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The speed checker takes only 20-30 seconds, and evaluate the speed of your download (download), send (upload) and response (ping). Try out our ping test.

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When you type a website address into the browser, the correct page loads in an instant. This is managed by the DNS system, without which the internet as we know it would not exist at all. In this article, you will learn what DNS is, how it works, what types of records it contains, and why it is important for both speed and security of the connection.

Fast and stable connection is a basic necessity in every household today. The solution is fiber optic internet, which works differently than regular cables and offers greater reliability to users. We'll explain how this technology works in practice, what it entails to run a fiber optic cable to your home, and what equipment you’ll need to keep everything running smoothly.

On this site you can test your internet connection for free.

We recommend you to lower or stop all other internet activities during the test. In other cases the test results are less precise.

Outputs of this test:

  • download broadband speed test - what speed are data from the testing server downloaded by
  • upload speed - what speed are data to the testing server uploaded by
  • web ping - the time needed to send and receive a small amount of data, quite similar to regular ping, but tested by a TCP packet through the HTTP service

How do Internet speed measurements work?

From the user’s perspective, everything is simple. In the web browser, click on the measurement button and wait. Before starting the speed test, it is important to deactivate all tasks, applications and devices that could use the capacity to connect to the Internet. The results would be affected by that and you would not find out anything, or the conclusions would not have the required notification value.

The technical solution and the background of the speed test itself are complex, but to explain it in a few words and very simplistically, the test simulates a situation in which you download or upload data. The measured values ​​are calculated depending on the speed of these transmission. You can test the speed of up to 30 test servers located in geographically different locations.

Last 10 tests

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Average for United Kingdom

Downloading

129,1 Mbit/s
MP3 for 0,2 sec
CD for 43,4 sec
DVD for 4,9 min

Uploading

64,6 Mbit/s
MP3 for 0,5 sec
CD for 1,4 min
DVD for 9,7 min
 

Brain microchips already allow controlling a computer with mere thoughts. In the article, you will learn how they work, what they have brought to the first users, and what promises scientists and Elon Musk associate with them. Along with hopes, questions about safety, ethics, and where this technology might take us also arise.

Mobile data usage can sometimes be unpleasantly surprising. The most are consumed by video streaming and music services – how much data does YouTube, Netflix or Spotify use? And what about other apps like social networks, maps or video calls? Check out the overview of the biggest data guzzlers and find out how to keep mobile data under control.

Is your internet slowing down or do you suspect that someone unauthorized is connected to your Wi-Fi? We advise you on how to find out who is connected to your Wi-Fi, and what to do if you find an intruder.

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