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The download speed shows the rate at which data is transferred from the internet to your device – how quick it is to access a newspaper article online or stream music, for example. Your device will try to download a file from the test server and the internet speed test will record the speed. The tool measures the response time – also known as latency – of your broadband connection, as well as your download and upload speeds. Turning the Hub off and on again to reboot it, every two months, helps correct slow speeds caused by buffers.

If you're not happy with your ISP's response, follow our guide on how to complain about your broadband speed.The broadband speed test mimics your online activities by uploading and downloading files, and measures how long this takes.

There’s greater accuracy when you’re using an Ethernet cable to connect your device to the Hub, so you may want to start testing on gadgets that have a port or that will connect to an Ethernet adapter, such as a MacBook. Our broadband speed test is generally pretty accurate and the results are a good reflection of the speeds you were getting during the test. Run our clever tests to find and fix issues with your home’s connection and check for issues in your area. Unlike an Ethernet connection, WiFi signal can be disturbed by obstacles such as walls, furniture and doors. It's always worth checking to see what broadband deals are on offer from other providers, especially if you're out of contract and could stand to make significant savings.This approach ensures that the entire bandwidth of the internet connection is maxed out, and thereby the maximum data throughput can be measured. UK’s Fastest Major Broadband Provider: based on Gig1 Fibre avg download speed 1,130Mbps vs avg download speeds of major UK ISPs. Recording the data throughput against measurement time finally yields the available internet speed for downloading data.

It's important to understand that different internet speeds are necessary for different usage scenarios. Alternatively, if you’re running a WiFi test, you’ll want to be able to see the Hub and make sure that walls and obstructions aren’t blocking your WiFi signal. We explain how to use the speed checker below - and if your broadband isn't as fast as it should be, we give you some simple steps you can take to speed up your connection. While simply browsing the web can be achieved with low single-digit megabit per second speeds, streaming Netflix in 4K resolution will need a maximum speed of at least a 25Mbps connection speed.

The best times to game online or make big downloads, for example, would be when connection is fastest. For the most accurate results, use an ethernet cable to connect your computer to your router before running the test. In addition you could check internet speed with a network speed test as well to compare wireless and wired connectivity. Selectively enabling and disabling your WiFi hotspots can quickly help identify the problematic device. To speed test internet performance for downloading data the test is performed by opening multiple connections to a server and simultaneously starting the download of a large data file on all connections.