Internet Speed at a Glance gives you an estimation of your download speed.
Free to use
Internet Speed at a Glance is free, there are no ads so the speed test earns 1 point.
Easy to use
Internet Speed at a Glance passes the WCAG 2.0 Level AAA test, it earns 1 point.
The speed test starts automatically, a retest is possible with 1 click, so that is another point.
Accuracy and consistency
Tested with a clean version of Chromium, throtteld at 30Mbps (30720 kbps) the following measurements are done.
Test Server: an unknown Google datacentre
- 20..50Mbps (1 second)
- 20..50Mbps (1 second)
- 20..50Mbps (1 second)
- 20..50Mbps (1 second)
- 20..50Mbps (1 second)
The speed test is pretty constant with a speed indication of 20..50Mbps. The average and standard deviation for the time required are respectively 1 second and 0 seconds.
Tested with a clean version of Firefox, throtteld at 30Mbps (Wi-Fi) something strange happens. Initial the downloadspeed measuered is 20..50Mbps (1 second). Retests give the unrealistic downloadspeed >100,000Mbps.
It is clear that Internet Speed at a Glance doesn't work fine with a throtteld Firefox browser.