[via Wi-Fi Net News] - Numerous Web sites promise to measure the speed of your broadband Internet connection using various testing strategies. According to Virgin Media in the UK, some broadband speed tests are often inaccurate. While the specifics of these claims can be debated, it's true that assessing the performance of an Internet connection is a complex tasks and many online Internet speed tests worldwide use relatively simplistic testing methods.
I recommend you do the following whenever working with online Internet speed tests:
- run tests and track your results methodically over a period of a few weeks. Your actual Internet performance will vary at different times of day and days of the week. Temporary glitches and bottlenecks on the Internet can skew the results of one test.
- ensure no unnecessary applications are running on your computer when running the online speed tests. These also will skew your results
- use more than one service to test speeds. Choose from among these top Internet speed test services the three that you find most reliable and easiest to use.
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