On #GivingTuesday, we invite friends, neighbors, and volunteers to test the speed of APL WiFi and share your results. An internet speed test is a measurement of how fast internet is in real-time.
Here is how to join in:
- Visit a location with APL outdoor WiFi
- Branches: Outdoors at all APL branches except North Albany
- Not all outdoors areas are covered. For example at Delaware, the WiFi serves the outdoor wifi serves the front courtyard, but not the parking lot.
- Parks: Washington Park, Lincoln Park, Swinburne Park
- Albany Housing: Outdoors at Ezra Prentice (east of Pearl St), Outdoors at Ida Yarborough (west of Pearl St), 200 Green St (outside east entrance, facing 787 and bike path).
- Branches: Outdoors at all APL branches except North Albany
- Not all outdoors areas are covered. For example at Delaware, the WiFi serves the outdoor wifi serves the front courtyard, but not the parking lot.
- Parks (Maps to be posted soon)
- Albany Housing (Maps to be posted soon)
- Branches: Outdoors at all APL branches except North Albany
- Login
- Login to APL WiFi
- If you need help to connect to APL WiFi, visit this page.
- Test
- Visit speedtest.net or download a speed test app to your mobile device.
- For Android, we recommend Speed Test Master Lite.
- For iPhone, we recommend, Speed Test Master.
- Visit speedtest.net or download a speed test app to your mobile device.
- Share your results
- Take a screenshot of your test results
- Take a screenshot of your location on maps or just a photo of where you are.
- Share via email or posting to social media
- Email to hello@albanypubliclibrary.org with your screenshot and photo or map pin.
- Post to social media – Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram – with a screenshot of your speed test and your photo. Tag us – @ffofapl – or use our hashtag #KeepAlbanyConnected.
Why are we doing this?
- We want data to make a map of where the WiFi reaches and where it doesn’t reach, and how well it works.
- We also want more of the public to know about free APL WiFi outdoors!
