Is there an application that I can show the client the speed of my site through various Internet connections?

Question

I have a new client with an old site using a huge number of tables and inline styles. Some pages weigh more than 3 MB due to the huge background and other large images. I suggested that they at least compress the files to speed up the site, but they are quickly convinced. Since they have a 13 megabyte connection in the office, everything seems to be fast.

I am looking for a customizable, software or web application that can load pages at different speeds so that they understand how they can load for slower DSL or (gasp) users.

Thanks for any help!

Answer 1

For Windows, take a look at NEWT: http://blog.mrpol.nl/2010/01/14/network-emulator-toolkit/

In addition, Fiddler can use a simulated network bandwidth: http://www.fiddler2.com/fiddler2/

Answer 2

Yes, try http://www.loadtestingtool.com/ , there are other tools, but WAPT is the easiest I have found. Here is the complete list of tools: http://www.softwareqatest.com/qatweb1.html#LOAD

Answer 3

Sometimes I use http://www.websiteoptimization.com/services/analyze/

It does not animate the load at different speeds, but has the following:

  Connection Rate Download Time
 14.4K 115.10 seconds
 28.8K 59.15 seconds
 33.6K 51.16 seconds
 56K 31.97 seconds
 ISDN 128K 12.01 seconds
 T1 1.44Mbps 3.96 seconds 

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