Broadband speed tests are a way of finding out if your internet speeds match the speeds advertised by your internet service provider. The only way of doing this is by sending and receiving packets of data to and from a server that is accessible on the World Wide Web. 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. 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.
-Next, the application may then ask you where you want the test data to be sent, whether it be in your country of residence or somewhere the other side of the world. However, a lot of applications have a default server that the test will be carried out on.
-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 application will then tell you your maximum upload and download speeds which will be taken from the highest speed reached in the upload and download tests.
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 speed test is taking place, generally, the slower the connection.
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