The consumption of multimedia content through the internet is something that has grown in recent years due to the appearance of services such as NetFlix or Spotify. The main challenge for users when hiring these services is to have the appropriate speed in their Internet access lines, so it is sometimes a good idea to perform a speed test .
A speed test consists of simulating the download and sending of data through the internet, so that we can quantify the real speed that our internet provider is offering us. For this speed test we can resort to a web page or an application for mobile devices.
First of all we will highlight the FAST application, created by the NetFlix company itself . This free application offers us an intuitive and user-friendly interface. The purpose of FAST is to measure the speed of our connection without offering more data that could confuse the user. It also has a web version usable from the web browser of any device. This application has the advantage that it has no ads .
On the other hand we have the Ookla Speedtest application, which gives us a more detailed report of the data transmission . The test with this application lasts about 30 seconds and not only shows us the upload and download speeds, but also shows us the ping of our connection . As an advantage of Ookla Speedtest we have that this application selects the server closest to our location to perform the speed test. As an inconvenience we have the publicity.
Both applications are good and will give you a report very close to the actual speed of your connection. Remember that the speed test should be done when the connection is not in use, that is, when we are not downloading any file, but the report will not be reliable.
If after performing the speed test, you detect that the speed of your connection is not close to the speed contracted, you should contact your internet provider company to ask for explanations.
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