I initally considered making a Flash piece with a loading bar and Action Script that dictates 1000k or whatever, has to be downloaded before proceeding. By filming this, I could then time how long it takes for the amount of data to be downloaded. However, straight away I realised this wasn't possible - Flash isn't allowed on iPhone.
Next up I considered using really graphics at set data sizes, i.e. 1mb, 800k, 600k, going in stages down to 10k. This proved slightly more difficult than I originally expected.
Here are some of the originals:
The problem lay in the fact that being a simple PNG they weren't 1mb or 800k in size. I considered duplicating the picture on the page when it loads, so effectively a 100k picture repeated 6 times would simulate a 600k download. However, once the picture cached once, the phone would just repeat it thereafter, meaning the test wouldn't be effective.
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Consequently, I used bing as inspiration and used actual photography at set data sizes.
After a little tweeking I now have a set of images ranging from 1000k (the equivalent of 1mb) down to 10k. This should put the 3G and 2G networks to the test.
Testing results will be uploaded soon!
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