Control the Consistency of Your Broadband Speeds With Raspberry Pi and IFTTT
We all know that you can go to a site like Speedtest to check your internet speed, but most of us only bother when there is a tangible problem. If you want to build a real database of your speeds throughout the day, Make demonstrates a logging system that uses the Raspberry Pi and If This Then That .
Basically, you’ll install the Command Line Interface for Speedtest on the Pi, and then create a little program that logs the internet speed on a schedule. This log is then sent to a Google Drive spreadsheet using IFTTT. With the journal close at hand, you can now complain to your provider if needed (or automate the Twitter complaint process if you like ). If you’re worried you’re not getting what you pay for on a consistent basis, this is a good way to get the data to back up your claims. Head to Make for a guide.
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