Are you receiving the Internet speed you are paying for? Probably not.
Do a speed test on all your devices in your home to find out what your actual speed is compared to what it is supposed to be.
Why? An expansion of broadband strong enough to meet telehealth needs will save lives. Sangamon County will be able to expand online education and allow residents to run their businesses at full capacity with a future-proof technology.
Digital equity will be achieved with community broadband if we have the numbers to address affordability issues and create a service tier plan for middle class and low-income residents.
In my opinion, NTEN is the world’s best nonprofit technology organization in every way. I share one of NTEN’s core beliefs: “The Internet is a powerful and necessary tool. It is vital that the internet is affordable and accessible to all people.”
In the past decade we’ve seen what it can do to expand democracy, education and healthcare when it’s available to everyone. We all know knowledge is power, and we can use that power to achieve amazing things together with that power.
The Network Diagnostic Tool made by M-Lab is the longest-standing tool. Ookla is simple one click option to get an accurate measurement.
When you have your numbers take the Sangamon County Residential Broadband Survey to help our community communicate what Sangamon County’s broadband needs are. Accurate information can help our community move forward in order to improve broadband for countywide Internet access.
Measurement Tools to Complete the Sangamon County Residential Broadband Survey
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) defines broadband internet as any wireless or wireline broadband connection faster than
23 megabits per second (Mbps) for a download and only 3 Mbps for an upload. A simple conference call takes about 3 Mbps while streaming a video can range from 5 Mbps to 25 Mbps depending on the streaming quality.
Internet Speed Tests
Measurement Lab (M-Lab) speed test
One More Measurement Fact Resource
Megabits per second (Mbps) vs. megabytes per second (MBps): What’s the difference?
Now you are ready to complete the Sangamon County Residential Broadband Survey!