Guides
Short guides on reading your results and on what to check when the connection feels slow. All free, no ads.
Guidelines
- GuidelinesFiber Internet Speed: What 1 Gbps and 10 Gbps Plans Really Deliver
Why an "up to 1 Gbps" fiber plan rarely hits 1 Gbps, how to read your results, 1G vs 10G, apartment wiring, peak hours and speed rankings.
- GuidelinesWhat Is a Good Ping? Jitter Explained and How to Lower Ping
What ping and jitter mean, how many ms counts as good, the minimum ping set by distance, why test servers differ, and how to lower ping, with tables.
- GuidelinesWhat Is a Good Internet Speed? How to Read Speed Test Results
What download, upload, ping and jitter mean on a speed test, with tables of good internet speeds by activity and connection type, and what to do next.
- GuidelinesWhat Is a Good Upload Speed? And Why Upload Is Slow
Good upload speed by use case: video calls, live streaming and cloud backup. Why upload is often slower than download, and how long big uploads take.
- GuidelinesWhy Is My Wi-Fi Slow? Bands, Standards and What to Fix First
Why Wi-Fi is slower than a wired connection, how 2.4, 5 and 6 GHz and Wi-Fi 4 to 7 differ, what a good Wi-Fi speed is, and what to fix first.
Slow connection
- Slow connectionHow to Increase Internet Speed: 11 Fixes, Biggest Impact First
11 ways to increase internet and Wi-Fi speed, ordered by impact: which symptom each fixes, cost and time, when 10G helps, and how to check the result.
- Slow connectionWhy Is My Internet So Slow? 10 Causes and How to Narrow Them Down
Ten common reasons your internet or Wi-Fi is slow, and a step-by-step way to find the cause by testing wired, at different times and on other devices.
By use case
- By use caseInternet Speed for Gaming: Ping, PS5, Switch and Cloud Gaming
How much internet speed you need for gaming, and what a good ping is. Official PS5, Switch and Xbox info, plus why ping and jitter matter more than Mbps.
- By use caseMobile Data Speed Test: Good 5G Speeds and Data Throttling Speeds
What counts as a good mobile internet speed on 5G and 4G, what typical throttled speeds like 128 kbps or 1 Mbps allow, and how to test on a phone.
- By use caseInternet Speed for Zoom and Streaming: Official Recommendations
Internet speed for Zoom, Teams and other video calls, and for Netflix, YouTube and 4K streaming, from official help pages. Plus shared use and remote work.
How to
- How toHow to Run an Accurate Speed Test: Steps and How Many Times
A checklist for running an accurate internet speed test: why results vary, what to watch for on a phone, and how many times to test.
- How toHow to Use Google Speed Test and How It Differs from Fast.com
How to run and read Google's speed test, and how Fast.com, Speedtest.net and this site differ in method and servers, based on official information.
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