How to Measure Dial-up Speed
Whether you simply want to make sure your dial-up service is providing the promised speeds you signed up for or you want to see if any new software you installed to help your Internet speed actually makes a difference, you'll need the proper software. Speed test software can be obtained from downloaded software or directly from the web.
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Instructions
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Test Your Dial-Up Speeds Using Speedtest.net
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Visit the Speedtest website using Internet Explorer or Firefox (see Resources).
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Find the words at the top of the page that say "Start Test To Recommended Server" and hover over that message--it will now change to Begin Test. Click on the "Begin Test" message.
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Wait for the speed test to complete. First you will receive the ping rate in MS (Milliseconds), then you'll receive the download speed in MB/s and the upload speeds in MB/s. Speedtest will also display the amount of time it will take at current speeds to download different file types of different sizes and a comparison between your service and other providers.
Test Your Dial-Up Speeds Using Software
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Visit the Broadbandspeedtest website (see Resources) and click on the "Download link" by the bottom left side of the page or at the top right side of the page.
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Install the application by clicking on the install file on your PC and following the typical Windows setup offering.
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Run the speed test from the main page of the application. You can choose a quick test to receive basic information or you can run a full exhaustive test, which will also include information about connection issues you may be experiencing. This picture shows the simple main screen options.
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Examine the Internet connection results after you run the test, including the ability to examine different server ping areas that will show your speed tests results over various networks.
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Compare your speed tests with past results by using the last option on the main screen. This is a great option for determining if your speed connection has begun to deteriorate over time or has increased in speed.
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Tips & Warnings
Online speed tests should be run several times to make sure the site was not lagging at the time of the test.
