How much speed do you need?
Is everyone at your house on the Internet at the same time? You may need faster download speeds to avoid or shorten wait time.
The Download Speed Calculator estimates how much speed you'll need to run every activity on all devices at the same time.
It's easy! Set the Download Speed Calculator to the number of devices that might be doing each activity at the same time.
Then watch the meter climb to show an estimate of the minimum speed you'll need.
For more information, see how download speeds work.
An average of your emails, with and without attachments. Composed of 75% basic email and 25% standard email attachment.
Streamed songs play right after a small amount of audio data is received, and the song files aren't stored permanently on the device. Downloaded music files are stored on the device and can be played without streaming.
A web browser is a software application used to send and receive information through the World Wide Web.
Web conferencing is real-time communication between two or more devices, all connected to the Internet.
Streamed media is content delivered live over the Internet without any wait to download. Standard streaming picture quality is lower than High Definition (HD) quality and needs less bandwidth.
Streamed media is delivered live over the Internet without any wait to download. High definition (HD) picture quality is higher than standard streaming and requires more bandwidth.
An online game is played among two or more players over the Internet, using computers, consoles, or other devices.
How download speed works
Internet speed is the amount of data you can receive in a certain amount of time, usually in seconds. For example 5 Mbps means you can receive up to 5 megabits of data per second.
Your Internet speed may be slower if several people are using your home network at the same time. Say one person is checking email, another is playing an online game, and someone else is downloading a movie. You'll need fast speeds for everyone to handle all these activities at the same time with no delays.
Remember, anything running in the background, like apps, affects how much speed you need.
This example shows:
- Peak Speed 14.6Mbps
- Average Speed 8.2Mbps
