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• Make sure your computer is connected to your router. To check your Internet speed from your computer's settings, you must connect your computer to ...
• Open Start . This icon is in the bottom-left corner of the screen.
• Click . It's in the bottom-left corner of the Start window.
• Click Network&Internet. It's in the top row of settings on the Settings page.
• Click Ethernet. This tab is on the left side of the window. Doing so will open your Ethernet settings.

• For the average user on a home broadband connection, 30 megabits per second is considered a fast Internet speed. For heavier users, there are Internet plans that allow more than 100 megabits per second. Fiber optic cables provide the fastest Internet connections.

• To check your Internet speed, connect your computer directly to the modem or router using a wired connection. Disconnect all other connections to your broadband to increase accuracy. Use a reliable Internet speed testing website, and follow the instructions provided.

The circumference (distance around the largest part of the Earth) is roughly 24,898 miles (40,070 kilometers), according to NASA. (This area is also called the equator.) If you estimate that a day is 24 hours long, you divide the circumference by the length of the day. This produces a speed at the equator of about 1,037 mph (1,670 km/h).

What is FAST.com measuring? FAST.com speed test gives you an estimate of your current Internet speed. You will generally be able to get this speed from leading Internet services, which use globally distributed servers. Why does FAST.com focus primarily on download speed?

Light travels at a constant, finite speed of 186,000 mi/sec. A traveler, moving at the speed of light, would circum-navigate the equator approximately 7.5 times in one second. By comparison, a traveler in a jet aircraft, moving at a ground speed of 500 mph, would cross the continental U.S. once in 4 hours.

Will the FAST.com speed test work everywhere in the world? FAST.com will test Internet speed globally on any device (phone, laptop, or smart TV with browser). Why is Netflix offering the FAST.com speed test? We want our members to have a simple, quick, ad-free way to estimate the Internet speed that their ISP is providing.