Google to the rescue

Google's teamed up with some other folks (New America Foundation's Open Technology Institute, the PlanetLab Consortium, and academic researchers) to make available some tools to test your internet connection. This is great because when I pay for an internet connection I want the whole thing! Making these tools is ammunition for customers to fight back about ISPs filtering their connection.

Official Google Blog: Introducing Measurement Lab.

The tools: M-Lab

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