New "Improved" Cox Speed Test
I applaud Cox for its effort in reworking their previous online speed test. Still based on Ookla's engine, I found it more responsive than its predecessor. It also displayed a download speed more con...
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Sure thing, ColleenD. You're welcome. And thanks for the update on being able to choose servers on the current Cox Speed Test. It's a beneficial option. Most, if not all popular speed test sites these days are HTML5. As far as kicking the Flash based test to the curb, good riddance. I for one won't lose a wink of sleep over it.
When in the past I've felt the need to gripe about something I haven't been shy about voicing my displeasure here. After all, that's why this forum exists.
As for a comment made in this thread about a different speed test site, one in which it is apparent that the poster particularly favors, I ran some consecutive tests. On testmy.net my download result was 74.4Mbps. Right after that I used the standalone, installed version of Ookla on my Mac where I got 92Mbps, followed by speedsmart.net with 93.3Mbps. Last one done was Cox' current one, where I clocked a surprising 109.8Mbps/12Ms ping from the New Orleans Cox server (I'm in Baton Rouge). All of the tests were done via 5Ghz WiFi.
The difference between the previous Cox version and today's is most favorably striking. Bravo!
All that remains now is to get into the habit of continuing to utilize Cox' speed test, where (and for this I've got my fingers crossed) somebody at Cox may take notice that the results are woefully short of advertised Cox Ultimate claims.
