The response time of the site you're viewing. The round-trip time between your computer and the site you're viewing. The Internet bandwidth between your computer and the site you're viewing. However, measuring bandwidth can be tricky, since the lowest bandwidth point between your computer and the site you're looking at determines the effective transmission speed at any moment. Internet bandwidth is, in simple terms, the transmission speed or throughput of your connection to the Internet. However, since Internet performance can be erratic and you can't expect to get nominal bandwidth every time you test, you should test several times, and at different times of the day, to get the most accurate rating. In general, if your bandwidth result is roughly 85% of the rated connection speed for your modem or device, you're receiving acceptable throughput (though shared connections may affect this, too). Our tests measure the Internet bandwidth between your computer and Heavenwire's server. The Bandwidth measurement is, in simple terms, the transmission speed or throughput of your connection to the Internet.
Ping losses usually indicate Internet congestion. Consistent ping times of more than 500ms should only be seen in connections that span continents (e.g., USA to Europe) and/or are linked by satellite. In general, ping times under 100ms are typical of T1, DSL, or cable modems. Ping times and losses can vary greatly depending on the speed and quality of your Internet connection, congestion on the Internet, and the load being handled by the server. Ping Loss indicates what percent of the packets sent did not return ideally this should be zero, indicating that all the packets were returned. The response time of the website you're viewing.Īverage Ping measures the round-trip time in milliseconds for a packet to travel from the PC being tested to s Web sites and back lower numbers indicate better performance. The round-trip time between your computer and the website you're viewing. The Internet bandwidth between your computer and the website you're viewing.
Three factors outside of your computer, control how quickly you can view Web pages: You should also monitor your connection across a period of weeks to watch for any ongoing trends or problems. To get an accurate picture of how your connection is performing, test several different servers, several times at once, and at different times of the day. However, it's important to remember that several factors may affect a connection at any given time.Īs a result, you may see very different results from repeated tests.
Our Bandwidth and Ping tests can help you pinpoint problems with your connection.