DU Meter Competition in the Net Connection Monitoring Market Forrest Stroud
DU Meter isn't the only utility available that will display download and upload transfer rates. One such tool, Net.Medic, displays not only your upload/download speed but also your overall connection status; status of local, intermediate, and host computers; bottlenecks and dead servers; average data transfer speed; and much more.
Combined with its extensive reporting capabilities and problem logging, the set of features in the $50 Net.Medic make it a must-have app for advanced users. But for users looking for a less expensive way of monitoring the performance of an Internet connection, DU Meter is definitely the more cost-effective route.
Your web browser is another utility that reports transfer speeds, but only for files downloaded via the browser itself. Both Netscape and Internet Explorer will give you an average rate of transfer for the file currently being downloaded. While being of some use in letting users know the rate of a download, web browsers aren't designed to provide advanced transfer data rates, so it shouldn't come as a surprise that both Net.Medic and DU Meter offer many more features in this area.
