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This extension automates the remainder of participant involvement with the Michigan BEAD Mapping Challenge.
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Downloading this web extension will automate daily speed tests throughout the remainder of the challenge window.
Your participation plays a crucial role in the Merit BEAD Mapping Challenge in Michigan, contributing to the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program – a federal initiative aimed at enhancing high-speed internet access through planning, infrastructure deployment, and adoption programs.
Key Features:
The background Speed Test : operates silently in the background, conducting daily speed tests automatically, without requiring user interaction. Tests measure upload and download speeds, latency, test server information, and the user's Internet Provider IP address.
Scheduled Testing:
Weekdays: Speed tests scheduled between 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Weekends: Speed tests scheduled between 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Popup Notification:
A popup dialog will appear when the speed test is running, providing information about the ongoing update.
Users have the option to delay the speed test by closing the popup window. The delay duration is determined automatically by the system.
Delayed Speed Tests:
Users can postpone the speed test for a specified duration, offering flexibility and convenience.
The popup window will reappear once the delay time concludes, prompting users about the upcoming speed test.
Important Notes:
This extension ensures user privacy and requires no manual intervention, with the flexibility to delay speed tests.
By participating in the BEAD Program, users actively contribute to the improvement of internet accessibility in underserved areas.
Latest reviews
- (2024-04-04) Kathy LaGrow: Please participate. While it may seem a bother, it is necessary for us to get funding for broadband.
- (2024-02-29) Roger Blake: Why download and run this? Because you want to help make sure Michigan's federal infrastructure investment in broadband is focused where it needs to be.
- (2024-02-28) Jameka Williams: Easy to install, easy to use. This will be a great tool to help communites ensure they are mapped adequately for the proposed broadband funding.
- (2024-02-27) Kevin Hayes: Made it super easy to get a speed test for my community!
- (2024-02-27) Chris Greene Hutchings: Merit is a nonprofit that has been serving Michigan schools and nonprofits for decades. They are known for their cybersecurity services and high standards with handling sensitive data.
- (2024-02-27) Jeff Weinberg: This application takes the guess work out of producing valid speed test results in support the BEAD Challenge process by automating running the speed test at those valid times identified by the NTIA. Just load the the extension, follow a few policy details and let is run for 30 days. The results will be forward to the Michigan High-Speed Internet office as evidence to support challenging the Internet Service Providers delivered speeds. Lets get the MIHI Speed Data Maps as accurate as possible to help build out the much needed Internet Infrastructure in Michigan.
- (2024-02-27) Ryan Fuller: Trusted organization with a very strict privacy policy for the community and how they handle information - https://www.merit.edu/support/policies/#1517344603324-9427283e-12f3