Scan to download.
Update (11/9): We just received a second email from the developer. “We believe we have ironed out all known bugs, and we support all versions of Android (including 1.5). It is certainly interesting trying to support so many variations of an operating system on so many hardware platforms. Testing on Google Developer phones and in the emulator does not quite cut it.”
Update (11/8): I just heard back from the developer who said, “Only Android 1.6 and newer will have the latest releases of our software available at this time.”
If there was one thing we learned from last week’s HSPA 7.2 rumors, it was Android needs a proper speed testing application. Many mobile sites provide inaccurate results and the limited selection of available apps have not been updated in months. Speedtest.net must have been reading our site because they finally ported their popular iPhone application to Android.
Speedtest.net for Android is the perfect application to test 3G speeds. The app was just released in the last 48 hours and has already been updated several times to fix some bugs. The service works just as one would expect it to. A settings page allows you to change servers, adjust speed measurements, and sort history.
If you have any problems finding the application in the Android Market, please post your carrier and device info. I noticed the app was not showing up on my T-Mobile Cliq, but had no issues on my other Android phones.
I have one suggestion to Speedtest.net: Please add a share option so users can email or Tweet their results. We would also love to see your new Pingtest.net service make its way to Android.
Side note: I’m still not really sure what to think about the recent T-Mobile HSPA 7.2 sightings. One of the reports was running a Nokia n900 and the other was using a G1 (which I have no way to confirm.) I would love to know how T-Mobile, AT&T, and Sprint’s 3G network compare so post some screen shots if you got them.
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are u serious? I can’t find any where about this. Neither in G1 market or their website. can you post th link for the same?
never mind….got it…it’s published with different name…”Ookla”.
nothing on the cliq and took two searches on a g1, but i found it eventually, shame its not showing up on the cliq
Must require 1.6 because it doesn’t show on ny Hero either.
No go with a T-Mo G1 using xROM.
i downloaded on my hero yesterday and it was version 1.1. It kept going to force close on launch. I emailed speedtest and they said to download 1.3. I went back today and cant find it at all.
My results: Plano, TX.
http://gynecologistcobra.net/images/device.png
Don’t know why it says Witchita or Southern Kansas Telephone.
Average of 6 tests:
1.1 Mbps (0.62 – 2.00) down
0.22 Mbps (0.04 – 0.34) up
Seattle, WA; T-mobile G1
Average of six tests:
1.1 Mbps (0.62 – 2.00) down
0.22 Mbps (0.04 – 0.34) up
Seattle, WA; T-mobile G1
Down: 1510 kbps
Up: 810 kbps
HTC Magic on FIDO in Toronto
even when i download the app another way and use a file manager to install it, i get “this app could not be installed on your phone” message, booo!
(tmo cliq)
Needs larger graphics and fonts for the Droid’s resolution.
Right?
My Verizon Droid in San Diego did…
300kbps/300kbps to
400kbps/400kbps to
600kbps/900kbps to
975kbps/375kbps to
1708kbps/653kbps to
830kbps/398kbps to
446kbps/424kbps to
616kbps/356kbps to
966kbps/438kbps.
Doesn’t seem very precise, so who knows how accurate this is. (first three are rounded down)
I have tmobile and the mytouch running hero and I cant find it.
App not showing up on Samsung Moment Market!?
Latest test:
1.4 Mbps down
0.2 Mbps up
Calgary, AB, Fido/Rogers
Note: I’ve seen as low as 0.8 Mbps down in the day-time. Where’s that 3.5 Mbps I’m supposed to be able to be getting?
Telus and Bell highlight the fact that they have a separate data channel, so speed will be unaffected by voice traffic. Let’s see some tests from Telus/Bell!
I can’t find it in the market anywhere. I checked speedtest.net and they dont have anything on their website about it either.
App doesn’t support the Droid’s resolution. The speed test still runs ok. =/
App seems to have been taken off market… can anyone link the .apk?
I am on EDGE and for some reason it is putting wifi on the shared image
http://www.speedtest.net/android/4882.png
I am in Orlando (The east side which despite the coverage map isn’t 3G) why is it picking New Orleans and witchia for the test sites?
More information is needed by people that want to get this. What countries is this available in and on what firmware version? I’m in Australia and can’t find it! Euro Hero with 1.5 obviously.
up 302 kps down 63 kbs
wow that is slow
Vodaphone Fremantle West Australia
i’m on vodafone australia and using HTC magic, can’t find it in marketplace.
To everyone who can’t find it… Please be sure you are not running any of the following Android 1.5 based phones: Motorola CLIQ [T-Mobile], Samsung Behold II [T-Mobile], Samsung Moment [Sprint], HTC Hero [Sprint], HTC Droid Eris [Verizon]… I am not sure if there are others, I am losing track of outdated Android devices being sold to unsuspecting users.
If the app is not showing in the Market for you, you are on an unsupported device. While I am not entirely positive, I would guess that this application requires Android 1.6. My CLIQ doesn’t show it, my G1 does. Main difference? G1 is 1.6, CLIQ is 1.5.
Can’t find it on my rooted G1 running cyangen mod (includes 1.6). EGGZACTLY what search terms do you find it with?? I tried speedtest, speedtest.net … no go.
It doesn’t really matter a whole lot — yesterday I went to a VZ store and tested out a droid. Result: the droid on VZ 3G is much faster than my beloved G1 on WiFi! And I have blazing fast broadband WiFi! Technology changes very quickly. Time for Android on much improved hardware and a better 3G network. So today I bust my T-Mobile contract and buy a droid.
http://imgkk.com/i/BBj3Rl.png
I’m getting 3.69mbps down and 0.80mbps up. Odd.
Oh I know why, wifi, duhh.
Damn, nExSoftware strikes again. Well folks if you dont have a Droid, G1, or rooted phone you are SOL because a dev refuses to write apps for 90% of the phones hitting the market today. For those that do have 1.6 or 2.0 I just heard from speedtest.net and they are releasing a new version today.
Just wrote an email to Speedtest telling them that the majority of us will not be able to use their app. From what I can tell only the G1 has 1.6 and the Droid has 2.0 all other phones are 1.5. I may be wrong on this though.
We just released a version that *should* be compatible with Android 1.5 while maintaining support for large screens (Droid, etc). Let us know how it works and if it shows in the market!
Also we do have sharing by email built-in. Select the result you want to share from your history and press Menu. You’ll have to option to email it or delete it!
HTC Magic
Vodafone AU
Running Cyanogenmod 4.2.3.1 with Enoch 1.4.2
Download 2004kbps
Upload 378kbps
Not too shabby.
I noticed on th settings tab that the button fonts are alittle cut off, perhaps my theme.
Verrry interesting.
T-Mobile USA MyTouch 3G
Norwood, Ma (just south of Boston)
android 1.6
DL 866 kbps UL
oops…
TMO USA MT3G
android 1.6
DL 866 UL 386
2nd test
DL 602 UL 358
3rd test
DL 755 UL 301
2289 d 753 u
2089 d 717 u
Sprint!
When I try to install it, it says it requires the “Phone Calls: read phone state and identity” permission. Does it or is that related to this bug: http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=4101
I’m pretty tight on letting an app have more permission than I think it needs.
Tried on t-mobile uk – using t-mobile g2 touch
Down Up
1803 507
1856 436
1245 525
1876 521
1045 511 -< Err…
1816 479
I have the litle H – hspa showing at work – but I think when I am home tonight it will be a different story – a little slower!
Awesome app – still have some portrait/landscape issues – but still works great. network is faster than i thought it would be. about 1.8Mbit down and .7 up – depending on the server. if you test slow – check the nearest big city server, they sometimes test faster than some of the smaller sites.
San Francisco (Verizon – SoMa) = 1123/197
Hey, begging works, thanks for the Droid resolution update!
Down – 2654 kbps
Up 685 – kbps
Ping 126 ms
Rooted MT3G cyan 4.04
Bellevue (Factoria), WA.
Down: 1785kbps
Up: 122kbps
Ping: 122ms
Samsung Moment on Sprint
Norfolk, VA
I love that ping. I remember on my iPhone 3G with good signal my ping would be 1000+ms
Roflmao D.J. Fellow Moment user in Norfolk, VA. What neighborhood you from? I’m from Ingleside
Excellent app – thanks, to the folks at Ookla!
Typical results for the suburbs, ~22 miles NE of center city Philadelphia (Comcast server).
Down = 0.96 Mbps
Up = 0.39 Mbps
Ping = 162 Mbps
Not bad, especially given that there are no towers within eyesight. In fact, much of this riverfront town sits several feet below sea level. But I guess I’ll stick with my wifi (5.96 down, also Comcast), until we get the upgrade to 7.2…or, better still, the 21.0 service that’s being tested in Philly.
It downloaded on my Cliq… Here are the results in Milwaukee WI on T-mobile:
978kbps download
374kbps upload
Just hit the site with my Droid. Android version does not show up. Nagged about my flash version. Went to Adobe’s site on the handset and adobe said they were not finished with a Flash 10 for Android yet.
Go figure.
F.B.I.G.
Because it’s not a website; it’s an app. Go into the Market and search for “Speedtest”. You’re looking for “Speedtest.net Speed Test” by “Ookla”. Install the app, make sure you’ve got WiFi turned off, so you get a good result that’s just testing 3g.
myTouch 3g running CyanogenMod 4.3.4
T-Mobile USA
Lubbock, TX, USA
Four tests over about 25 minutes,
DL: 573 UL: 388 Ping: 292ms Server: Austin, TX
DL: 919 UL: 396 Ping: 195ms Server: Austin, TX
DL: 919 UL: 268 Ping: 195ms Server: Austin, TX
DL: 598 UL: 392 Ping: 237ms Server: Clovis, NM
Oddly enough; it shows the network as “Utms”…. Should that be “UMTS” (note the switched ‘m’ and ‘t’ and all caps… It *is* an acronym and supposed to be capitalized.
Down: 13.6 kilobytes/ sec
Up: 17.9 kilobytes/ sec
Vodafone India on Edge. Awesome aint it? \m/
Down : 5863 kbps
Up : 1336 kbps
Ping : 113 ms
Orange Poland HSDPA