We are all aware of SpeedTest, the web service to check the speed of your Internet connection. The creators of this website has come up with another tool called Pingtest which allows you to check the quality of your Internet connection. Pingtest.net is a free broadband quality analyzer designed to complement Speedtest.net. This troubleshooting tool grades your connection on how well it is likely to handle things like voice services (VoIP), streaming music or video, telecommuting or online gaming.
Pingtest.net performs three key measurements used to determine the overall quality and performance of your Internet connection.
- Packet Loss: The percentage of packets sent to a server that never arrive.
- Ping: The time it takes for a packet to travel from your computer to a server and back.
- Jitter: The variance in ping measurements where zero means all were the same.
Pingtest allows you to select servers from around the world similar to Speedtest and test your connection to them. Your connection is graded based on the three parameters mentioned above.
