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Internet Speed Test
Testing your internet connection speed is really simple... Just because TestMy.net was created by an Internet technician doesn't mean that you have to be tech savvy to use it. This broadband speed test was created to be used by everyone. It's seriously as easy as 1,2,3.
- Choose a test type...
- the most common is "TestMy Download"
- Select the size you wish to test with...
- click SmarTest if you're unsure, it will figure it out for you
- Sit back and wait... Let the test process...
- for the most accurate results disable other applications that may be using the internet and refrain from doing anything during the speed test
Once the test completes your results are shown. It's as easy as that.
What are Mbps, Kbps, MB/s, kB/s?
Even if you're very computer literate this might confuse you. I'll try my best to explain this so that everyone can understand. First, when you're describing the speed of your connection, the bit scale should be used. If you're describing how fast a file transferred, use bytes. Also note, when you write these abbreviations they are case sensitive.
The bit scale - Connection Speed / Throughput
- The smallest amount of information on a computer is called a bit. 1 Kilobit (kbit) is 1000 bits, as "kilo" in the word suggests. 1 Megabit (Mbit) is 1000 Kilobits or 1,000,000 bits. 1 Gigabit (Gbit) is 1000 Megabits. Far beyond your purpose in testing here, using the same scale you'll arrive at terabit (Tbit), petabit (Pbit), exabit (Ebit), zettabit (Zbit) and yottabit (Ybit). e.g. When TestMy.net says your connection is 512 Kbps, that's 512 Kilobits per second. When you see 52 Mbps, that's 52 Megabits per second.
The byte scale - Binary File Transfer Speed
- Another scale is the byte scale. Bytes are used when talking about binary data, like files. The reason there's a difference is because in binary data the information is stored using coded symbols, each consisting of 8 bits of information. Early computer systems used 4-bit, 6-bit and even 7-bit binary coded decimal representations. By the 70's 8-bit was the standard architecture. The byte scale is different than the bit scale, each step up is by a factor of 1024, not 1000 like the bit scale. So now you should know that 1 byte is equal to 8 bits. 1 kilobyte (kB) is 1024 bytes. 1 Megabyte (MB) is 1024 kilobytes. 1 Gigabyte (GB) is 1024 Megabytes. Using the same scale you then arrive at Terabyte (TB), Petabyte (PB), Exabyte (EB), Zettabyte (ZB) and Yottabyte (YB). e.g. When TestMy.net says your speed is 465 kB/s, that's 465 Kilobytes per second. When you see 2.8 MB/s, that's 2.8 Megabytes per second.
Your TestMy Speed Test Results
TestMy.net displays your results in both formats because some people want to know their connection speed (shown in Kbps and Mbps). Others want to know the speed of their binary (file) transfer (shown in kB/s and MB/s). Some other websites may confuse you by displaying speeds in bps (bits per second, for instance) and people from other countries may abbreviate differently. TestMy.net will display your speeds using the correct up conversions and English abbreviations. Nobody ever says, "My connection is 50,000,000 bps" or "... 50,000 Kbps"... you'd instead say 50 Mbps. Right? So, TestMy saves you time by converting your speeds automatically when necessary.
Select the type of Speed Test to start
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