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UofA WhyPhy Leaderboard

A place to see recent WiFi performance reports from across the UofA so you can find the best spot to ace these last few weeks of school ;)

By UofA students, for UofA students.

Building Averages

WhyPhy client (measured against the nearest speedtest.net server)

Student Union Memorial Center (3 reports from 3 contributors)
83.5
Gould-Simpson (21 reports from 21 contributors) · device-adjusted avg: 64.8
82.0
Education North (EDC) (3 reports from 3 contributors)
78.1
CESL (3 reports from 3 contributors)
77.3
Pacheco ILC (4 reports from 4 contributors)
76.3
PAS(Phys-Atmos Sciences) (4 reports from 4 contributors)
76.3
HSIB (3 reports from 3 contributors)
76.2
Science & Engineering Library (4 reports from 4 contributors)
75.4
ECE (3 reports from 3 contributors) · device-adjusted avg: 48.8
71.7
McKale Memorial Center (3 reports from 3 contributors)
63.3
Student Recreation Center (5 reports from 5 contributors)
62.0
Biomedical Research Lab (2 reports from 2 contributors)
61.5
Main Library (9 reports from 9 contributors)
60.9
Highland Commons (2 reports from 2 contributors)
59.1
Hillenbrand Aquatic Center (3 reports from 3 contributors)
57.0
Cole and Jeannie Davis Sports Center (1 report from 1 contributor)
47.7

Web Lite (browser test to whyphy.app — a different network path, so ranked separately)

Main Library (3 reports from 3 contributors)
56.6
Location Download Upload Latency WhyPhy Score Device-Adjusted ⓘ Reported
Main Library 27.3 Mbps 9.1 Mbps 42.3 ms 46.9 — 2026-10-23T23:42:24Z
Main Library 39.24 Mbps 44.62 Mbps 27.9 ms 59.2 — 2026-10-23T23:18:29Z
Main Library 57.07 Mbps 50.38 Mbps 26.8 ms 63.7 — 2026-10-23T23:17:45Z
Main Library 102.49 Mbps 104.16 Mbps 34.88 ms 77.8 — 2026-10-23T22:57:18Z
Main Library 62.03 Mbps 103.89 Mbps 34.37 ms 69.5 — 2026-10-23T22:36:00Z
Main Library 29.66 Mbps 113.62 Mbps 36.65 ms 62.7 — 2026-10-23T22:32:56Z
Main Library 28.13 Mbps 82.83 Mbps 39.67 ms 58.1 — 2026-10-23T22:29:38Z
Main Library 50.38 Mbps 118.69 Mbps 40.94 ms 66.6 — 2026-10-23T22:25:22Z
ECE 101.81 Mbps 120.75 Mbps 71.7 ms 75.0 — 2026-09-16T16:39:49Z
ECE 408.58 Mbps 81.99 Mbps 49.57 ms 93.0 — 2026-09-16T16:38:58Z
ECE 27.26 Mbps 32.25 Mbps 69.87 ms 47.0 48.8 2026-09-16T16:33:57Z
Gould-Simpson 100.42 Mbps 89.13 Mbps 28.74 ms 76.6 63.6 2026-07-15T18:23:34Z
Gould-Simpson 108.33 Mbps 104.09 Mbps 37.09 ms 80.0 66.0 2026-07-15T18:13:27Z
Gould-Simpson 95.65 Mbps 133.57 Mbps 57.96 ms 74.7 — 2026-07-15T17:47:44Z
Gould-Simpson 144.23 Mbps 155.13 Mbps 19.39 ms 87.5 — 2026-07-14T00:33:21Z
Gould-Simpson 133.47 Mbps 114.05 Mbps 35.79 ms 84.1 — 2026-07-14T00:31:18Z
Gould-Simpson 174.32 Mbps 161.03 Mbps 21.31 ms 93.6 — 2026-06-07T19:55:31Z
Gould-Simpson 113.1 Mbps 139.0 Mbps 18.24 ms 81.1 — 2026-05-08T21:55:27Z
Student Union Memorial Center 126.73 Mbps 242.12 Mbps 18.58 ms 84.0 — 2026-05-07T00:55:12Z
CESL 136.24 Mbps 43.68 Mbps 30.1 ms 71.8 — 2026-04-23T21:25:21Z