Utility to show download time (for dialup users)?

I manage a site for the local Friends of the library
www.forl.org
We live in a rural area where there are still many dial-up users: either high speed is too expensive, or unavailable. As I make additions & changes, I'd like to keep an eye on how long a page takes for a dialup user to download. This sort of thing used to be standard in html editors but now there's the assumption that everyone has broadband and I have not found anything for OS X that will do this task.
Any suggestions?
Thanks.

Fast connection speed doesn't automatically translate to fast page load times. Ask anyone on a modern "high speed" connection.
Web browsers still use "cached files" to intercept previously load page elements (until the cache is cleared) to assist page load times.
The speed of your server (combined by your connection speed) and "bandwidth usage" is a better guide. Your files are served by Apple and the largest file on your start page is:
http://web.mac.com/akantha/forl/Scripts/iWebSite.js (made by the iWeb software and also cached) at 109KB's.
http://www.mac.com/st/1/sharedassets/1.1/Common/Templates/Watercolor/About%20Me/ navgb_blue-1.jpg is the third largest page element. You can view the individual files use in your Web pages by using the Safari Activity window.
Since you have no control over the server speed or the "bandwidth" limits (both controlled by your MobileMe account) there is little you can do to "speed things up".
My 2¢?
Don't worry about things out of your control. Your pages and your service is just fine for dial up users.

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