Understanding Speed Test

osamamansoor

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Hi Experts,

I have question in mind regarding bandwidth speed test.

For Example i have and dedicated connection for 30 MB internet connection from ISP and when i go to speed test site i checked that downloading speed is around 9 MB approx also i am already utilizing 16 MB downloading from other devices/computers (Showing through NMS). One of my colleague have same internet connection and only using one device when he check the downloading is around 25 MB.

My Question is that when i run speed test i already using 16 MB however my college not use any extra bandwidth that's the reasons it shows downloading speed 25 MB.

Please correct me if my above statement is wrong.
 
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how do you know for sure that you are already, consistently, using 16 MB or 20 MB, over the 1 or 2 minute period of time it takes the test to complete?

only way to get a somewhat accurate speed test result is to connect your test computer directly to the ISP modem. if you have other devices on the network while conducting a speed test your results will not be accurate.



gbb0330

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how do you know for sure that you are already, consistently, using 16 MB or 20 MB, over the 1 or 2 minute period of time it takes the test to complete?

only way to get a somewhat accurate speed test result is to connect your test computer directly to the ISP modem. if you have other devices on the network while conducting a speed test your results will not be accurate.



 
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