How to Determine Internet Speed

From Meshplex

There are many websites on the internet that can test the speed of your home internet connection. Basically, the website will send you a large amount of data to determine your upload speed. Then your computer will send information to the speed test website to determine your download speed. many users around the world post there speed test results with their current ISP so you can look at those results before you pick your internet provider. Here are some popular speedtest websites:

• speedtest.net
• Softlayer
• Verrizon
• Time Warner
• Speed Matters
• DSL Reports
• Toast Performance
• Frog Internet Speed Test
• Vonage Broadband test

It's wise to run sveral speed tests from different sites and take the average. This will give you an overall idea of the true speed of your connection. If there is a big difference from one speed test to the other don't worry the websites are located in different parts of the country so the result will vary.