[GreenKeys] OT: Test your home broadband speed with new FCC tool

[Larry Tighe]

I would think if there's any doubt about the intentions of the site, one 
could put in 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. rather than their own address :>)

lar
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ed Tanton" <n4xy at earthlink.net>
To: <greenkeys at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, March 15, 2010 9:58 AM
Subject: Re: [GreenKeys] OT: Test your home broadband speed with new FCC 
tool


>I wondered that myself-but DID come up with a good reason: an excellent map
> of prevalent speeds everywhere (sic: that people run the test) could be
> obtained that way. More than likely it's really some other form of 
> marketing
> data collection, but at least that would be one benign purpose for doing 
> it.
>
> ///snip
>
> YARC!  Why should you have to reveal your current physical address in
> order to run the test?
>
> ///snip
>
>
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