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Forums › 2degrees (including Slingshot, Orcon, Flip, Stuff Fibre, MyRepublic, 2talk and Vocus) › Slingshot Speedtest Website
aschteev

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#170968 31-Mar-2015 22:00
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Is there still a Slingshot speedtest website?

The link on this site takes me to the Oracle java website




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  #1274823 31-Mar-2015 22:00
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Hello... Our robot found some keywords in your post, so here is an automated reply with some important things to note regarding broadband speeds.

 



 

If you are posting regarding DSL speeds please check that

 



 

- you have reset your modem and router

 


 

- your PC (or other PCs in your LAN) is not downloading large files when you are testing

 

- you are not being throttled by your ISP due to going over the monthly cap

 


 

- your tests are always done on an ethernet connection to the router - do not use wireless for testing

 


 

- you read this topic and follow the instructions there.

 



 

Make sure you provide information for other users to help you. If you have not already done it, please EDIT your post and add this now:

 



 

- Your ISP and plan

 


 

- Type of connection (ADSL, ADSL2, VDSL)

 


 

- Your modem DSL stats (do not worry about posting Speedtest, we need sync rate, attenuation and noise margin)

 


 

- Your general location (or street)

 


 

- If you are rural or urban

 


 

- If you know your connection is to an exchange, cabinet or conklin

 


 

- If your connection is to a ULL or wholesale service

 


 

- If you have done an isolation test as per the link above

 



 

Most of the problems with speed are likely to be related to internal wiring issues. Read this discussion to find out more about this. Your ISP is not intentionally slowing you down today (unless you are on a managed plan). Also if this is the school holidays it's likely you will notice slower than usual speed due to more users online.

 



 

A master splitter is required for VDSL2 and in most cases will improve speeds on DSL connections. Regular disconnections can be a monitored alarm or a set top box trying to connect. If there's an alarm connected to your line even if you don't have an alarm contract it may still try to connect so it's worth checking.

 



 

I recommend you read these two blog posts:

 



 

- Is your premises phone wiring impacting your broadband performance? (very technical)

 


 

- Are you receiving a substandard ULL ADSL2+ connection from your ISP?




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  #1274836 31-Mar-2015 22:12
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Works for me. Just have to enable JAVA.
Do you have JAVA installed?

aschteev

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  #1274864 31-Mar-2015 22:50
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Managed to get it to load:

Using IE11 - had to add site to compatibility list. Then ActiveX prompt appeared - enabled Java to run on all websites. Java security warning window for unsafe app then appeared - had to add Slingshot website site to Java Control Panel Security Page

A few hoops to get though, but got there in the end.




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  #1277726 6-Apr-2015 10:15
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I get "Wrong Licence - Speedtest is not setup to work at this URL"

https://speedtest.slingshot.co.nz/

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  #1277735 6-Apr-2015 10:47
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use: http://speedtest.slingshot.co.nz/  (not the https)

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  #1277752 6-Apr-2015 11:30
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redirects to https:// {with the 's'}. hmm

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