Measurement of data transmission rate is possible through the specialized services available on the Internet, or by means of special programs which can be downloaded from the Internet. Check of data transmission rate allows to diagnose some problems with an Internet channel or to calculate approximate load time of a certain file from a remote server.
Online services
Pass to any website for check of data transmission rate. One of the most popular resources allowing to determine the speed of the Internet is Speedtest. Service allows to calculate data transmission rate depending on remoteness of the server. One of features of the website is implementation of an opportunity to independently set the server concerning which you want to make testing of the channel and check of speed of loading of information.
Pass to the official page of service. Before you the world map will be submitted. The green area will mark the region in which you are. Select any point on the map concerning which you want to make testing. Your city, the settlement of the neighboring regions or any data center located abroad can be this point. After the indication of the suitable city the testing of indicators of speed will begin. Through service the transfer rate and data acquisition will be evaluated and also the rating of your provider concerning other Internet companies of the region, country or world will be exposed. By means of Speedtest you can also test the data link on mobile devices. Service also represents a number of mobile applications for iOS, Android and Windows Mobile.
Among alternative resources for testing of data transmission rate of an Internet channel it is possible to note 2ip which has the simplified functionality and carries out calculations of rather own servers. The website allows to reveal quite exact indicators which will be enough for the general diagnostics of connection.
Programs
Among applications which before use need to be installed on the computer it is possible to note Line Speed Meter and NetworX. Programs give the chance to precisely measure connection speed, to calculate average and peak values and to save them in the separate file. Also applications give the chance to trace statistics of the transferred and data retrieveds for operating time with network. Feature of applications for testing of the Internet is that they are capable to work in the background and to keep track of activity of the user during the downloading of files and work in the browser. Thus the program manages to receive real indicators at net surfing with different servers and the websites.
To install the program, pass to the official site of the developer and load an installer. Start the received file and complete installation of the application according to instructions on the screen. By means of the label created on a desktop start the application, press Start or the corresponding button to start Internet connection monitoring. Close up the program and continue work on the Internet. To view the necessary information on data transmission rate, return to the application. All necessary information will be displayed in a main window of the program. If you want to make fast check of connection, key Start Test and wait for obtaining results.