Have you ever had one of those days when it seems like your internet connection is just too slow? You know those days when your website doesn’t seem to be loading fast enough, your email is taking forever to download and NetFlix keeps buffering.
Fortunately, there are a number of resources available to analyze your Internet Performance and Website Speed.
With the different options for Internet Service available and the constant march of technology providing more and more speed with higher and higher prices, it’s important to know you have the best solution for your needs. While you can evaluate your Internet Service by how often it buffers your streaming media, how long web pages take to load, or how long it takes to download email and pictures but these are arbitrary measurements which can’t be verified.
For example, buffering, download speed and web page loading times can all be signs of issues not related to your actual internet speed. In addition to internet speed, buffering can be caused by an overtaxed processor, lack of memory or storage space on your computer. Downloads and web page loading time can be caused by the same things as well as by a performance issue with your web server.
If you want to see if you are getting the performance your
Internet Service Provider is promising try one of these free services:
Google “Speed Test” then click the button that says “run speed test”
Speedtest.net by Ookla – The Global Broadband Speed Test
SpeakEasy Speed Test by MegaPath
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