Interpreting
Your Speed Test Results
Download is a measure of how fast your connection
delivers content to your computer or local area network.
With most web pages and basic email programs you'll find
little difference between, for instance, a 1.5MB download
and a 3.0MB download. However, for large files or a connection
used by a large number of people a lower download speed
can be the difference between a quality broadband experience
and a frustrating one.
Upload is the measure of how fast content
is delivered from your computer or local area network
to others on the Internet. To achieve optimal delivery
of T1 or SDSL services, download and upload speed should
match or at least be very close. This is very important
for applications like VoIP, email, on-line gaming and
other interactive programs. Upload speed is even more
important if you are operating an email, web or file server
at your location.
Many broadband providers, especially cable
and phone companies, see broadband as another broadcast
medium and don't tailor their connections for optimal
upload speeds. The bottom line is that it's important
to not underestimate the importance of upload speeds,
especially if you use the MozyPro application.
Kbps transfer rate = kilobit per second
transfer rate. There are 8 bits in a byte, so we would
divide kbps by 8 to get KB/sec transfer rate
The following picture is a sample
result using the speed test.
