App Recommendation: Continuous Internet Upload / DownloadS peed Test

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App Recommendation: Continuous Internet Upload / DownloadS peed Test

Hi,

Was wondering if there is an app (or inbuilt) function for MacOS that allows me to continuously (i.e., repeatedly say once every 30 seconds) my max. Internet upload and download speed (bandwidth) and outages? (and ideally generate a graph over time say 24h or 7d)

What I tried:

Ping (Terminal) gives me pings but not upload/download speed.
Netspot seems to focus on Wifi signals strength (i.e. speed of Mac to router , but not Mac to Internet via routers – my Wifi is still show as good even at times when my Internet is down.
Network Logger Pro seems to focus on actual use rather than maximum bandwith.
Ookla Speedtest – can do pretty much what I am after but only "once", not continuously.
My TP-Link router does not offer anything useful. I am on Mojave with a unlimited connection.

Would much appreciate if someone could point me to an app or other approach.

Cheers!

MacBook Pro 15", macOS 10.14

Posted on May 3, 2020 2:07 AM

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Answer 1

_daniel_ Author

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May 10, 2020 5:20 PM in response to _daniel_

Hi,

To share my eventual solution for others in the future:

The app PeakHour (Mac Appstore) allows to test both "ping" and "download/upload speed" and shows a graph over 24h. The only issue: it is a NOT as speedtest: it measures the actual download/upload, it does not generate max. download/upload as Ookla Speedtest (also Appstore) would via artificial download.

As such, you will additionally use any tool that pulls as much data over the line as possible (e.g., resynching a massive Dropbox, downloading massive ISOs, or download random files via torrent/nzb or whatever... key is to download/upload at the max).

( For measuring 2.4G vs. 5G wifi, I measured via NetSpot (also Appstore), but that measures only Mac<>router wifi connection strength, not Internet connection (it does not detect an outage from router<>provider). )

This pretty much helped me find the best wifi/router/provider combo for my situation based on actual/real speed.

Hope this helps someone.

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_daniel_ Author

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May 3, 2020 2:36 AM in response to dialabrain

Yes, I understand – but this is what I want to do... (to compare three routers and different connection options)

(it does not need to use all bandwidth all the time, a snapshot every 30-60 seconds would be good enough for comparison)

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dialabrain

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May 3, 2020 2:15 AM in response to _daniel_

FWIW, there wouldn't be much call for such an app since it would be eating up all your bandwidth 24/7.

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dialabrain

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May 3, 2020 2:37 AM in response to _daniel_

That's fine. I'm just suggesting there may not be an app to do what you want and why. Good luck though.

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App Recommendation: Continuous Internet Upload / DownloadS peed Test

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