Speed of loading of web pages and downloading files from remote servers depends on the speed of the Internet which is measured in kilobits per second. As a rule, the license fee for a rate is higher, the connection speed is higher. It is possible to check its actual value in several ways.
Instruction
1. Find out connection speed from the provider. This speed is specified in the contract for provision of services of Internet access. The digit matching the speed of the incoming traffic which is guaranteed by provider is sometimes specified in the name of rates. If is not present, then find out speed, having contacted technical support by phone, Skype or ICQ, or come into "Personal account" on the website of provider. But, as a rule, the speed stated by provider differs from speed real a little. And it is possible to check it, using special services.
2. Visit the website speedtest.net - one of the most popular services for testing of different parameters of Internet connection. The tool for check of speed is located on the homepage of the website. It represents the card in the middle of which there are you (the location is determined by the IP address). Select on the card any server, except the, and click "Begin Check" (select the server which is in the neighboring region). Test results of speed will be displayed in several seconds. They will contain digit of speed of the incoming traffic, outbound traffic and also ping value (response time to the specific server). Speed of the Internet at the same time is measured in megabits, and a ping in milliseconds.
3. Calculate actual connection speed by means of the programs downloading files. For this purpose close all applications using traffic, having left only a download manager, then find out whether restriction for downloading is set in settings. Then look at loading speed, and increase this number by 8. As a result you receive the speed of the Internet in kilobits per second Increase this number by 8 and receive the speed of your Internet connection, for example when downloading in the 100th kilobyte per second the speed of the Internet is 800 kilobits per second.