Testing your internet download speed

Speed tests help you determine your real internet download speed. Some download speed tests want you to pay a fee to access them but there are yet many others for free.

Internet connection
test software is currently very popular. Whether it is software or web based there are many users flocking to sites that can test just how fast your Internet connection is.

You may get different results running the same test twice. Some of these tests measure how fast data can travel to and from your computer. These types of speed tests don't measure theoretical speed yet they count how long it takes to send and receive data from packets.

The varying speeds from the first time a test is run and the second can be due to internet congestion. If your test is not traced thru the same path it was originally then the 2nd test isn't timing the same lap so to speak.

So why should you actually test your Internet connection speed? Well as we all know ISP's offer many different packages of connectivity speed. Of course you still connect through the same connections as any other user. Your ISP actually limits your connection through a QOS(Quality of Service) file.

By using an Internet speed test utility you can monitor what connection speed you are actually getting, but don't forget the statement I previously made about how these values can differ.

There are several speeds tests available in google, just search for internet speed test to see a few of the top ones.

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