The highest download speed test result I recorded was 13.06Mbps using the HTML5-based test at SpeedOf.me (shown at the top of this post). However, the same test generated a download speed of 4.87Mbps ...

When you hear a politician, a lobbying group, or a corporate executive yammering on about leaving the free market alone, don’t fall for it. Many businesses today are built around finding that industry ...

Good public policy requires good information, and as we pointed out last week, when crafting its national broadband policy the FCC relied on tests that measured the wrong things, and did so ...

Fast.com is a single-purpose tool from Netflix that tells you the real-time download speeds on your current internet connection. That’s all it does, but it makes checking your speeds very easy.

The Federal Communications Commission surprised us all earlier this year when it put forth new net neutrality guidelines that were hugely pro-consumer. Yes, there may be a loophole or two. And yes, ...

The FCC recently used speed test results from comScore as an absolute indicator of specific ISPs’ performance. NetForecast analyzed comScore’s testing methodology and data to assess whether it ...

Netflix’s multibillion-dollar streaming business relies entirely on high-speed Internet connections — networks which, of course, it doesn’t control. Now the company is launching a new tool to keep ...

Trey Paul was a CNET senior editor covering broadband. His 20+ years of experience as a writer and editor include time at the broadband marketplace Allconnect, as well as working with clients like ...

Google is finally adding the ability to check the connection speed between a device and the Wi-Fi point to the Google Home app. This feature was available on the old Google Wifi app but hadn’t yet ...

If you’ve ever suspected your Netflix streaming speed to perform at less-than-ideal levels, then you’re in good company. Our own investigations have shown it isn’t always possible to stream Netflix in ...