How to check your Internet Connection Speed

If it's taking a long time for you to download files, or if webpages are taking a long time to load, you might have a slow internet connection. This article will show you how to quickly check your internet connection speed.

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

1. In your browser, visit "http://www.testmy.net/".
   
   This website will quickly provide you with some tests to check your internet connection speed.

2. On this website, click the first blue arrow titled "Click to go to download test section".

3. Now you should see a listing of available tests to check your internet connection speed.
   
   Click on the first test at the top of the list of tests for your internet connection, titled "SmarTest".

4. This will start testing your speed with different sizes of data. After the tests are complete, you'll see your internet connection speed compared to other common results like "Average comcast" , "Typical Cable" or "Typical Satellite".
   
   You can use these results to check your internet connection speed to other typical internet connection speeds.

5. Try this test a couple times to get a good average of your connection speed.
   
   Note: Your internet connection speed can vary based on what time of day it is , how many users you have on the network and also what type of internet connection you have at home.

Tips & Warnings

• There are other websites that also can check your internet connection speed

[kristara]

on 6/6/2009 Great computer tip!