Best free Apps to measure your broadband speed

        If you are using internet on your smartphone then it is very important that you know the speed of your broadband connection. Almost 80% of broadband users are unaware of the speed of their connection. By knowing the speed of your broadband connection you can actually determine the speed you are paying your provider for and how much you are actually receiving. Measuring your broadband speed is not a difficult task; it is, in fact, very easy as there are various applications available that help you to perform a broadband speed test. Here is the list of the best apps that are available in the market to measure the speed of your broadband:

¨       Speedtest.net mobile app: this application is accessible by all the ios and android mobile users. This app makes complete use of the global Speedtest.net infrastructure and stores the results of the test locally and also on the internet for sharing purposes. This application works on cellular networks as well as on Wi-Fi connections.

¨       GIST app:  if you do not have an ios or android smartphone don’t worry, you still have options present for speed testing. Cisco Global Internet Speed Test (GIST) app is specially designed for all the blackberry users. This app is widely used by all the present blackberry users and has provided accurate speed results to all the users.

¨       FCC mobile broadband test: Federal Communications Commission (FCC) broadband has provided the best mobile app to its customers for testing the internet speed. This app informs its users about the speed and also the quality of their mobile data connection. It tests all the speed including uploading time, downloading time and also the latency of your mobile broadband connection. The results of the test are shared through an e-mail.

¨       Bandwidth app: this app is specially designed for all Windows 7 users. This app is used for testing the speed of the broadband connection for all the users of Windows phones. It provides quick and accurate results regarding the internet speed.

All the speed testing apps mentioned above are available for free and provide accurate results for the broadband test conducted. The three different things considered by these applications while measuring the broadband speed are:

1. The time taken to receive files from the internet (the download time)
2. The speed at which the files are sent to the internet that is (the upload time)
3. The round-trip latency of the connection

Considering the above factors the actual speed of the connection is determined.