Speed tests aren't able to account for Internet traffic overhead. At slower speeds we actually provision your service with approximately 10% higher speeds than what we advertise to compensate for this overhead. With 1 Gig service, the maximum ceiling for provisioning is 1000Mbps, thus we can't provision your service any faster to hide the overhead.
Certainly! There's a big gotcha though: your speed test is only as fast as the slowest link in your path to the Internet. Many times Wi-Fi connections can't provide 100% of your Internet pipe bandwidth to your device. To most accurately test your Internet speed use a wired connection. If you feel that your Wi-Fi speeds are too slow, let RTC help you. Call today to find out more about our managed Wi-Fi offerings.
By choosing the "RTC Fiber Communications" test host you are testing your Internet connection between your home or business and the RTC Internet Edge. The RTC Internet Edge is where RTC connects to other Internet providers. It is RTC's goal to provide your advertised speed up to the Internet Edge. RTC makes every effort to establish the fastest and most reliable connections to the rest of the Internet past our Internet Edge, however, because we can only control the network assets that we own, attainable speeds will vary to other locations across the Internet.
RTC Speed Test Service - Privacy Policy
RTC's speed test server is configured with telemetry enabled.
What data we collect
At the end of the test, the following data is collected and stored:
Test ID
Time of testing
Test results (download and upload speed, ping and jitter)
IP address
ISP information
Approximate location (inferred from IP address, not GPS)
User agent and browser locale
Test log (contains no personal information)
How we use the data
Data collected through this service is used to:
Allow sharing of test results (sharable image for forums, etc.)
To improve the service offered to you (for instance, to detect problems on our side)
No personal information is disclosed to third parties.
Your consent
By starting the test, you consent to the terms of this privacy policy.
Data removal
If you want to have your information deleted, you need to provide either the ID of the test or your IP address. This is the only way to identify your data, without this information we won't be able to comply with your request.
Contact this email address for all deletion requests: support@rtc1.com.