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douglas9

(4,473 posts) Sat Oct 12, 2019, 08:13 AM Oct 2019

Test if your Internet connection speed is truly what you paid for

Want to know how efficient your web connection is? In partnership with nPerf, here's a great way to see if your bandwidth is really up to what your ISP is telling you. To test your Internet speed simply start the service in the widget below (you may not see it if you are blocking javascript):

https://www.neowin.net/news/test-if-your-internet-connection-speed-is-truly-what-you-paid-for

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Test if your Internet connection speed is truly what you paid for (Original Post) douglas9 Oct 2019 OP

this is the one I use NRaleighLiberal Oct 2019 #1

If it is Cox probably a fake katmondoo Oct 2019 #2

no, it's free - used it for years - had a tech person once to fix something, they use it. NRaleighLiberal Oct 2019 #3

I have used that one a few times MuseRider Oct 2019 #4

Do I have to obnoxiousdrunk Oct 2019 #5

IF you are on mobile the app will work better, Sentath Oct 2019 #6

Post removed Post removed Oct 2019 #7

good tygubite Oct 2019 #8

welcome to DU gopiscrap Oct 2019 #9

NRaleighLiberal

(60,465 posts)

1. this is the one I use

Reply to douglas9 (Original post)

Sat Oct 12, 2019, 08:17 AM

Oct 2019

https://www.speedtest.net/

katmondoo

(6,494 posts)

2. If it is Cox probably a fake

Reply to NRaleighLiberal (Reply #1)

Sat Oct 12, 2019, 08:30 AM

Oct 2019

They just want your extra 10.00 dollars

NRaleighLiberal

(60,465 posts)

3. no, it's free - used it for years - had a tech person once to fix something, they use it.

Reply to katmondoo (Reply #2)

Sat Oct 12, 2019, 08:37 AM

Oct 2019

MuseRider

(34,349 posts)

4. I have used that one a few times

Reply to NRaleighLiberal (Reply #3)

Sat Oct 12, 2019, 09:23 AM

Oct 2019

and it seems always reliable. I had forgotten about it. I mostly use Open Speed Test. Our guys use OST now that we finally are able to get a higher speed than the slow wireless we had. I tested them both, they were almost the same. I will keep this one just to check against OST, there are times we do not know why we cannot get much and it shows we are getting better than we seem to be able to get. Thanks.

obnoxiousdrunk

(3,034 posts)

5. Do I have to

Reply to NRaleighLiberal (Reply #1)

Sat Oct 12, 2019, 09:35 AM

Oct 2019

download the App ?

Sentath

(2,243 posts)

6. IF you are on mobile the app will work better,

Reply to obnoxiousdrunk (Reply #5)

Mon Oct 14, 2019, 10:18 AM

Oct 2019

if you don't want to use an app you might give testmy.net a whirl. I've found it seems a little more stable on mobile (but, not much)

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tygubite

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8. good

Reply to douglas9 (Original post)

Sun Oct 20, 2019, 10:09 PM

Oct 2019

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Speed test right now has it at 880 down...600 up.

Another one I have found which does at least measure it is: https://speedtestfast.com/ookla-speed-test/ but it doesn't provide much useful direction as to what to do about it.

gopiscrap

(24,153 posts)

9. welcome to DU

Reply to tygubite (Reply #8)

Wed Oct 23, 2019, 02:21 AM

Oct 2019

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