How Much Internet Speed Do You Need?
Find out how many Mbps you need for streaming, video calls, gaming and a busy household, with worked examples and a simple way to add it all up.
Plain-language help for choosing a plan, reading your results and fixing a slow connection
Find out how many Mbps you need for streaming, video calls, gaming and a busy household, with worked examples and a simple way to add it all up.
A step-by-step method for a trustworthy internet speed test: what to switch off, why a cable matters, how many runs to do and how to read the results.
Find out why your Wi-Fi is slow and how to fix it. A step-by-step way to tell whether the problem is your Wi-Fi, your router or your provider.
Understand ping, jitter and packet loss, what good numbers look like, why they matter for games and calls, and how to measure and improve them.
Bufferbloat makes calls and games lag whenever someone downloads. Learn what it is, how to spot it with a latency-under-load test, and how to fix it.
Learn the difference between megabits and megabytes, how to convert between them, and how long common downloads really take at different speeds.
Compare Wi-Fi and Ethernet for speed, ping and reliability, learn what real-world Wi-Fi speeds look like, and decide which devices to connect with a cable.
Practical ways to strengthen your home Wi-Fi: router placement, bands and channels, mesh systems versus extenders, and when to upgrade.
A plain comparison of fibre, cable, DSL, satellite and 5G or LTE home internet: typical speeds, upload, latency, reliability and who each suits best.
Check whether your plan delivers its advertised speed: what "up to" means, how to test properly, and what to do if your numbers are low.