Measurement Lab Speed Test

Internet was first given birth to in early 1960s in the form of the idea of packet switching and it has been revolutionizing the world since then. However, the official birth of the Internet was in 1983 when its use spread over all of the continents.

Internet has brought great ease to the lives of ordinary people.

The use of pigeons for messages and communication has now been replaced by WhatsApp and Instagram messenger.

The concept of clicking pictures and printing them a couple copy to share with your loved ones has long been replaced by the use of sharing photos through WhatsApp and all of this has been possible only through the birth and spread of Internet.

While Internet has undoubtedly single handedly made our lives so much easier, a slow Internet is still a source of misery to many including ourselves. One cannot even comprehend the agony of a slow Internet connection when you have loads of work to do or even to randomlessly scroll through Instagram and likewise social media apps. That is what led to the birth of speed tests in 2006.

Measurement lab:

Measurement lab is research backed up created software that was created recently with the joint efforts and team work of Goggle, planet lab, new Americas foundation open institute and various academics.

Measurement lab shortly and more commonly known as M lab,

Is a joint effort that is purely community based and stores within ample data of a range of servers and that too is publicly available to be viewed.

 

The advent of speed tests:

Speed tests are analytically created softwares to help determine and measure the strength of various variables across your Internet connection.

They give the user an idea of the performance of their Internet.

Speed test result components:

Whereby most speed tests only take into consideration the downloading speed while checking the strength of one's Wi-Fi connection, measurement labs speed tests take into consideration a variety of variable including

    ●The downloading speed

    ●The uploading speed

    ●The ping test and the Latency test

 

Tips for a better reading of speed test:

Although no one factor has been shown to fully control the results of a speed test the following tips have repeatedly helped our users to get a better outcome of their speed tests

    ●The first step is to remove the Internet cable from the Wi-Fi modem and connect it directly to your device on which you plan to run the speed test.

    ●The next step will be to obviously close all the applications and current tabs on the device.

    ●The last step is to ask your family workers or colleagues to not to stream any high quality videos or download huge files while you are running the speed test.

 

Ways to proceed after the speed test results come in:

Following steps should be taken in case of a slow Internet outcome:

    ●Restarting the computer and the Wi-Fi modem might have an effect and give better results the next time a speed test is done.

    ●Troubleshooting the computer has almost always helped with better speed results.

    ●File a complaint to your providers help center.

 

Speed test results:

Measurement labs speed tests are one of the most detailed and elaborate speed tests and consist of a number of variables including the below mentioned

    1.The downloading speed

    2.The uploading speed

    3.The ping test/ The Latency test

 

Average speed test results:

On average a good Internet should have at the very least the following properties.

Frequently asked questions (FAQs)

1- Is checking my Internets speed through measurement lab better than checking the Internet speed through an official channel of the Internet’s provider?

We often advise our users not to use the official channel of internet service providers since the risk of bias is always there however better results are obtained via third party tests.

2-Are ping test and Latency test the same thing?

Yes, ping test and Latency test are the Sam etching however the names are used interchangeably.

Basically, Latency test is a measurement of the time that your Internet connection takes to send files or data from one server to another.

 

3- Explain the difference between uploading and downloading speeds.

Uploading speed measures, the speed to upload data to server whereas the downloading speed is the vice versa.

 

4- What's the next step in case of slow speed result?

Following steps should be taken in case of a slow Internet outcome:

    ●Restarting the computer and the Wi-Fi modem might have an effect and give better results the next time a speed test is done.

    ●Troubleshooting the computer has almost always helped with better speed results.

    ●File a complaint to your providers help center.

 

5- Which Internet package is the best?

A good Internet package depends on the speed and the relative price it offers. You can check the speed properties sod a number of Internet connections from our website.

 

Conclusion:

Therefore, for all of your Internet measurement related needs, measurement lab is the best way to go forward.

Click the link below to be taken to the measurement labs official website where you can check the various components your speed record.

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