Checking Internet Speed

Checking Internet speed is a common task for the average web user these days. It’s important to know whether the internet speed that your internet service provider claims they are providing is actually accurate.

Beyond that, it’s also important to see whether things are slowing down the internet speed such as the router or other issues. Typically when a speed is not what it supposed to be, it’s important to reset the router or upgrade the router to get better speeds.

So how do we go about checking Internet speed?

There are several reliable places to check internet speed and I’m going to share a favorite of mine today. The place to check internet speed is Speed Test by Speedcheck.

This website does a good job of showing the website speed in a quick manner. Make sure to click on the blue “Start Test” button and not the ads around it.

The more often internet speed is checked and kept up on, the better value received from the internet service provider. It’s important to make sure that they are providing the best router and best service.

So how do we check our router to see if it is working correctly?

There are several places on the web that cover this, one is How To Troubleshoot a Router. The other way to check the router is to call the internet service provider and have them run some diagnostics on it. Of course unplugging and re-plugging the router in can sometimes resolve speed issues or other issues as well.

If you’re someone who rents the router from the internet service provider, you may want to ask them for a new router every other year or so to keep up with modern devices and speeds.

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Written by: Jophiel Silvestrone

Jophiel Silvestrone has written 326 posts in the Tech Blog.

Jophiel grew up on a ranch in Paradise Valley, Montana near Chico Hot Springs. Working on the ranch instilled work ethic and self motivation. Filled with this drive, Jophiel started mowing the local school's yards twice a month throughout the summers, at the age of 12. He moved to Billings in 2004, where he has been deeply involved in the local business community ever since. A serial entrepreneur, Jophiel has ran multiple businesses in our local community. The first business, a janitorial and carpet cleaning company, founded in 2005, has employed over 50 locals. Moving on to the media industry, Jophiel and several partners founded Green Directory Montana in the spring of 2007. Green Directory's sustainability ranking software awarded points based on sustainable or "green" actions. These points counted towards a business's total "Green Score," which in turn ranked them against other businesses in their category and throughout the entire site. It also featured a limited edition print version distributed annually. A business acquisition allowed Jophiel to focus on new projects, and a few close business colleagues and Jophiel started Rocky Mountain Mr. & Ms. Magazine, a lifestyle publication for men and women in the Magic City. After a year and a half at the helm of RM3 Magazine, the business was purchased. He now runs a web development company SkyPoint Studios and fathers his son Jaoquin, who plays football, basketball, soccer, and is learning snowboarding from his dad. Recently, has expanded to locations in Havasu, Arizona & Vegas. SkyPoint Studios is a market leader in both Billings & Havasu and Jophiel is working on building that same level of market dominance in Vegas. Specialties: Extensive experience in online and offline business. Especially savvy at WordPress, and operate several sites, one example is the blog: skypointwebdesignbillingsmontana.com/tech-blog. Check out skypointwebdesignbillingsmontana.com for the latest projects from SkyPoint Studios.