Telkom capitalizing on MyADSL BB Testing?

[rpm]

I have noticed tonight that the Telkom speed test page has disappeared and has been replaced with an ADSL marketing page. Not very nice of them!

Check it out: http://www.telkom.co.za/minisites/dsl/speed.html

 

[kilps]

try http://www.telkom.co.za/attheoffice/products/dsl/speed.html

 

[|tera|]

Really pathetic if you ask me, thanks uncle rpm

 

[rpm]

try http://www.telkom.co.za/attheoffice/products/dsl/speed.html

Hi Kilps

Click on the HTTP speed test and see what happens

 

[ziglet]

LoL! Maybe they are bummed as i was testing my downloading on the guest account, found some old Linux iso's on the FTP and though what the hell, lets see my speeds..

 

[Highflyer_GP]

Seems like they removed the FTP test as well ftp://196.43.1.13/test.file

Either:
1) Something is stuffed with their speed tests
2) They knowingly did it on purpose

At least there's still iBurst/Sentech as a backup for local speed tests.

 

[kilps]

Hi Kilps

Click on the HTTP speed test and see what happens

Ah ... I see what you mean ...

 

[krycor]

bah, phone into telkom adsl helpdesk & say your line is slow.. they will want to test it.. should be fun

 

[dotcat]

bah, phone into telkom adsl helpdesk & say your line is slow.. they will want to test it.. should be fun

Haha ha

Just phoned and the guys says. yes sir im seeing the very same thing - no one has informed us of this change. Very strange.

Me. Can You inform yr web dev team.

telkom guy. yes sir im definitely sending this on to the IT guys, but they finish work at 5pm so it will have to wait till monday.

 

[dotcat]

BTW - ftp stills work fine - and they have some old linux iso's up there

 

[dotcat]

k whats happening is that the speedtest pages are missing and the error404 is redirecting to the page u see now -with touch tommorow on the top

http://www.telkom.co.za/minisites/dsl/hgfhfhfc

see what i mean?

I think what we are seeing is the results of sloppy "its friday" web dev work.

 

[bwana]

the ftp test is still working fine for me.

 

[ToSsMaStR]

just shows us how closely telkom watches the fourms?

in that case:

Dear, Telkom. I wish to stick a "wow wow brush" up your "ziggy"