Currently 6 out of 10 people in the world have the internet , either at work or at home, which is why it is important to have maximum internet speed when browsing. But the question of many is how fast is my internet? How many megabytes do I have to download? That is why this time we will show you how many megabytes my Internet has and how to measure the speed of my WIFI, as well as some tips that you cannot miss.
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How to measure the speed of my WIFI
First we must know what the unit of measurement of the internet is, for those who do not yet have knowledge of it, they are measured by megabits per second (Mbps) . Previously it was averaged in kilobits per second (Kbps) .
In other words, a megabit is equivalent to 1,024 kilobits , to make an example a 2 megabit internet is 1000 times faster than a 2 kilobit internet
Today, the internet can easily exceed 10 megabits per second. As a curious fact, the fastest internet in the world is in Singapore, where its speed is 60 megabits per second . That is why it is advisable to choose the best Wi-Fi signal channel, which has the fastest speed.
To measure our internet we must take into account some factors, such as our download speed, upload speed and our latency, if you do not know what we mean, we advise you to continue reading.
What is download speed, upload speed and latency
Although it is easy to understand many people do not know how to differentiate what upload and download speed mean in addition to latency. The download or download speed is the time it takes for the internet data to reach our device .
For example, when we want to download a song, the download speed we have will depend on how long it takes to download.
The upload or upload speed is the opposite, that is, the time it takes to send a file from our device, be it our computer or smartphone, to the internet . Normally our upload speed is usually lower than the download speed.
In the case of latency, it is the delay or response time that we have within the network. It is usually very useful to know our latency when we are playing an online game or we need a quick response while on the internet, for example the time it takes to open a page .
Latency is measured in milliseconds (ms) , while our latency is lower, the response within the network will be faster. It is important to note that the latency will be higher if WIFI is used since we are placing an element in between between the internet signal and our device.
Most popular pages for PC and Android
In the case of being on a computer, you can get many pages online without having to download and install any program, among the most prominent we have:
FAST: Internet speed test
This page is known for being very simple, we just have to go to its website, Fast.com being inside the page will start automatically and will show us the speed of our download internet, but it will not show us upload speed or latency.
Speedtest
Being one of the best known pages, Speedtest is more complex, showing us our company , server , download speed, upload speed, latency, among other less important things.
Speedtest.com
Test-speed is a less known page but with many advantages, since it provides us with information about our internet that other pages do not give, such as IPv4, IPv6, ASN , server, among others.
How many megabytes does my Internet have
Remember that internet latency depends on our connection , be it Wi-Fi or cable. To begin we must open our internet browser and enter one of the previously viewed pages.
Then we must click on start and wait for it to show us the results, at the end it will show us our data depending on the page and that’s it ! So if at any time you don’t know why your internet is so slow, it’s time for you to use these speed meter tools.
We hope this article has been of your help. However, we would like to know, do you think there is a better page to measure internet speed? Leave your opinion in the comments.
