Great source of how to video and discussions about everything tech. Leo puts it in language we can all understand! He has a very good explanation of your Internet speed, speed tests, and how WiFi affects what you get. Just click play to here him above.

At 281 Internet, we try very hard to give you the speed we advertise or better, rather than the "up to" most providers advertise. Your actual speed however will not be accurately reflected by any one speed test. We encourage you to use these as a tool, not a measurement, because you will find that you and the other members of your household can achieve more throughput together all streaming video for example than any one of you will likely receive on a single speed test.

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