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Speedtest server of T-Mobile
I am asking for a friend. She is American and I am from Europe. My friend is considering to change her internet connection from Comcast to T-Mobile.
She wants to know what speed T-Mobile is capable of delivering in her apartment. She has a T-Mobile cellphone (IPhone 12( with one of the faster subscriptions. To answer her question she can do a speedtest on her phone.
Using a speedtest server of T-Mobile on its own network is a good way to get an idea of the speed of the connection.
My question is whether T-Mobile has a dedicated speedtest server on its network?
If that is not the case and for the sake of second opinion does anybody know reliable third party speedtest servers?
A quick search provided me the following speedtest services:
https://www.highspeedinternet.com/tools/speed-test/t-mobile
https://testmyinternetspeed.org/isp/usa/t-mobile-speed-test.html
https://www.whistleout.com/Internet/Providers/T-Mobile/SpeedTest
https://testmy.net/hoststats/t_mobile_usa
Does anybody know how reliable they are?
I'd recommend using the 'speedtest.net' app for a basic test. Typically T-Mobile does have dedicated servers listed.
I'd recommend using the 'speedtest.net' app for a basic test. Typically T-Mobile does have dedicated servers listed.
yeah speedtest.net for most is the go to for a lot of companies out there when they need you to test speeds.
formercanuck wrote:
I'd recommend using the 'speedtest.net' app for a basic test. Typically T-Mobile does have dedicated servers listed.
Thank you for your answer. I will advice my friend accordingly.
I did take a look at speedtest.net and noticed a couple of the providers from my country also have a presence. I ran a few tests with my provider's server at speedtest.net and compared it to the speedtest my provider provides on its own pages. The result are comparable.
Speedtest.net has been around for ages. I remember the name from two decades when I started online. Back then the name was sometimes scoffed at and that left a bit of a stain to the name. It's time to update that image that was still lingering somewhere.
In general I guess it makes sense for providers to provide a test server to third party speedtest sites to get a proper and consistent read out for their customers.
