When it works, the BT Broadband Speed Tester provides useful information to assist with the diagnosis of erratic broadband performance.
Trouble is, in my experience, it is quite slow to get going and generates a 'test error' more often than it completes the test.
Furthermore, BT will not allow more than one test every 3 hours.
To assist with the interpretation of results, there are quite a lot of useful notes such as:
The throughput of Best Effort (BE) classes* achieved during the test is - 5:20:75 (SBE:NBE:PBE)- These figures represent the percentage ratio while sententiously passing Sub BE, Normal BE, and Priority BE marked traffic through the network.
Total download speed achieved during the Best Effort test is sum of these three types of Best Effort traffic that were passed through the network for your broadband connection.
Sententiously speaking, that's as 'clear as mud'.
As Winston Churchill might have said, "Never use a long word when a diminutive one will suffice".
For a quicker and more-reliable test, I use either mybroadbandspeed or the ThinkBroadband Speed Test which provide slightly less information but work pretty-well every time.
Note: You may be prompted to download the latest version of JAVA when using these tests.
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