Compare Your Speed to HughesNet's Speed
To start a free speed test of your current internet connection, press Begin Test below.
You can also compare your current speed to HughesNet's speed at the bottom of the page.
Your Free Internet Speed Test
Here are typical speeds for various internet connection types:
| Connection Speed Mb/s | Connection Speed Kbps | Connection Type | Faster Alternative |
| 0.0288 Mb/s | 28.8 Kbps | Dial-up 28.8k | HughesNet |
| 0.0336 Mb/s | 33.6 Kbps | Dial-up 33.6k | HughesNet |
| 0.0533 Mb/s | 53.3 Kbps | Dial-up 56k | HughesNet |
| 0.384 Mb/s | 384.0 Kbps | DSL/Cable 384k | HughesNet |
| 0.768 Mb/s | 768.0 Kbps | DSL/Cable 768k | HughesNet |
| 1.5 Mb/s | 1500.0 Kbps | Cable/DSL 1.5Mbps | HughesNet |
| 1.544 Mb/s | 1544.0 Kbps | Full T1 1.544Mbps | |
| 3.0 Mb/s | 3000.0 Kbps | High Speed Internet 3.0Mbps | |
| 6.0 Mb/s | 6000.0 Kbps | High Speed Internet 6.0Mbps | |
| 15.0 Mb/s | 15000.0 Kbps | High Speed Internet 15Mbps | |
| 30.0 Mb/s | 30000.0 Kbps | High Speed Internet 30Mbps |
The tool below demonstrates the download rates of HughesNet:
Broadband Internet Speed Test
A high speed internet test, also called a broadband speed test, is the simple way of seeing how fast your internet connection truly is, as opposed to what speed your internet service provider (ISP) is claiming that they are providing.
Why Test High Speed Internet Rates?
As a consumer, it is always good to know how fast your internet connection really is. While your ISP might tout a "high speed" connection in their advertising, many times the actual connection speed is lower than what is being offered. In fact, the maximum speed is usually just a measurement of the potential connectivity, not the actual connection speed for the consumer.
Certain things may limit or decrease your high speed internet connection rate, including:
- Computer viruses and spyware, also called malware
- Busy or overloaded websites exceeding connection availability
- High traffic and shared bandwidth
- Hardware issues
- Software issues
- Problems with the ISP
These factors are reasons for the consumer to be concerned, unless it is a problem with the website they are visiting, and contribute to a slowed connection rate. Most are easily corrected, but the user might not be aware of them if they have not tested their internet connection speed.
Testing Upload and Download Speeds
Most high speed internet providers allocate more bandwidth - or speed - to downloading data than to uploading. Downloading, or downstreaming, means that the data is coming from the internet to the user's computer; uploading, or upstreaming, means that the data is moving from the user's computer to the internet. Therefore, do not be surprised if your high speed internet test results show that your download speed is faster than your upload speed.