A megabit is 1 million bits of information. Jitter testing is available in the Speedtest Android, iOS, and Mac apps. Technically, this is a measure of the average of the deviation from the mean. Jitter is not usually noticeable when reading text, but when streaming and gaming a high jitter can result in buffering and other interruptions. Jitter: Also called Packet Delay Variation (PDV), jitter frequency is a measure of the variability in ping over time. Packet loss testing is available in the Speedtest Android, iOS, and Mac apps. Packet loss in most cases is result of poor signal/line quality. This is described in percentage of packets lost compared to packets sent. Packet loss: Packet loss occurs when a packet of data being sent over the internet is not received or is incomplete. A fast ping means a more responsive connection, especially in applications where timing is everything (like video games).
Ping: Also called latency, ping is the reaction time of your connection–how quickly your device gets a response after you’ve sent out a request. A fast upload speed is helpful when sending large files via email, or in using video-chat to talk to someone else online (since you have to send your video feed to them). Upload: How quickly you send data from your device to the internet.
#Internet speed test latency download#
Most connections are designed to download much faster than they upload, since the majority of online activity, like loading web pages or streaming videos, consists of downloads.
Download: How quickly you can pull data from a server on the internet to your device.