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Speed Test - Good way to find out how fast you're capable of downloading.
Fast connections, like xDSL and cable, should use the 1 MB test. http://speedtest.mybc.com
Want to know how your connection to the Web stacks up? This service will run
a quick test that will compare your connection to DSL, Cable modems, and more.
It's as easy as 1, 2, 3...
http://webservices.cnet.com/bandwidth/
AgniTEK.com Performance Test. Just press a button below -- your results
will
display automatically! AgniTEK.com
http://www.agnitek.com/performance/
Think your 56K conection feels more like a 28.8? It
might be! Take the speed test to see how fast your Internet connection really
is. http://computingcentral.msn.com/internet/speedtest.asp
Here are some Frequently
Asked Question regarding internet speed:
What are Bits
vs. Bytes vs Baud?
Bits and
bytes are the root of some confusion with Internet speeds. Communications speeds
are usually measured in BITS per second while most computer equipment specs and
operations are measured in BYTES per second. Your "56K" modem or
"2Mbps" DSL is 56 kilobits and 2megabits per second respectively. A
"bit" is the primary data unit that all electronic devices use and is
either "on" or "off" (also called "1" or
"0"). Eight bits make a "byte". The "k" is short
for "kilo", which traditionally means thousand although in the
computer world it means 1024. A "kilobit" is 1024 bits and a
"kilobyte" is 1024 bytes. To complicate this further is
"baud" which is "level transitions per second" or one could
say "ticks per second". In earlier days one bit could be sent per
"tick" so baud and bps (bits per second) were the same. Today it is
possible to encode multiple bits per "tick" so they are no longer
equal. A modern 56k modem will actually use a baud rate of 2400 to 3200.
Why are
my downstream and upstream speeds so different?
Your
Internet connection is asymmetric; it is faster one way than the other. Many
Internet connections, almost all residential ones, receive faster then they
send. Also a lot of Internet infrastructure becomes more asymmetric as you get
closer to a "user" system and rightly so because most web traffic is
from servers sending data to users.
Why
the
result seems too slow?
No Internet
connection runs at 100%, there are many factors that limit the speed you can
send data over any communication medium. Your connection to your ISP is just one
link in the vast network of computers and links that connect you to our website.
Even if the last link to your computer is the slowest, all those other
connections add a little bit (sometimes a lot) of delay. Our goal isn't to
determine the maximum speed of your connection, but rather give you a practical,
"real world", "over the internet" communications speed
result.
Why
the
result seems too high?
If the
results seem wildly high select "advanced options" on speed test start
page and force the test to use the 500KB data. Factors that are out of our
control that could contribute to higher results are compression, caching servers
that don't listen to our instructions, and the JavaScript on your system.
Why is
the result different each time I run the test?
The Internet
is a network of computers around the world. When the data from our site is
traveling to your computer it crosses various other servers and networks, and
depending on how busy those computers are when our data reaches them their speed
will vary. Time of day plays a part and there are definite Internet "rush
hours". Try running the test at different times of the day and compare the
results.
This site will measure your approximate Internet connection speed. Although
we think that it an accurate measure of your internet access speed, results can
be influenced by uncontrollable conditions, such as Internet slowdowns or
network traffic. For best results, run the test late at night with your browser
as the only open program.
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