Check your actual speed
Measure what is really arriving, and tell a slow room from a slow line.
A speed test measures what is arriving at the device in your hands, where you are standing.
Run it in the slow room, then beside the router. The pair names the half at fault.
Key points
- A speed test measures what reaches the device where you are standing
- Near and far readings separate a Wi-Fi problem from a line problem
What to remember
- One reading is a moment. Two is an answer.
- Test in two places. The difference names the problem.
Try this
Search for speed test on your own device. Run it where you sit, then again beside the router.
Practice: Check your actual speed. Your first lesson is free, with no account or card; the rest are part of a Lantern plan. Interactive lessons require JavaScript.