| How many times have you sat there starring at your | | | | The Most Accurate Test Available |
| computer screen, twiddling your thumbs, just wishing | | | | There are now online service that can not only test |
| you had even a little more speed? This particularly | | | | your computer services overall speed, but they can |
| holds true for anyone that is still using a standard dial | | | | also assist you in implementing measures to increase |
| up server, which can be painfully slow. If you have | | | | your performance speed as well. The cable modem |
| found yourself wishing for more speed from time to | | | | speed test is administered by the service sending |
| time, then the good news is that it is now not so far | | | | your computer a data file of a measured size. This |
| out of reach. | | | | file is then downloaded by your computer end then |
| Cable Modem Speed is Measured in Kilobits Per | | | | uploaded back to the sender. |
| Second | | | | Achieve Maximum Speed Attainable |
| A cable modem speed test is a test by which the | | | | In this way, both your download speed and your |
| speed that your computer operates on the Internet | | | | upload speed are combined in to one figure that is |
| can be guaged. Internet speed is measured in | | | | your total result of the cable modem speed test. |
| kilobits-second and for most people this means how | | | | This is far better then testing only your download |
| fast data files can be downloaded. However; the | | | | speed, which can be done by yourself by simply |
| speed by which your system operates also has an | | | | timing the speed of a file download with a |
| effect on how fast data files are uploaded as well. | | | | stopwatch. Also, another benefit of using an online |
| Most people are only concerned with their download | | | | service is that they can automatically retest you as |
| speed though, as this is what they find themselves | | | | you are implements upgrades, until you have reached |
| doing most of the time that they are on their | | | | the maximum speed attainable. |
| computer. | | | | Written by Jamie Charlesten. |