Are you wondering how fast your your internet service provider speed is? You can check your internet service provider speed for free with SpeedOf.me hyper text markup language test tool. This bandwidth tool uses your web browser's built in hyper text markup language capability.
You do not need to install Adobe flash player or Java software. This tool is compatible with Google Android operating system, Apple iPad operating system, Apple iPhone operating system, other mobile devices, Microsoft Windows operating systems, and Linux on desktop computers. This test tool shows you real time statistics.
Both your download and upload bandwidth is tested. Information is displayed in megabits per second. Also, this tool tells you what your latency is in milliseconds.
All you have to do is browse to check ISP speed at SpeedOf.me. Then you click on a Start Test button. This internet service providor speed test downloads real sample files from your web browser.
Also, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, and Apple Safari web browsers are recommended with this test. You can try using Microsoft Internet Explorer, but older versions might not properly display an upload progress. Current speed data is real time and a bar graph is also used.
Maximum download and maximum upload statistics are also displayed. Your average download speed is shown at the top next to Download. Your average upload speed is shown below download speed next to Upload.
Here is an example of a test result using Google Chrome web browser:
Download: 28.42 Megabits per second
Upload: 6.28 Megabits per second
The date is shown as well as the location of the test server used. Your public internet protocol address is also displayed. This test tool runs multiple passes.
When I just ran this test, SpeedOf.me ran three passes each for download and upload bandwidth. If your a live streamer like myself, you can use this test to quickly find out your upload bandwidth. With this information you can adjust your encoding settings in order to match your available bandwidth.