Internet Speed Test Sites

If your internet connection seems slow, the first step is often to benchmark it using an internet speed test. An internet speed test can give you a fairly accurate indication of how much bandwidth is available to you at the current time.

Internet speed tests are great for proving that you are, or are not, getting the bandwidth from your ISP that you're paying for. They can also help determine if bandwidth throttling is something your ISP is engaging in.

Test your bandwidth with one or more of these free internet speed test sites and then compare that information with the high-speed plan you've signed up for.

ISP Hosted Internet Speed Tests

Testing your internet speed between you and your Internet Service Provider is the best way to go if you're planning on making an argument to your ISP about your slow internet connection.

While it's possible that some of the other more generic internet speed tests further down our list are technically more accurate, it'll be a hard case to make to your ISP that your internet service isn't as fast as it should be unless you can show the same with the bandwidth tests they provide.

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Here's more on the official internet speed test sites for a number of popular internet service providers:

  • AT&T High Speed Internet Speed Test
  • CableOne
  • Cablevision (Optimum)
  • CCI (SureWest)
  • CenturyLink Broadband Speed Test (Quest)
  • Charter Speed Test (Spectrum)
  • Comcast Speed Test (Xfinity)

These days, one of the primary reasons to test your internet speed is to make sure it's fast enough for streaming services like Netflix, Hulu, HBO GO/NOW, etc.At the moment, Netflix's Fast.com is the only major service-specific speed test available. It measures your download speed by testing your connection between your device and Netflix's servers.

It's important to note that "Netflix's servers" refers to the servers they use in their content delivery system called Open Connect, which is a way for ISPs to more easily deliver Netflix content to their customers.Therefore, the results you see at Fast.com are probably pretty similar to the results you'd get with a speed test directly from your ISP.This means that the Fast.com speed test is useful not only for finding out how fast of a connection you have with Netflix but also other things you do online like download files.Let us know if you come across any more and we'd be happy to add them here.

SpeedOf.Me

All things considered, SpeedOf.Me is the best non-ISP internet speed test available.

The best thing about this internet speed test service is that it works via HTML5, which is built-in to your browser, instead Java or another technology that might require a browser plugin be installed already.

On most computers, this makes SpeedOf.Me faster to load and less of a burden on system resources... and almost certainly more accurate.

SpeedOf.Me utilizes 100+ servers around the world, and your internet speed test is run from the quickest and most reliable one at the given time.

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HTML5 support also means that SpeedOf.Me works well in the browsers available on mobile devices like smartphones and tablets.

Speedtest.net Internet Speed TestSpeedtest.net is probably the most well-known speed test. It's fast, free, and has available to it a huge list of worldwide test locations, making for more accurate results than average.Speedtest.net also keeps a log of all the internet speed tests that you perform and creates an attractive results graphic you can share online.Mobile apps for iPhone, Android, and Windows are also available from Speedtest.net, allowing you to test your internet speed from your phone to their servers! Other Speedtest apps are available, too, like for Apple TV and Chrome.The nearest internet testing server is automatically calculated based on your IP address.

Bandwidth Place Speed Test

Bandwidth Place is yet another great internet speed test option with around 20 servers across the world.Like speedof.me above, Bandwidth Place works via HTML5, meaning it would be a great choice for an internet speed test from your mobile browser.

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I wouldn't use Bandwidth Place as my only test but it might be a good choice if you'd like to confirm results you're getting with a better service like SpeedOf.Me or TestMy.net.


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