Advice On Testing Your Broadband Speed
A broadband speed test is a way of checking your current DSL internet connection to see if it is performing to the standards that your internet service provider states as the expected speed of your connection. The broadband speed test is conducted by sending and receiving packets of data to servers located around the world. In order to carry out a broadband speed test, you must either use software designed for that purpose or access one of the many internet websites that can test your connection for you via public internet connected servers around the world.
How to Perform A Broadband Speed Test
Follow the below steps to carry out a broadband speed test:
-First connect to the web site or load the software you want to use to test you broadband speed.
-Some applications will then ask you what area in the world you would like to test the data transfer speeds with your connection. Though with most applications, there is a default server attached to the website or software that you are using.
-Once you click ‘Go’, the application will first establish a connection with the server and attain a Ping speed. This is the amount of time it takes for the server to respond to a packet or request. The ping speed, or latency, will nowadays be under 100 milliseconds for internet service providers in developed countries connecting to each other and ideally under 300ms if you are in or connecting to an internet service provider located in a developing country.
-The next stage will be a download speed test. Your computer will then attempt to receive packets of data sent by the broadband speed test applications server. The speed at which the packets are received by your computer will determine your internet download speed.
-The next test will be an upload test. Data packets will then be sent from your computer, up to the server. The speed at which they are received will ascertain your data upload capacity.
-The maximum speeds for uploads and downloads will be taken from the highest speed at which the data was transferred from and to your computer.
Always bear in mind that with broadband speed tests, your highest speeds will most likely be attainable within your country of residence. The further away the server for which the broadband speed test is taking place, generally, the slower the connection.