Most people do not worry about their upload speeds today. They usually are more concerned about their download speeds. The truth is download speed is not just about everything.
When you download a file from the Internet, it mainly uses not just your downstream channel, but also a little bit of your upstream. When you receive data from the remote server or website, a check must be done to ensure that the data received is the same as the one stored on the server. This check is done by your computer. It sends data through its upstream (upload) channel to the server and to make sure it got the right data.
Upload speeds are important to people who send a lot of data over the Internet. A good example of this is sending an email with a large attachment like a picture, a document, or a computer program. Upload speeds are also very important to those who use the Internet for communication. Video conferencing and VoIP demand a lot of upstream speed.
Those who also use their Internet connection to host a personal website benefit from a fast upload speed. Now that you know this, you will realize that download speed is just not everything.
So how do you test your upload speed? The best way to do this is by using Internet speed tests. There are many websites that offer this type of service and is usually free. You can find these websites using a search engine with "Internet Speed Test" as your keywords. An Internet speed test measures both channels of your Internet connection. The first part of the test measures your download or downstream speed and the second part measures your upload or upstream speed.
The figures you will get is expressed usually in kilobits or megabits per second (kbps or mbps). Those figures are the bandwidth of each channels. To get your upload speed or transfer rate, simply divide the number you got by eight.
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