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Internet speed test can be done using several applications. Photo: Sindonews/Danang Arradian
JAKARTA – Internet speed test turns out to be very important to do because there are so many benefits that we can get.
As the name suggests, Internet Speed Test or internet speed test is a test to find out the maximum capacity of the internet network that we use. Both for uploading and downloading data.
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Well, the average value of the data is called bandwidth. With bandwidth, we can know how fast or slow the internet connection we are using.
Bandwidth size is usually in Mbps or megabytes per second. If the internet speed is 3 Mbps, it means that the data transfer speed is 3 megabytes every 1 second.
What’s the use of knowing this? Miscellaneous. For example, we want to know what the internet speed is at a certain location or a certain place. For example in a cafe, hotel, or a friend’s house, for example.
After we know how much internet speed is being used, at least we can have an expectation of the activities being carried out. For example, when you need the internet to work, download something, and so on.
If the internet speed is only 3 Mbps, for example, then don’t expect to download games or update apps. Because it’s going to be a long time. Speeds below 10 mbps are only convenient for important and necessary tasks, such as sending emails, chatting, and others.
Download, Upload and Ping
There are three main things to consider when doing an internet speed test. The first is download speed (download speed), upload speed (upload speed), and ping (lag time).
Download speed is the speed of the internet connection that we use to download data. This is important when streaming videos to playing online games.
Upload Speed is the speed we need to upload data to the internet. This is important when we have to send photos and videos via WhatsApp, upload
content to YouTube, Instagram, to Facebook.
The Ping is a time lag. To be precise, the amount of time it takes for a computer or mobile network to transfer data. This ping is usually used in milliseconds. The higher the millisecond, the worse. For example, if we play the Call of Duty Mobile game with a Ping of up to 100 milliseconds, the game will feel slow, lag, and unresponsive.
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Well, the site to test internet speed is Speedtest.net which was developed by Ookla from Montana, United States.
Speedtest service can be used on almost all platforms, such as iOS, Android, macOS, Apple TV to Windows.
How to use speedtest, just access the link https://www.speedtest.net. Or, download the app on your phone, then click ‘GO’ in the middle of the screen.
After that, wait for a while, until all the internet speed results have been checked.
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