Template:Speed Test
To find the speed of your DSL connection, try a speed test website and and click on Start and wait for the test to complete in a few minutes. Ideal test conditions:
- A proper test of your connection should use an Ethernet wired connection.
- If you test both Ethernet and WiFi and find a significant difference in speed then that is due to the losses and interference involved in Wi-Fi.
- With only one device on your network using the internet connection.
- With background internet applications and processes like cloud services (like iCloud, Google Drive or torrents) ended.
- With only the tab for the speed test open in the browsers.
It is normal for the download speed to be much faster than the upload speed. This is intentional, so that you are able to download big files quickly. Normal, good results for 6 Mbps service would be something like 5.2 Mbps download, and about 600 Kbps upload.
If your results are not as good as you would expect, try Troubleshooting for ideas on what to check to improve your DSL performance.
Speed tests:
- NCF Internet Speed Test (HTML5 test - does not require Adobe Flash or Java, but will require a modern browser that can use HTML5))
- NCF Second Internet Speed Test (HTML5 test - does not require Adobe Flash or Java, but will require a modern browser that can use HTML5))
- Speedtest.net (requires Adobe Flash)
- Speedtest.net - beta HTML5 version (does not require Adobe Flash)
- Primus Internet Speed Test (requires Adobe Flash)
- SpeakEasy Speed Test (requires Adobe Flash)
- TechSavvy Speed Test (requires Adobe Flash)
- Meter.net Speed Test (HTML5 test - does not require Adobe Flash or Java, but will require a modern browser that can use HTML5)
- Speedof.Me Speed Test (HTML5 test - does not require Adobe Flash or Java, but will require a modern browser that can use HTML5)
- Bandwidth Place Speed Test (HTML5 test - does not require Adobe Flash or Java, but will require a modern browser that can use HTML5)
- Cira Performance Test (HTML5 test - does not require Adobe Flash or Java, but will require a modern browser that can use HTML5)
- Netflix-operated Speed Test (HTML5 test - does not require Adobe Flash or Java, download-only)
Note: Because different test servers are located in different geographical places their results will not be comparable to each other and testing the same DSL connection on different speed tests will give different results. If you use a speed test to monitor your connection over time, then always use the same test.