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March 3, 2010, 7:00 am
Having a hard time running a Cogeco speedtest? Speedtest Cogeco is just not working for you?
Sometimes when trying to run a Cogeco speedtest at speedtest.cogeco.net you will receive the following error upon accessing speedtest Cogeco.
Now the error , “Your browser does not support Java, so nothing is displayed.” can be a little misleading. It makes it sound like you need to jump on that internet surf board and start looking for a new internet browser. But, not so fast quick draw! It’s not that your browser doesn’t support Java, well it might be if you are running a stone aged browser, but its simply happening, because you don’t have Java installed on your computer. What the heck is Java you ask? Java is simply a program that you install on your computer to allow certain internet based programs to run. These programs are designed specifically to use Java and without it they will not run, which is exactly what we are seeing here.
The Fix
1. Go to http://www.java.com/en/download/manual.jsp
2. Download the version of Java that supports your OS (Win XP, Windows 7, etc…)
3. Install Java after the Download
4. Reload speedtest.cogeco.net and you should now see this and be on your way.
Once again I will stress that BBmonitor is an excellent tool for monitoring your internet speeds over a period of time. This tool will graph your connection speeds, show download and upload speeds in real time, speed averages, peaks and low points.
If you need help running speedtest Cogeco check out the post at http://cogeco.skootu.com/2010/02/27/speedtest-cogeco/
February 27, 2010, 9:17 pm
Interested in running a speedtest on your Cogeco internet connection? Want to know if you are getting the correct Cogeco internet speeds? If so, then follow this tutorial and learn how to run a Cogeco speed test.
The following are the Cogeco internet speeds you should be getting depending on the internet package you are subscribed to. Now keep in mind that if you are getting approx. 80% of the listed speeds your connection is working properly. Your upload and Download will never be exactly on the button. Hence why it says “Up to” below.
Cogeco Speeds
Cogeco Lite Internet – Upload: up to 600kb / Download: up to 3Mbps
Cogeco Lite plus – Upload: up to 7Mbps / Download: up to 800kbps
Cogeco Standard – Upload: up to 1Mbps / Download: up to 14Mbp
Cogeco Pro – Upload: up to 1Mbps / Download: up to 125Mbps
Cogeco Ultimate – Upload: up to 1.5Mbps / Download: up to 50Mbps
Steps to Speedtest Cogeco Internet
1. Go to speedtest.cogeco.net
Speedtest Cogeco Net
2. Click the start button
3. You will see the speedtest run, something like this
4. You will then be presented with the results.
In the results the value in Green is the Download in kbps, while the Red is the Upload in kbps. As we can see from the results my download is 14,770 kbps, which is approx. 14Mbps and my upload is 1057kbps, which is approx. 1 Mbps. Considering that I am on the Cogeco Standard internet package which provides an upload up to 1Mbps and a download up to 14Mbp my connection is looking very good and right on target, as I have a 14Mbps download and 1Mbps upload. If you look at the exact numbers I am actually getting better speeds than Cogeco states they provide for the Standard Internet, Oh yeah!
When looking at the results page in kbps just look at every 1000kbps to equal 1Mbps. This is not the exact math for the calculation, but this will be able to give you a general idea of where your Cogeco speeds are at. For example: 16,000Mbps = 16Mbps, 10,000kbps = 10Mbps, 5,000kbps = 5Mbps, 800kbps = 0Mbps.
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