Upload speed, download speed, and latency are all important for an uninterrupted browsing sesh, but when you sign up for an internet plan, you usually choose one based on the download speed. Similarly, the speed test measures latency by sending a piece of information (called a ping) from your network to the internet server and back and timing how long it takes round trip. Our speed test also uses the dummy file to assess your upload speed by sending the file from your computer to the internet server and timing how long it takes to complete. Just remember to turn it back on again when you’re done. That messes with your results, so you’ll want to turn it off to get an accurate speed test.
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The dummy file is completely harmless, but security software might flag it as an unrecognized file type. To measure your download speed, the Frontier speed test sends a small dummy file to your computer and times how long it takes to download, converting that time into your speed.
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