing a link to the previous page? No 'implementing' required. I don't care whether it fits within the new website "look and feel" or any such, I just don't wish for supposed "progress" to provide, for non-micro$oft consumers, a severe regression.

"click here for the old non-flash speedtest" would do just fine. Please consider.

cheers, Ian

[ShaminG]

Thanks for your response, ShaminG.

As I said, I can't run flash on my present system, nor am I in a position to upgrade this system to one that can. This is my main development system; I don't have a spare computer just so I can run software that Exetel has never previously forced me to use. Even back when you had a 'flash' front page you provided a non-flash alternative.

What is the problem with just providing a link to the previous page? No 'implementing' required. I don't care whether it fits within the new website "look and feel" or any such, I just don't wish for supposed "progress" to provide, for non-micro$oft consumers, a severe regression.

"click here for the old non-flash speedtest" would do just fine. Please consider.

cheers, Ian

We will definitely see the possibilities of none-flash version, but not in the priority list with developments. We do not force you to do a speed test using the link. If we need to get an idea on the available transfer rate, better option we recommend is to try simultaneous file transfers using our mirror.

[Dazzled]

This is a valid request. There are systems that cannot run proprietary Flash. Adobe has also stopped updating for Linux. A 3 MB binary file should be maintained on a fast Exetel server specifically for speed testing using download software, NOT a browser.

The 'new' flash based test, for those that can run it, is nearer accurate than the appalling and obsolete Gambrell javascript test, which varied widely with every browser, but the download test applied to the Exetel page was better still.

[Mixer]

In the my rolls royce user panel, the pulldown link for speed test http://www.exetel.com.au/speed/ just dumps me back to http://www.exetel.com.au. Can we have the old web site back please….

[ShaminG]

In the my rolls royce user panel, the pulldown link for speed test http://www.exetel.com.au/speed/ just dumps me back to http://www.exetel.com.au. Can we have the old web site back please

I have advised this with our development team along with the request to have a none-flash version.

[tin]

Just tried to view both residential and business plans available where I am. In both cases, I get a circle spinning in the right hand end of the text box, which presumably symbolises loading something, but nothing ever happens. Clicking "check now" simply results in a message saying ADSL is unavailable in my area, which I'm pretty sure is untrue.

I'm using Firefox 37. Can't be bothered checking it in other browsers.

[nicoler]

Just tried to view both residential and business plans available where I am. In both cases, I get a circle spinning in the right hand end of the text box, which presumably symbolises loading something, but nothing ever happens. Clicking "check now" simply results in a message saying ADSL is unavailable in my area, which I'm pretty sure is untrue.

I'm using Firefox 37. Can't be bothered checking it in other browsers.

Could you please PM your complete address ( Street number, street name, suburb , state and post code)or the active telephone number in order to check service availability in your area.

[nylon]

Where has the Speed Test gone?

In 'Useful Links', the Speed Test link should go to http://www.exetel.com.au/speed/ but it only goes to the exetel homepage.

[Dazzled]

If you have Flash installed (and a lot of devices don't) there is a speedtest at http://speedtest.exetel.com.au/

[Franpa]

http://www.exetel.com.au/

When you scroll down and click ADSL2+ Broadband, it will direct you to http://www.exetel.com.au/broadband/nbn instead of presumably http://www.exetel.com.au/broadband/adsl

[angelos]

http://www.exetel.com.au/

When you scroll down and click ADSL2+ Broadband, it will direct you to http://www.exetel.com.au/broadband/nbn instead of presumably http://www.exetel.com.au/broadband/adsl

We have forwarded this to our Development team.

Apologies for any inconvenience caused.

[Franpa]

http://www.exetel.com.au/

"Our super value broadband plans include" doesn't mention the amount of webspace included.