{"id":520095,"date":"2023-12-27T07:59:20","date_gmt":"2023-12-27T05:59:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=520095"},"modified":"2023-12-27T07:59:20","modified_gmt":"2023-12-27T05:59:20","slug":"the-easiest-way-to-check-your-internet-speeds-in-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/industrynews\/520095-the-easiest-way-to-check-your-internet-speeds-in-south-africa.html","title":{"rendered":"The easiest way to check your internet speeds in South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Testing your internet speeds ensures you are getting the performance your ISP has promised.<\/p>\n<p>The easiest way to do this is by using the MyBroadband Speed Test app.<\/p>\n<p>Simply open the app, click \u201cStart Test\u201d, and the tool will automatically determine your ping, upload, and download speeds.<\/p>\n<p>The MyBroadband Speed Test App can be easily accessed through the links below:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=eu.vspeed.mybroadband&amp;hl=en_ZA&amp;gl=US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Google Play Store<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/za\/app\/mybroadband\/id399206336\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Apple App Store<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/appgallery.huawei.com\/app\/C102418455\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Huawei App Gallery<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/speedtest.mybroadband.co.za\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>MyBroadband Speed Test website<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Using the data<\/h3>\n<p>To use the data the app provides, you also need to understand what each of the three data points represents.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Ping: <\/strong>This represents the period it takes for data to be transferred between a server and your device.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Download: <\/strong>The speed at which your computer will receive content, such as when watching YouTube or downloading a file.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Upload: <\/strong>The speed at which data and files can be moved from your computer and devices to another location through the internet \u2013 like when uploading a file to Google Drive.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Generally, home internet packages are listed in the format of 100\/10Mbps, with the former referring to the maximum download speeds, and the latter the maximum upload speed.<\/p>\n<p>For example, with the above package, you can expect 100Mbps download speeds and 10Mbps upload speeds.<\/p>\n<p>However, it\u2019s important to remember that you\u2019ll rarely get exactly what is stated.<\/p>\n<p>If your ISP promises 100Mbps download speeds and you\u2019re getting 85Mbps, this is perfectly normal, but if you\u2019re only getting 20-30Mbps, this is well below reasonable expectations.<\/p>\n<p>In this scenario, there are several reasons your Internet could be slow &#8211; and not all of them are your ISP or network provider&#8217;s fault.<\/p>\n<p>These include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Connection type &#8211; Wired connections are more stable than wireless connections.<\/li>\n<li>Multiple devices &#8211; If you have several devices running background apps at the same time, this can lower network performance &#8211; as speed tests do not consider bandwidth that is currently being used.<\/li>\n<li>Hardware issues &#8211; Before blaming your ISP\/network provider, it is worth restarting your modem or router and seeing if this changes anything.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If none of the above tips are applicable, it is time to contact your ISP.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/speedtest.mybroadband.co.za\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Click here to perform a speed test.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The MyBroadband Speed Test App is the best way to ensure you\u2019re getting the speeds your ISP promised. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":341030,"featured_media":514235,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28937],"tags":[521,22891],"class_list":["post-520095","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-industrynews","tag-mybroadband","tag-mybroadband-speed-test"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/520095"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/341030"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=520095"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/520095\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":520379,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/520095\/revisions\/520379"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/514235"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=520095"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=520095"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=520095"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}