Independent internet speed test2/12/2024 Broadbandspeedchecker claimed my speeds were 80.8Mbps and 25.66Mbps, while Which? put them at 81.5Mbps and 13.6Mbps. The worst results on the day were from .uk, Which? magazine and Broadbandgenie. This pegged my download speed at 75.26Mbps and my upload speed at 9.32Mbps. The results were confirmed by the “official” speed test for Openreach or BT Wholesale services, which are retailed by a lot of different ISPs. It depends how you calculate throughput in tests that use multiple simultaneous download streams to max out the line. It said my download speed was 72.3Mbps “bursting to 74.6Mbps”. gave a more sophisticated answer, including a graph. They also gave the same results in both the Edge and Chrome browsers. They all agreed that my download speed was around 74.4Mbps while my upload speed was around 9.6Mbps, with a ping rate of 7ms. The three websites that gave the most accurate results were .uk, (Ookla), and. This includes Plusnet’s .uk and the Ookla app for Windows 10, which also avoids the browser problem. Readers outside the UK can search for local alternatives, or use or any service that mentions Ookla. Unfortunately, for best results, you have to use a local server: whichever has the lowest latency or ping rate. I did the restarts and used clean browsers, but I didn’t turn off anti-virus or kill all background tasks. I ran semi-serious tests with more a dozen broadband test sites for this answer. Finally, open a clean browser and follow a bookmark to your chosen broadband speed testers. After five minutes, restart your PC and close down as many programs as possible, including anti-virus software. Also turn off any other devices that are using the connection, such as TVs, set-top boxes, smartphones etc, and restart your router. To run a serious test, you must turn off your PC’s wifi (if any) and connect it to the router using an ethernet cable. Eking out a little extra speed won’t change your life. If you are getting around 7Mbps from an ADSL connection, 12-16Mbps from ADSL2, 30Mbps from FTTC, 50Mbps from cable or 20Mbps from mobile broadband then you don’t have a major problem. In most cases, the results will be good enough. To run a casual test, go to any broadband speed checker and run the test in a browser. There are casual tests and serious tests. I can’t complain about slower wifi speeds on laptops, tablets and smartphones. In fact, 74.4Mbps is a good speed for an “up to 76Mbps” FTTC (fibre-to-the-cabinet) broadband service. The speed dropped to about 25Mbps when using a wifi-connected Windows 10 laptop, and to 15Mbps on an Android smartphone. Photograph: Alamyįor example, my download speed at midday yesterday was 74.4Mbps when measured using a desktop PC with a direct connection.
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