How to check modem speed

How to check modem speed

Modem speed and also speed of your connection depends on many factors: provider, quality of the drawn line, connection type, etc. Modems which work on ADSL technology have the largest speed. Today there is an opportunity to download information from the Internet, without interrupting phone call. Speed of the modem is defined by one of a set of online tests.

It is required to you

  • Online tests on connection speed sensing.

Instruction

1. Now there are such websites which were created on the basis of technologies of testing. As a rule, the testing websites allow to execute a large number of checks: you can learn the ip, connection speed, information on an installed software (operating system, the web browser). Some testing websites allow to create accounts thanks to which you can monitor continuous change of connection speed.

2. The principle of work of the tests determining the speed of the modem is a measurement of speed during transmission of the test file. Most often such file is the document which has the size less than 2 Mb. For example, the website speed.yoIP.ru works with such small files. The website speedtest.net differs in nothing from the previous opponent. For calculation of connection speed it is necessary to select the city to which calculation will be made. After clicking the check start button, after a while, you will be able to see actual speed. Also you can meet ping value unknown to you. Ping – not less important indicator, the is less value of a ping, the website or a page will respond when clicking the link quicker.

3. The majority of the ADSL models of modems allows to download information with a speed of 2-4 Mbit. If you want to receive high speed, you need to appeal to provider to increase speed by means of change of a data plan.

Author: «MirrorInfo» Dream Team


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