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I have a similar problem. Not only does the test stop with a very slow or absent connection, but there is no record of the failure or any partial results. For me it would be advantageous to have the situation noted so that I could show it to my provider as part of the documentation of service lapses. I recognize that the downside is that you might also record a computer that went into sleep mode as a failure; I'm not computer-savvy enough to propose a fix for that, but perhaps someone else could come up with a way to differentiate between the two.

Hi Steve, Welcome! First thing, run some more tests on your Mac. When I had Cox 150, I got a max of 125 Mbps... more often 80-90. Test on your best computer. Test wired directly to the router and also directly to the modem. Those tests should provide the best results. Then use those results as a benchmark to judge how well your wifi and other devices are working.

You can test https sites with Mercury -- right click a large image from the source you want to test, 'copy image url'... paste it in Mercury and test away. Some of my favorite Mercury tests that I perform best on are https. So it's not always slow. e.g. lh4.googleusercontent.com (all of a sudden this one slowed down for me, to like 1/10 of normal - lol - usually a consistent performer), secure.netflix.com, lh3.googleusercontent.com Since you mentioned this I made it so you can see the URI scheme when you hover. That's useful information. People in some countries will notice that they're automatically defaulted to servers closer to them than the Dallas server. I still believe that there is more value in a test at distance, these servers are regional. If you're very close to the server, say >10ms, you should definitely test out further to see what you're really getting. (EB I know that you know this, I'm explaining this for others. )