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Internet speed tests

With more people streaming and general Internet use increasing, I get questions about measuring home Internet performance.  I recommend using the three sites listed below.  I have them in the order I prefer and have comments regarding each site.

Cloudflare – more technical detail and appears very accurate, no ads.

Netflix – change settings to enable more technical detail and save your configuration, very accurate, and no ads.

Ookla – similar accuracy as Cloudflare and Netflix, but less technical detail and *littered* with ads.

Cloudflare Speed Test
https://speed.cloudflare.com/

Netflix Speed test
https://fast.com/

Ookla Speed test
https://www.speedtest.net/

Paul Begley

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