● The W i-Fi t est (
flowing b etween t he F ingbox a nd t he p hone y ou're u sing t o r un t he F ing a pp. D ata f lows
through y our h ome w ireless a nd w ired i nfrastructure. I t a ccurately m easures t he W i-Fi
speed a t t he l ocation o f y our p hone. Y ou c an r un t he W i-Fi t est f rom d ifferent r ooms a nd
see w here s weet a nd d ark s pots a re l ocated. T his W iFi t est i s n ot a ffected b y t he s peed
of y our s ervice p rovider c onnection. I ts r esults d epend o n t he p erformance o f y our W i-Fi
access p oint, t he l ocal i ntensity o f t he W i-Fi s ignal a nd t he l evel o f i nterference f rom
other W i-Fi s ystems n earby.
● The I nternet s peed t est (
located i n a n I nternet d ata c enter a s c lose a s p ossible t o y our h ome. B ecause F ingbox i s
wired, t his t est i s n ot a ffected b y y our h ome W i-Fi. O f c ourse, i f s omeone i s u sing a
significant p ortion o f t he I nternet c onnection, t he t est r esults m ay b e a ffected. S o, t o
have t he m ost a ccurate m easure, i t's b etter t o r un t he I nternet s peed t est w hen n o
other d evices a re u sing I nternet s ignificantly ( for e xample w atching a v ideo,
uploading p ictures o r s ending a l arge e mail a ttachment).
Internet S peed T est
The I nternet S peed T est m easures h ow f ast y our s ervice p rovider c onnects y ou t o t he b ig
"global" I nternet. W e s elected M -Lab a s t he b est p artner t o r un t his t ype o f s peed t est b ecause
M-Lab h as t est s ervers i n m ost o f t he i mportant I nternet E xchange p oints a round t he p lanet. I t's
Fingbox
g reen l ine
) i s a ll d one w ithin y our h ome: i t m easures a d ata s tream
y ellow l ine
) r uns b etween t he F ingbox a nd a t est s erver
User's G uide - A pp v 6.2.1
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