Why do you use Internet speed tests?

[PatchTuesday]

I use it to see how sad my internet is compared to the rest of you guys

 

[Craig_]

Use it whenever my network is slow. Had horrible speeds with rain over the last two weeks. I contacted their customer care and of last week and they contacted me yesterday to say its resolved, and it was. Getting better speeds than ever now. So it helped that I was able to tell specify exactly how crappy the speeds were.

 

[Dimpie (JIGSAW)]

Its just one of the troubleshooting steps to follow if your browsing and/or streaming feels sluggish.

....or when MyBB says I might win something if I do

 

[ISP cash cow]

I use it to disappoint myself that Vumatel have still not fixed my line with a 5Mbps upload international speed on a gigabit account

 

[Ecco]

I use it when my wife says the internet is slow

 

[Colin62]

To check that the connection is working OK.

 

[Former member 61586]

I dont run internet speed tests. Waste of time.

 

[Nod]

Troubleshooting by:
1. Speedtest to auto server
2. Speedtest to fixed closest server
3. Speedtest to fixed international server

This is normally enough to judge where the issue is, local or international.

Tests might be supplemented with fast.com or MyBB speedtest to verify.

 

[rambo919]

To enter stupid competitions I never win.... only use they have

 

[Boundedcarrot]

I use speeds test to see why my streaming video is buffering.

 

[SykomantiS]

I'll usually run one if I'm not getting close to my max line speed when downloading.
I use it to try and see if its the provider I'm downloading from or if there is something wrong with my line.

Same here- (except LTE) when throughput drops (happens rarely, but does happen), I usually do two things: reboot router followed by a speedtest.

 

[SykomantiS]

To enter stupid competitions I never win

Also this.

 

[Nishalan]

Usually just to test why my Netflix/other streaming services buffer so much even though my fibre line speed is fairly fast!!!

 

[droplet]

i use a speedtest when my internet connection seems slow or laggy. i have a suspicion, however, that ISPs prioritise speedtest URLs :/

 

[Clintu]

Please tell us why and/or when you use Internet speed tests.

To make sure that I am getting what I am paying for from my ISP and to check whether I have any connected online electronics using up all of the bandwidth provided for by my ISP at any given moment.

 

[My_King]

To piss off a certain person from Internet solutions

 

[ArmatageShanks]

Things start slowing down, streams buffer or download muck about, use speedtest to make sure it isn't the source I'm busy with.

 

[Sihenvu]

Please tell us why and/or when you use Internet speed tests.

Comparing speed on LTE router and Smartphone, just for curiosity.

 

[Fudpukker]

I use it for - chocolate

 

[Monkeyz]

To know when telkom is screwing me over