Editing DSLReports (section)

== Content ==
DSLReports rated and reviewed cable, DSL and fiber optic internet services from providers all over North America. The site also ran support and discussion forums and offers online tools for testing internet connection.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/01/technology/01askk.html?_r=2&ref=technology&oref=slogin&oref=slogin | title = Staying Updated On Security | date= February 1, 2007 | access-date = February 3, 2017 | work = The New York Times | author = J. D. BIERSDORFER }}</ref>

=== Reviews ===
DSLReports allowed its users to submit reviews of their [[Internet service provider]] (ISP), Web hosting service, digital phone service (VOIP), and more.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dslreports.com/reviews/|title = Reviews Finder &#124; DSLReports, ISP Information}}</ref> Users may also read reviews written by others.<ref>{{cite news | url = https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/20010902/ptmrsh02/dsl-could-solve-your-domain-name-woes | title = DSL could solve your domain name woes | date= September 1, 2001 | access-date = February 3, 2017 | newspaper = Seattle Times | author = Patrick Marhsall }}</ref> Many large ISPs had over a thousand reviews on the site. Reviews could be filtered for the user's location and/or connectivity preference.

=== News ===
The site was a source of internet related news and opinion, and occasionally breaks stories about broadband internet service providers, such as [[Time Warner Cable]]'s 2008 decision to test consumption-based billing with subscribers.<ref>{{cite news | url = https://www.reuters.com/article/timewarner-internet-idUSN1721882120080117 | title = RPT-Time Warner to test Internet billing based on usage | date= January 17, 2008 | access-date = February 3, 2017 | work = Reuters | author = Yinka Adegoke }}</ref> That same year, when [[Charter Communications]] began sending letters to high-speed internet customers regarding a new website tracking policy, reports of the letters first appeared on DSLReports.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/05/14/charter-will-monitor-customers-web-surfing-to-target-ads/ | title = Charter Will Monitor Customers' Web Surfing to Target Ads | date= May 14, 2008 | access-date = February 3, 2017 | work = The New York Times | author = Saul Hansell }}</ref> DSLReport's editors posted Internet-related news and opinion items on the site's front page throughout the day. Common topics of news items and features included [[wireless]] technologies, [[peer-to-peer]] file sharing, upgrades and new offerings from ISPs, legal issues, regulatory issues, and security issues.<ref>{{cite news | url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/discussion/2008/12/05/DI2008120501026.html | title = Security Fix Live | date= December 5, 2008 | access-date = February 3, 2017 | newspaper = The Washington Post | author = Brian Krebbs }}</ref> However, since July 2, 2018, the site had not published new articles, as its main editor, Karl Bode, was laid off due to funding.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/142097|title=Karl Bode – home page news from the beginning {{!}} DSLReports, ISP Information|last=EST|first=justinMonday July 2, 2018, 21:50|website=DSL Reports|access-date=December 9, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Bode |first1=Karl |title=Laid Off |url=https://twitter.com/KarlBode/status/1088850305708507136 |website=Twitter |access-date=January 25, 2019}}</ref> However, compilations of links to articles on other sites were published every weekday.

=== Tools ===
DSLReports was reported to have the most comprehensive package of internet and connection testing tools available.<ref>{{cite news | url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/30/AR2006083000543.html | title = Tools for Geeks | date= August 30, 2006 | access-date = February 3, 2017 | newspaper = The Washington Post | author = Steve Bass }}</ref>

==== Speed tests ====
The DSLReports speed test claimed to be the best speed test and the first popular speed test.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Speed test – how fast is your internet? {{!}} DSLReports, ISP Information|url = https://www.dslreports.com/speedtest|website = DSL Reports|access-date = November 9, 2015}}</ref> The speed test used HTML5.

==== Ping tests ====
DSLReports had a ping and jitter test.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Ping test – how good is your internet? {{!}} DSLReports, ISP Information|url = https://www.dslreports.com/tools/pingtest/|website = DSL Reports|access-date = November 9, 2015}}</ref>

==== Other tests and tools ====
Other tools included stream tests, line monitoring, tweak testing, packet loss testing, and many other tools.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Speed tests, ping tests and bandwidth tools {{!}} DSLReports, ISP Information|url = https://www.dslreports.com/tools|website = DSL Reports|access-date = November 9, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/21/technology/personaltech/21basics.html?_r=1&oref=slogin | title = How to Travel at a Million Files a Minute | date= August 20, 2008 | access-date = February 3, 2017 | work = The New York Times | author = AZADEH ENSHA }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.thenakedpc.com/articles/v03/08/0308-02.html | title = DSL: Improve Your Speed, Part 3 – The Naked PC Newsletter (#3.08) | access-date = February 3, 2017 | publisher = TNPC News | author = Lee Hudspeth }}</ref> Some of these services were provided free of charge, but others require the user to purchase "tool points", which were approximately $1.