I am doing some casual speed test on my 300 Mbps fibre home broadband.
By right I should be testing using wired connection, but a bit too lazy, so did it over 802.11n Wi-fi connection (150 mbps) from my desktop PC and also a laptop.
The results from Ookla (speedtest.net) and Singapore Broadband Speed Test (www.speedtest.com.sg) are consistently 20+ Mbps (download) and 30+ Mbps (upload).
Q1: I wonder if the result (in Mbps) is in megabytes per second or megabits per second?
Currently, my Wifi is probably connected on 2.4Ghz band, so it is reporting a speed of 72 Mbps instead of 150 Mbps that 802.11n can hit. And the result (20+ Mbps - 30 Mbps) is less than even half of the reported 72 Mbps speed of my Wi-fi adapter.
I am guessing testing via a Wi-Fi connection, it can't hit 300 Mbps because it will be constrained by the 802.11n (150 Mbps) adapter. Accounting for the 2.4Ghz band, this further limits the speed to 72 Mbps.
However, the actual tests can't even saturate the 72 Mbps limit.
Q2: I am trying to understand the numbers and results. Any expert can comment on whether my situation is normal?
By right I should be testing using wired connection, but a bit too lazy, so did it over 802.11n Wi-fi connection (150 mbps) from my desktop PC and also a laptop.
The results from Ookla (speedtest.net) and Singapore Broadband Speed Test (www.speedtest.com.sg) are consistently 20+ Mbps (download) and 30+ Mbps (upload).
Q1: I wonder if the result (in Mbps) is in megabytes per second or megabits per second?
Currently, my Wifi is probably connected on 2.4Ghz band, so it is reporting a speed of 72 Mbps instead of 150 Mbps that 802.11n can hit. And the result (20+ Mbps - 30 Mbps) is less than even half of the reported 72 Mbps speed of my Wi-fi adapter.
I am guessing testing via a Wi-Fi connection, it can't hit 300 Mbps because it will be constrained by the 802.11n (150 Mbps) adapter. Accounting for the 2.4Ghz band, this further limits the speed to 72 Mbps.
However, the actual tests can't even saturate the 72 Mbps limit.
Q2: I am trying to understand the numbers and results. Any expert can comment on whether my situation is normal?