When you are buying any data plan for your Smartphone, the Tariff and the connection speed are two very basic but most important things that everyone looks for.Many times you pay heavily to your network provider to have good mobile internet connection speed but many times you suspect the speed as even a smaller process takes longer to complete.Well but now, if you wish to check the actual speed your mobile net connection is providing,here is an app for you.If you are an Android user or you are using Iphone or even Ipad,now you can test the connection speed of your mobile internet connection with very interesting and easy to use app, Speedtest.net Mobile by Ookla.Here are some details about this interesting app.
Application Type:-Downloadable Mobile Application
Objective:-To check the 3G,Edge,Wi-Fi connection speed on your Android and iphone Smartphones.
Platforms:- iOS (Iphone,ipad) ,Android
Network:-Wi-Fi,3G, Edge
Price:- Free
Size:- Android-2.1 MB,iPhone-8.o MB
Highlights:-
- This app tests the transfer rates between your smartphone and the closest test server available.
- The easy to use application provides the upload and download speed for your network.
- Speedtest.net is the ultimate resource for bandwidth testing and related information.
- The app provides useful information that can be used to compare internet speeds around the country or across different mobile networks.
How it works:-
The application is very simple to use.
Begin Test:-Press button Begin Test and the application starts working.You can see that the application calculates the download speed followed by the uploading speed with very interactive user interface.
Diffrent Phases:-There are three phases: Ping, Download and Upload.The Ping is a test to see how long it takes the test server to respond.The Uploading phase is followed by downloading phase indicating the download and uploading speed of the connection.
Settings:Change Server:- You can change the server from settings tab and select the desired server to verify the connection speed.
Settings:DISPLAY SPEEDS IN:- From settings you can choose to display speeds in kbps,Mbps,kB/s
View Results:-After several attempts of tests,you can view the complete history of results in the Results tab.
Tips:-
- Do not rely on only single result.Perform the speed test on different times and take at least 4-5 tests.
Download Application:-
Other Similar Applications:-
Speedtest.net provides you one of the most accurate results for he connection speed.However you still have other similar application that can work for you.Here are they->
XtremeLabs Speed Test:-
ThinkBroadband(Beta)
Inetwork Test:-
free SpeedTest BA.net:-
BenchBee SpeedTest:-
