I was wondering how one would find the link speed on an iPhone/ iOS?
On my Mac this would be done Network Utility> Info tab > wi-fi > Link Speed, I am not sure how to find this info on iPhone.
Any assistance is greatly appreciated.
iPhone 4, iOS 7.1.2
It should negotiate the fastest link speed accordingly depending on distance from the router...
You can test your link quality by running the SpeedTest app by Ookla.
Please post the results in your reply
Did not see that the App provided info on link speed. I have used Ookla in the past, but prefer to use other sources that don't advertise MacKeeper (with the deceptive start now button ). I find speedof.me works well ( HTML5 based).
Adblock plus is your friend for cleaning up the internet.
The best way to see the speed of your network connection is for iPhone is to see how fast it runs, that is why I recommended running the ookla speed test app, not website.
It doesn't tell link speed, but you can see the speed is and evaluate relative performance from that.
Also, turn off the slower bands on your wifi router, which by the way, what wifi router do you have?
I will give Adblock plus a test drive, but in the OS X world I have not seen a plugin or extension do anything but slow down browsing.
My router is the Airport Extreme ac.
To return to my original question. I'm looking for a way to find the link speed of iOS devices to research why and iPhone 6 might speed test slower than Mac Book Pro. My guess was processor & memory, another thread mentioned link speed.
The iPhone 6 has a smaller wifi antenna than a computer, so its the trade-off, more battery life or more performance.
My iPhone 5S can reach 100mbps on the speed test under optimal wifi conditions. (my router is only N300, so this is normal)
What are you doing on the phone that needs the maximum bandwidth?
To answer your main question- It is normal for a phone to speed test slower than the computer.
You probably won't notice a difference between 10mbps and 100mbps as the next bottleneck is due to the processing power.
So, browser extensions slow down the speed? Not that I can see.
It didn't reach 1gbps due to the demand on speed test server, not the browser extensions.
Thanks for the reply. The antenna theory makes sense to me in regards to channel efficiency.
You are correct, I should not confuse browser page rendering with transfer rates.
In my experience extensions do slow down Safari. I have seen Safari Web Content (plug-ins/extensions) effect OS X system performance in a big way.
Some extensions can slow down browsing, without a doubt.
Even with an SSD, Safari has always been the slowest browser for me without any extensions installed.
Chrome and Firefox each have their strong points and resolve/render pages 50% faster in some cases compared to safari for what I do.
How can I locate link speed on iPhone
