Everyone who is user is sometimes useful to check the speed of their Internet connection. At least in order to make sure of the honesty of its provider. In the contract you have recorded the stated Internet connection speed. You can compare it with actual in several ways.
First we repeat some terms associated with measuring the velocity of the Internet connection. The main unit of the connection speed is megabit per second, often written brief Mbps or MB. File sizes are measured in megabytes, designation - MB. So, at a speed of 10 Mbps, the load speed is about 1.25 MB / s. When checking the connection speed, you will see two values: incoming speed and outgoing. When downloading information from the server is an incoming connection when you send a file - outgoing. These two speeds can differ significantly from each other. Another term is good to know - ping. Ping is the time spent on the transfer of the message. Find a test program on the Internet to check the connection speed. Their great many and most are freely access. When testing, you will see the value of all three values: ping, incoming and outgoing speed. It should be borne in mind that not all the information will be the same on different tests. It all depends on what server is the test program. From the proposed list, choose the closest to you, it can determine and automatically.The number of options does not end the list. Choose the one that suits you best. It is important to get the most truthful results. Therefore, before checking to close all open tabs in a browser window except the dough, turn off antivirus software, all updates. To get the most correct results swipe testing several times a day.