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- Subject: Re: Detect Internet connection Speed
- From: Coda Highland <chighland@...>
- Date: Sun, 29 Apr 2012 18:58:28 -0500
On Sun, Apr 29, 2012 at 6:40 PM, Satheesh Kumar <satheeshrulzz@gmail.com> wrote:
> I am using Lua to develop a mobile appication.
> Is there any function ( in lua sockets or other) to determine the speed of
> the device's internet connection?
>
> Or should I just download a file and calculate (bytes/time)
That's the only way to do it -- and the only useful metric anyway. Any
theoretical number you could get is fairly useless. Only a practical
measurement is helpful.
/s/ Adam