We’re all very familiar with Speedtest.net as the default service to check your internet speeds. Whether it be on a new device, after a router upgrade or while diagnosing nbn issues, testing your internet speed is something we’ll all likely need to do at some point. A little over two years ago, Netflix launched FAST.com , an alternative speed test that’s free, fast, and simple. Just go to the site, and the speed test runs (without ads). Since the launch, Netflix says the site has experienced incredibly strong organic growth, with usage of FAST.com doubling over the past 7 months, and the site has now generated more than half a billion speed tests from around the world. Netflix are expanding the service capabilities to address the feedback from users, adding the ability to measure connection latency and upload speed. Upload speed measures the speed of the connection for uploading data from a user’s device to the internet. Latency – which refers to the time it takes for data to t...
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