How to Find a Website That Lets You Test Your Internet Connection Speed
- 1). Choose Test My Speed.com (see link in the Reference section) to find a quick and easy speed test, along with several suggestions on how to get more accurate results.
- 2). Conduct your download test with Bandwidth Place (see link in the Reference section). The site offers a fast test with no frills or extras.
- 3). Visit Speed Test Net (see link in the Reference section) for the usual download and upload speed test. You'll also find a link to Ping Test Net, where you can check the quality of your line for "ping" and "jitter," two factors that affect the downloading of large files or streaming video.
- 4). Choose the Federal Communications Commission download and upload speed test (see link in the Resource section). You'll also find some basic information on download, upload, ping and jitter. The site explains what the terms mean and how they affect your Internet service. This U.S. Government website will also gather information from you to help them determine the quality of broadband Internet service in different areas of the United States.
- 5). Type the words "Internet speed test" into any search engine and you will find many websites offering free download and upload tests. Some are faster than others and many offer information about the test.