Manual Speedtest Service information (#688)

Added new information I just learned about Speedtest from @nkgilley.
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Carlo Costanzo 2016-07-27 13:12:07 -04:00 committed by Fabian Affolter
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- **day** (*Optional*): Specify the day(s) of the month to schedule the speedtest. Use a list for multiple entries. Default is None. - **day** (*Optional*): Specify the day(s) of the month to schedule the speedtest. Use a list for multiple entries. Default is None.
This component uses [speedtest-cli](https://github.com/sivel/speedtest-cli) to gather network performance data from Speedtest.net. Please be aware of the potential [inconsistencies](https://github.com/sivel/speedtest-cli#inconsistency) that this component may display. This component uses [speedtest-cli](https://github.com/sivel/speedtest-cli) to gather network performance data from Speedtest.net. Please be aware of the potential [inconsistencies](https://github.com/sivel/speedtest-cli#inconsistency) that this component may display.
When HA first starts up, the values on the speedtest will show as Unknown. You can use the service `sensor.update_speedtest` to run a manual speedtest and populate the data or just wait for the next regularly scheduled test.