Check your internet speed
It never hurts to know exactly how fast your internet is and whether or
not your getting what you pay for. Most internet providers will have a
10-20% variable factor when gauging speed, and they may require that you
use the company approved speed rating tool.
Both tools can be used with nearly any browser.
ITDefenses uses two
different tools to verify actual delivery of speed. Using either of
these two tools should be done when your company load has the lightest
load use since workstations can take up bandwidth.
Internet Access Speeds
With many internet services you will find that
fiber optic lines can offer the fastest service for both upload and
download speeds. While non-fiber lines can produce substantial download
speeds the upload speed is very limited to 1-50Mbps. When you have
five or more users the use of fiber type lines is highly recommended
with a minimum of 500Mbps Download Speed and 125MBps Upload Speed. If
you are using a web based application for your business with 2 or more
users anything less than these specifications can cause lagging.
| Download Speed | Upload Speed | Users Supported | Speed Summary |
| 25 Mbps | 01-4Mbps | 1-2 | Entry Level |
|
| 100 Mbps | 05-10Mbps | 3-4 | Average
|
| 200 Mbps | 11-15Mbps | 4-5 | Above Average
|
| 500 Mbps | 12-125Mbps | 5+ | Very Fast
|
| 1000 Mbps | 25-900Mbps | 5+ | Gigabit |
Two things to look at when it comes to your internet health:
Download Speed The higher your Download Speed
the faster your downloads will go and the faster your web pages will
load. If you computer is getting to the 3-5 years of age, you may want
to consider upgrading to a newer computer or update your system to more
memory and faster hard drives.
