Internet Connection Speed

It is highly recommended that you connect the computer(s) to be used during usability testing to an Internet connection speed similar to what the majority of your users are, or will be, using.

For example, if your office computer connects to the Internet at one megabyte per second, you can't test for your users' reaction to the site's download time.

Of course, you could also use one of the many programs which 'slow down' your existing connection, if recreating an authentic set-up proves too time-consuming.

Did you know...

Web-page download failures by Internet Service Providers average about 2.2% of current ISP traffic.

Source: Zona Research, Inc.

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