The development of information technology has made the Internet a necessary part of many people's lives. Work and rest, study and self-development - everything takes place with his participation. At the same time, people got used to the incredibly high speed of the Internet connection, completely forgetting how, in order to watch a movie, it had to be put on download in the evening. However, the quality of the user's Internet experience is still influenced by many factors, one of which is the speed of your computer's connection to the global network.
As a rule, an ordinary Internet user, choosing a provider, is interested not so much in the speed that they are ready to offer for a certain amount of money, but in the opportunity, for example, to listen to music, watch videos and films, and communicate on social networks. At the same time, few people at all think that the provider can "cheat" by prescribing in the contract for the provision of services not exactly the connection speed that the user will receive.
It happens like this. The provider indicates the upper bar, that is, the maximum speed that can be when connected to the Internet. At the same time, the question of how much it can fall, for example, under certain weather conditions, is out of the question. However, at present, services have been developed for users that allow you to test the connection of your personal computer to the Internet absolutely free of charge. It should be borne in mind that the speed of the Internet connection fluctuates during the day, and its values can be very widespread. In this regard, for the reliability of the information, it is necessary to test the speed several times at intervals of 1-2 hours. In addition, when starting such a one-time program, you must turn off all running programs, for example, stop transferring files through various torrents, turn off Internet TV and radio, and generally close the browser tabs or running browsers. Such online services include speedtest.net, ping.lv.
There are also programs that test the connection speed that work on a different principle. DU Meter, for example, operates in the background, shows the speed of reception, transmission of information, as well as the speed of the Internet connection, for all programs that communicate with the Internet.
Thus, you will always have up-to-date information about what the speed of your Internet connection is.
