how to accurately test internet upload & download speed

[Joe Zeff]

On 07/11/2014 12:42 PM, James Hogarth wrote:
> Since the only way to test bandwidth is to fill the connection until you
> hit a limit on a serious note please do not do this at hotspots...
>
> You will cause severe performance degradation for every other user
> during your testing...
>

For that matter, if you're testing your home connection, do it when 
nobody else is using the connection.