by Anura Guruge
on June 25, 2024
I am paranoid. I test my Internet speed, to my desktop PC, first thing every day BEFORE I start doing any work. That way I know whether I have enough bandwidth for my demands — & my demands are exacting & high.
For the longest time, many years, my go-to option was “Netflix’s” ‘FAST.com‘.
But, I came to realize that FAST was too dependent on how BUSY the Netflix servers were. That makes sense & is OK. The readings you got with FAST reflected the load on the servers.
I have used ‘SpeedTest.net‘ for decades. They have issues & so much depends on which SERVICE you opt for. Plus, I don’t like their non-stop advertising — which to I does NOT make sense since that messes with the internet port & my PC’s workload. Basically the constant streaming of ads has to compromise — & slow down — the speeds they report.
I found M-Lab a couple of years ago. They have got better over time. I have started to kind of trust them. Their readings seems viable.
Check them out. Let me know. OK?
