Internet Speed Monitoring Software

A sizeable amount of speed monitoring software is available on the Internet, often free and with varying features.

Software

Jetroget (free, as of October 2010), NetSpeed (free, as of October 2010) and Marwan Internet Watcher (free, as of October 2010) are different types of Internet speed monitoring software.

Key Features

Marwan Internet Watcher is specifically tailored for dial-up connections. It can monitor a connection's maximum speed, average speed and duration of connection to the Internet. NetSpeed can display upload and download speeds in the system tray on a user's desktop, as well as display the bandwidth percentage being used. Jetroget can monitor and alert a user about low speeds, bandwidth usage and download failures.

Download Details

All this software is available to download for all Windows operating systems. Marwan Internet Watcher requires 169 KB (kilobytes) of available hard drive space for installation, NetSpeed requires 111 KB and Jetroget requires 340 KB. Marwan Internet Watcher requires a dial-up modem connection to the Internet.

References

• Softpedia: Marwan Internet Watcher
• Softpedia: NetSpeed
• Softpedia: Jetroget