Get To Know Your Internet Speed

Are you getting the internet speed at home you are paying for? When you sign up with an ISP (internet service provider) you actually pay a monthly fee for a specific internet speed. There are two specific speeds. One is download and the other is upload. For most consumers the one that is really important is the download speed. This (upload) is the service the you use for streaming video services. The lower the speed the weaker the video performance will be.

Knowing all of this the first thing you want to do is find out what internet speed you should be receiving. You can usually find this out by logging into your ISP account (Verizon, Comcast etc.) or simply calling and asking?

After you find what internet speeds you should be receiving Speedtest.net should be the very next website you visit in order to test your internet speed. The site is very easy to use and in seconds you will find out what internet speeds (upload and download) you are actually being provided.

If the speed is lower then what it should be try powering off and back on your router and run the speed test again. If this does not correct the problem contact your ISP. Let them know you are not getting the internet speed you are paying for after which they will probably correct it.

Also if you do stream video often you may want increase your internet speed once you find out what it is, and if you experience buffering issues when viewing online video services like Netflix.