Test if your Internet connection speed is truly what you paid for

[douglas9]

Want to know how efficient your web connection is? In partnership with nPerf, here's a great way to see if your bandwidth is really up to what your ISP is telling you. To test your Internet speed simply start the service in the widget below (you may not see it if you are blocking javascript):

https://www.neowin.net/news/test-if-your-internet-connection-speed-is-truly-what-you-paid-for

[NRaleighLiberal]

1. this is the one I use

https://www.speedtest.net/

[katmondoo]

2. If it is Cox probably a fake

They just want your extra 10.00 dollars

[NRaleighLiberal]

3. no, it's free - used it for years - had a tech person once to fix something, they use it.

[MuseRider]

4. I have used that one a few times

and it seems always reliable. I had forgotten about it. I mostly use Open Speed Test. Our guys use OST now that we finally are able to get a higher speed than the slow wireless we had. I tested them both, they were almost the same. I will keep this one just to check against OST, there are times we do not know why we cannot get much and it shows we are getting better than we seem to be able to get. Thanks.

[obnoxiousdrunk]

5. Do I have to

download the App ?

[Sentath]

6. IF you are on mobile the app will work better,

if you don't want to use an app you might give testmy.net a whirl. I've found it seems a little more stable on mobile (but, not much)

[tygubite]

8. good

Last edited Mon Nov 4, 2019, 12:12 AM - Edit history (2)

Speed test right now has it at 880 down...600 up.

Another one I have found which does at least measure it is: https://speedtestfast.com/ookla-speed-test/ but it doesn't provide much useful direction as to what to do about it.

[gopiscrap]

9. welcome to DU