With many of us spending a lot of our time working from home, the speed and reliability of your broadband connection is more important than ever.
Running a Wi-Fi speed test will give you a much clearer idea of how much bandwidth you have and what the limitations of your connection might be. This is important for understanding what you are able to do for work, because your internet speed will affect how much work you can actually do.
We’re all aware of how frustrating it can be waiting for pages to load, videos to buffer and files to download. But if you’re running into those issues while working, it can be even more stressful. So it’s important to make sure your internet won’t hold you back during the workday.
For example, if your broadband speed test delivers results of 10Mbps or less, you’ll have to take more drastic measures to ration your household’s internet usage than if you had superfast speeds of 60Mbps or ultrafast speeds of 100Mbps or higher.
Running regular speed checks can also give you a clearer idea of the times of day when your broadband is performing at its best and worst. This will allow you to schedule bandwidth-heavy tasks, such as video calls and downloads, for when you’re likely to have the best broadband speed.