I used this one:
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/speedtest/id286356274?mt=8
which seems fairly accessible. I'm guessing it's not as nice as the one
you were using but it did give me stats on my wifi or 3g connection. Had
the usual thing where row 1 was average and max and then row two under
neath was the values.
CB
On 9/16/10 3:52 PM, Esther wrote:
Hi,
I was about to post about an accessible app for testing your network
connection upload and download speeds, but noticed that a new version
was just released and, guess what, the app is suddenly inaccessible.
This is a free app called Speedtest.net Mobile by Ookla.
The way the app used to work (and still does on my iPod Touch and
iPad, which run the older version) is that you open the app and hear
VoiceOver say, "Speedtest, start test, button", with focus on a button
near the top center of the screen. Flicking right would take you to 4
buttons at the bottom of the page: (1) "selected, Speedtest" (the main
screen, automatically selected when you enter the app) at the bottom
left, (2) "settings", which allows you to manually change your nearest
server, choose the units of upload and download speed, specify
whether your history should be sorted most recent date first or oldest
first, and reports the internal and external network IP address of
your device, (3) "results", which lets you review your history of
network speed test performance results for download and upload speed,
both in summary list format and in detailed record, and (4) "about" in
the bottom right corner, which was the only inaccessible item, and
apparently had a graphics logo about the company.
The way the old version works, is that after double tapping the
"Speedtest, start test, button", there would be a short pause as the
app performs a trial download and upload. If you flick right while
this is going on, you get a status message "download test in progress"
or "upload test in progress" just above the row of buttons at the
bottom of the screen. As each test is finished, you can read off the
speed results at the top of the screen. So assuming that I wait the 4
or 5 seconds for each test to run, and then flick right from the top
of my screen, I'll hear the server location (top right, below battery
status), then the download speed (e.g., 9.78 Mbps ) at the top left,
followed by the upload speed (e.g. 1.05 Mbps) at the top right,
followed by the ping time (inverted with units of "ms" announced
first, then the number) at the center of the screen, followed by a
"restart button" at the bottom, just above the 4 option buttons (where
the "download test in progress" message shows up). I do typically
need to touch the top of the screen to get the download and upload
speed stats to start reading while the test is going on (typically I
just move my finger horizontally across the region of the screen below
the server while I'm waiting for the download and upload tests to
complete). After the tests complete I can just flick through or do a
two-finger flick up or down "read all" to get the summary. The
"restart" button lets you rerun your tests.
The most complete information is in the "results" (third buttom from
left on bottom of main screen), which gives the history of your
results in list format with date/time stamp. Double tapping any of
the entries gives a "Details" screen which reads off full details.
Entries have date and time, results fully identified with labels of
download, upload and ping, information about your network and location
-- whether you were using WiFi or 3G, which server you were using
identified by geographical location, your external and internal IP
address, and even the latitude and longitude. If there are network
performance issues that depend on using particular sites or servers,
or unusually poor performance at certain times of the day, you can
track these down in the historical records, and send them to your IP
provider to help troubleshoot.
Anyway, this is the way that the Speedtest.net Mobile app worked with
VoiceOver up to the version 2 release that just came out, and this
post was originally drafted as an info post for the app. Since the
revision for upgrading the app for the iPhone Retina 4 display,
everything just "boinks". The screen comes up with a "Begin test"
button, but nothing else gets announced. I can't be sure whether it's
running any tests or not when I double tap. If I manage to find
another active button like "results" and double tap, I can't read
anything on these screens with VoiceOver. It mostly behaves as though
VoiceOver can't contact most of the information, regardless of where I
touch or how I navigate. Occasionally a piece of something may get
announced almost at random, but generally you just don't hear anything.
The main page for the developers is :
http://www.speedtest.net/
But the site uses Flash to run the tests, and has access issues.
They're also on Twitter as teamookla and maybe someone who is
proficient at dinging developers on Twitter could give them a nudge
and create a short link to this post.
The app is
Speedtest.net Mobile (free) by Ookla:
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/speedtest-net-mobile/id300704847?mt=8
Low vision users might take a look to see what's going on.
Thanks. Sorry I didn't get this write-up posted when the accessible
version was available!
Cheers,
Esther
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