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This network speed test works with most browsers on most devices


I think I may have been reminded of this one on MacGeekGab, too, but it’s a site I’ve had bookmarked for a long time. Its big uniqueness is that it tests buffer bloat and provides an easy-to-understand score of A through F. 

My understanding is that you want to avoid buffer bloat, and that some routers do a better job of managing it than others. 

For what it’s worth, my eero mesh network almost always scores an A or an A+ in all categories.

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Dennis Sellers
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Dennis Sellers is the editor/publisher of Apple World Today. He’s been an “Apple journalist” since 1995 (starting with the first big Apple news site, MacCentral). He loves to read, run, play sports, and watch movies.