Internet Connection Speed

Posted in Speed Terms by braint
10 Aug 2009

Internet connection speed refers to the rate at which the amount of received and transmitted data by a specific user or computer spreads across the internet. This is all the inbound and outbound traffic in a computer. Bandwidth is commonly referred to as network bandwidth or digital bandwidth in computer science and networking and it is measured in bit/s. The more there is exchange of data in the networks the higher the energy that is taken up by a particular computer or user.

This means there may be numerous data exchange going to and from the computer that it may not be able to handle all of them. This will then result in the computer becoming very slow. The best way to make the computer and the bandwidth not to drag or clog the network is to have bandwidth usage caps that regulate the users from receiving and transmitting a lot of data. When this is done, the internet connection speed will cease to be slow and other users will not be impaired in their usage of the internet.

Internet service providers or ISPs can be able to track the bandwidth usage by checking how much data is passing through a specific connection or by recognizing the operation of specific machines. There are other software as well that can be able to monitor the internet bandwidth usage to allow the user to minimize and let the machine function at a faster rate.

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  1. 8 Comments.

    • Freya says:

      I tested my broadband internet connection speed, my results are:

      1017 kbps when downloading
      404 kbps when uploading

    • Anmol says:

      i tested my broadband connection speed my result are

      downloading speed 0.7 mbps
      uploading speed 0.19 mbps

    • Subham says:

      I tested my bsnl and mts wireless connections, results are:

      BSNL
      download 3.1mbps
      upload .18mbps

      MTS
      download .34mbps
      upload .15mbps

    • Aaron says:

      I tested my internet speeds. I’m not a big computer guy so if someone could tell me if these numbers are good I’d be appreciative.

      Ping: 108
      Download: 1.13 mbps
      Upload: 2.32 mbps.

      This is a connection that is “high-speed” at a university, though it doesn’t feel very fast like it should.

    • Shankar says:

      Even i tested my internet speed…

      Tata Photon+

      First time

      Download :0.09mbps
      upload :0.10mbps

      Second time

      Download:0.07mbps
      Upload: 0.08mbps

      What a speed…. Why I am wasting my money in recharge every month with unlimited plan… Thinking of shifting to any other operator.

    • Pablo says:

      Download 7.90 mbps
      Upload 0.22 mbps

    • William says:

      I smell shenanigans. After running this internet speed test, it showed my downstream at 3.09 mb/s and my upstream at 10.9 mb/s, with a ping of 95 ms.

      Would be great if you could specify what server you’re using

    • rocks2010 says:

      Nice info.. but i dont know how to test my internet speed.please help me.which is get my result of internet speed test

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