BT Speedtester broken?

For about 2 weeks I've not been able to run a BT speedtest. Sits for ages at "Checking User Details" then displays the following message.

"The Performance Tester is currently unable to run a speed test for your broadband connection. Please try again shortly, however if this problem persists, raise the issue with your service provider."

Am I persona no grata or something ?

What ISP are you with?

Matt

PlusNet

Working fine for me on Plusnet.

In reply to a post by FarmerGilesUK:

For about 2 weeks I've not been able to run a BT speedtest. Sits for ages at "Checking User Details" then displays the following message.

"The Performance Tester is currently unable to run a speed test for your broadband connection. Please try again shortly, however if this problem persists, raise the issue with your service provider."

Am I persona no grata or something ?

I've just used it and it worked fine for me (BT Broadband).

Having said that, I used to get the same message as you received if I used the following link which was stored in my favourites:

http://speedtester.bt.com/index.asp

I sussed that if I removed the /index.asp bit, the test would then run ok.

Edited by deleted (Sat 26-Mar-11 05:38:14)

It doesn't matter how I run it, it still fails. Its done this ever since PlusNet reset my profile, which is suspicious to say the least.

I've logged a fault with them.

In reply to a post by FarmerGilesUK:

For about 2 weeks I've not been able to run a BT speedtest. Sits for ages at "Checking User Details" then displays the following message.

"The Performance Tester is currently unable to run a speed test for your broadband connection. Please try again shortly, however if this problem persists, raise the issue with your service provider."

Am I persona no grata or something ?

Try refreshing the page once or twice and see if that sorts the issue out. I've been having similar issues and refreshing the page does the trick.

Same for me. Not worked for about a month now and no amount of "refreshing the page", "waving a magic wand", or "sticking pins in a Voodoo doll" makes the slightest difference!

In my case, it appears to have become an issue around the time that they changed the interface (IE. to mention fibre etc.). Worked OK before this for me.

Not like I really need to run it, other than for my own personal amusement (so to speak). Just potentially a problem should I have an issue / fault, as this is the first thing that BT insist that you run.

PS. I'm on Newnet

Edited by MrBeeline (Sat 26-Mar-11 22:25:06)

It might be worth trying a different browser.

It's been working for me (on a Mac) up until this morning, now I think they may have "improved" it again... in Opera it freezes just before it sends my phone number for verifying, in Safari the buttons on the opening page don't work and in Camino it's fine

I use a Mac also and it stopped for me just about 3 weeks ago. I've tried with Safari, Firefox and Opera, all no go. Just fired up a PC (yuck!) and it doesn't work on IE either, so must be something to do with my profile or Plusnet customers. Plusnet tech say they are already aware of a problem with it.