David,

Are you ACTUALLY getting the Internet speeds you’re paying for — or are you getting ripped off? 😡

When I found out the Internet speeds advertised on my plan weren’t a guarantee, but actually just what my connection could get “up to”, I couldn’t believe it!1 I just did a performance test, and sure enough: I’m getting HALF of the speeds I’m meant to be.

Does your Internet measure up to what you’re paying for? You’ll never know unless you check. Will you test your Internet performance right now?

“CIRA’s Internet Performance Test lets anyone with an internet connection test how fast their connection is under real world conditions." 2

We’re partnering with the Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) to help you check whether you’re getting what you pay for. In less than a minute, CIRA’s Internet Performance Test tool gives you information you need to compare your connection’s actual performance against the speed listed on your Internet plan. That’s info you can use the next time you’re calling your provider to renegotiate your plan — and it will contribute to holding Big Telecom’s feet to the fire across the country, too.3

Right now, our government is making decisions about which communities deserve better Internet access based on a shoddy map of connectivity data.4 If we let this faulty approach continue, swaths of us will be left disconnected!

By testing your Internet speeds right now with CIRA’s tool, you’re also helping build an accurate crowdsourced map of Internet access in Canada — made up of anonymized5 REAL data from REAL people, not just the information Big Telecom chooses to share. If enough of us participate in building this map, we can hold our government accountable to getting better & faster Internet into the hands of those who ACTUALLY need it most.

Help us PROVE to Ottawa where Canada’s connectivity gaps are. Will you test your home Internet speeds right now?

Thank you for all that you do,

Erin at OpenMedia

P.S. Still have questions about CIRA’s Internet Performance Test (IPT) tool? Check out their handy FAQ here!

Sources

  1. CIRA statement on Bill C-299 to promote broadband advertising transparency - CIRA
  2. Internet Performance Test FAQ - CIRA
  3. How CIRA’s Internet Performance Test can help speed up rural broadband deployment - CIRA
  4. How Data Gaps (re)Make Rural Broadband Gaps - University of Guelph R2B2 Project
  5. See 2

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