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What Is A Bandwidth Speed Test
It was not all that long ago when most of us still used a dial up connection to get on the internet. Today virtually very home will have access to a high speed line; we now expect a speed of at least 512 kbps. Anything less than this and the time it takes to open a webpage or transfer a file can be frustratingly slow. If you feel that the speeds you are getting are lower than your expectations than you can use a bandwidth speed test to find out the actual transfer rates.
The Immanent Bandwidth Wars
As internet service providers begin to offer customers faster speeds, a new area of competition is underway. Initially, the race was to provide the fastest possible internet service. Of late the speed race has outpaced the demands of users’ computers. This has created a new variable for internet service provider. The bandwidth cap is quickly becoming the new battlegrounds over which these companies will compete.