In any case, it's still a good tool to have on hand for reference's sake, or at the very least to have some concrete numbers to through back in your internet provider's face next time you're calling customer service. While my internet speeds can occasionally handle that kind of quality it's certainly not the norm. but that definitely doesn't align with my real-world experience here. While the standard Speedtest run gave an expected (if still embarrassing) return of 47.3 Mbps for downloads and 2.69 Mbps for uploads, the video trial resulted in a suggested maximum 4K resolution, perfect for most large phones, tablets, and TVs. Results might vary - All that said, a very anecdotal, very amateur test of the new service raised a few questions for this author, whose New Orleans-based internet speeds are notoriously dismal. 'An accurate video measurement requires an actual video to be played, because video traffic cannot be simulated across a network,' the team at Ookla explains. To do this, Speedtest runs its own video sample through the app to measure internet streaming limits.

'This means that video can perform very differently than the rest of the things you do online, no matter how fast the download speed of your network.' (This right here, folks, is why net neutrality matters and needs to be defended.)

'While network speed certainly impacts your video experience, providers routinely prioritize video traffic differently than other traffic,' reads the press release. Different speeds for different functions - While you might initially find the new feature redundant given Speedtest's, well, testing of internet speed, Ookla explains that the addition is actually pretty useful in its own right.

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