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<h2 dir="ltr" style="text-align:center" id="tag-2"><strong>How to check download speeds?</strong></h2>

<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify">Within just a few seconds and a few clicks, you will know how fast or how slow your Internet connection is. </p>

<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify">Yep, you read it right. </p>

<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify">There are two different ways to check your network connection speeds.</p>

<h3 dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify" id="tag-7"><strong>Use a speed check site</strong></h3>

<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify">These days, there are a lot of websites created to let us check Internet speed.</p>

<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify">Speedtest.net, gospeedcheck.com, speedof.me, testmy.net, fast.com, etc are some of the most popular choices. </p>

<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify">To tell the truth, it’s a piece of cake to test your Internet performance using these sites. </p>

<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify">Everything you need to do is to visit a speed test site, click the “GO” or “START” button, and wait a few seconds for the results displayed on the screen.</p>

<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify">Look at this example:</p>

<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify"><img alt="Using MySpeed to check the download speed" src="http://gospeedcheck.com/filemanager/data-images/what-is-ping-on-wifi-gif.gif" style="display:block; height:810px; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; width:1440px"></p>

<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:center"><em>Using MySpeed to check the download speed</em></p>

<h3 dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify" id="tag-18"><strong>Use Control Panel</strong></h3>

<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify">In addition to a third-party website, you can easily check your download speed right on your Desktop</p>

<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify">According to <a href="https://www.windowscentral.com/" rel="Nofollow" target="_blank">windowscentral.com</a>, here’s how to do it:</p>

<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify">Step 1: Open Control Panel</p>

<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify"><img alt="Open Control Panel" src="http://gospeedcheck.com/filemanager/data-images/Why-is-my-download-speed_3.jpg" style="display:block; height:575px; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; width:640px"></p>

<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:center"><em>Open Control Panel</em></p>

<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify">Step 2: Click on “Network and Internet” </p>

<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify"><img alt="Select Network and Internet" src="http://gospeedcheck.com/filemanager/data-images/Why-is-my-download-speed_4.jpg" style="display:block; height:442px; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; width:640px"></p>

<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:center"><em>Select Network and Internet</em></p>

<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify">Step 3: Choose “Network and Sharing Centre”</p>

<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify"><img alt="Select Network and Sharing Centre" src="http://gospeedcheck.com/filemanager/data-images/Why-is-my-download-speed_5.jpg" style="display:block; height:356px; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; width:640px"></p>

<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:center"><em>Select Network and Sharing Centre</em></p>

<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify">Step 4: Click on “Change adapter settings”</p>

<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify"><img alt="Select Change adapter settings" src="http://gospeedcheck.com/filemanager/data-images/Why-is-my-download-speed_6.jpg" style="display:block; height:361px; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; width:640px"></p>

<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:center"><em>Select Change adapter settings</em></p>

<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify">Step 5: Double-click the network adapter (WiFi or Ethernet) =&gt; Check the speed of your Internet connection in the Speed field.</p>

<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify"><img alt="Check the result" src="http://gospeedcheck.com/filemanager/data-images/Why-is-my-download-speed_7.jpg" style="display:block; height:361px; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; width:640px"></p>

<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:center"><em>Check the result</em></p>

<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify">Note that speed check sites allow us to test Internet speed on both PC and mobile devices.</p>

<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify">However, showing network adapter speed using the Control Panel just can be used on the desktop. </p>

<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify">Now, let’s move on to learn the reasons behind download speeds being slower than what you pay for.</p>

<h2 dir="ltr" style="text-align:center" id="tag-51"><strong>Why is my download speed not what I pay for?</strong></h2>

<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify">As mentioned above, there are various reasons behind slow Internet download. </p>

<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify">So, if you run a test and find the current speed lower than what you pay for, well, that might result from different things. </p>

<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify">Following are the details, let’s see! </p>

<h3 dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify" id="tag-56"><strong>Performing speed tests improperly</strong></h3>

<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify">The first and most important thing we should discuss here is the accuracy of the speed test results.</p>

<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify">In case your test results don’t match your Internet plan, chances are that you perform the test improperly, resulting in a slower-than-actual speed.</p>

<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify">In other words, it means that you get inaccurate results.</p>

<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify">So, when you test your Internet speed and wonder “<a href="https://gospeedcheck.com/article/why-is-my-download-speed-so-slow-following-are-the-reasons-541" target="_blank">Why is my download speed so slow</a>,” you should run the test again to ensure its accuracy. </p>

<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify">As shown above, running a speed test is so easy, right?</p>

<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify">But everything seems a bit complicated when it comes to running it the right way.</p>

<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify">To know how to use a speed test correctly, don’t miss out on the next part…</p>

<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify"><img alt="A slow download may be caused by an incorrect speed test" src="http://gospeedcheck.com/filemanager/data-images/Why-is-my-download-speed_8.jpg" style="display:block; height:359px; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; width:640px"></p>

<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:center"><em>A slow download may be caused by an incorrect speed test</em></p>

<h4 dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify" id="tag-70"><strong>How to test Internet speed the right way?</strong></h4>

<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify">Perhaps, no speed test is 100% accurate since different factors are interfering with your test’s accuracy</p>

<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify">But if you test the right way, you’ll limit the effects of both Internet and external facts, allowing you to get much more accurate results.</p>

<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify">To do so, please keep in your mind the following things:</p>

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	<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify">Close all of the unnecessary programs or applications running in the background of the test device </p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify">For example, if you are using bandwidth-consuming apps such as Netflix streaming while running the test, then the test results you get won’t be accurate.</p>

<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify"><img alt="You should close unneeded applications and programs" src="http://gospeedcheck.com/filemanager/data-images/Why-is-my-download-speed_9.jpg" style="display:block; height:374px; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; width:640px"></p>

<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:center"><em>You should close unneeded applications and programs</em></p>

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	<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify">Don’t use older devices to test</p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify">Using older devices to run the test also results in slower speeds. </p>

<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify">Due to their hardware, older devices may not be able to fully measure your Internet performance. </p>

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	<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify">Choose an appropriate testing server</p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify">An inappropriate testing <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Server_(computing)" rel="Nofollow" target="_blank">server</a> is another reason for causing inaccurate results as the physical distance from your device to the testing server affects the test. </p>

<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify">Note that the farther you’re to a testing server, the slower your Internet speeds will be.</p>

<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify"><img alt="It’s vital to pick a close testing server" src="http://gospeedcheck.com/filemanager/data-images/Why-is-my-download-speed_10.jpg" style="display:block; height:387px; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; width:640px"></p>

<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:center"><em>It’s vital to pick a close testing server</em></p>

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	<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify">Disconnect other Internet-enabled devices from your network when running the test</p>
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	<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify">Choose to run the test on well-known and trustworthy speed testing sites to get more accurate results.</p>
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<h3 dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify" id="tag-103"><strong>Other factors affect download speed</strong></h3>

<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify">Below are some potential factors to your slow download speed.</p>

<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify">They’re also the answers to many people’s concerns of “<a href="https://gospeedcheck.com/article/check-wifi-speed-111" target="_blank">why is my download speed suddenly so slow</a>?”</p>

<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify">Although they don’t occur frequently, they also negatively affect your inaccurate download speed test result.</p>

<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify"><img alt="Factors that impact download speed" src="http://gospeedcheck.com/filemanager/data-images/Why-is-my-download-speed_11.jpg" style="display:block; height:1600px; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; width:640px"></p>

<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:center"><em>Factors that impact download speed</em></p>

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