{"id":639,"date":"2020-08-29T14:56:57","date_gmt":"2020-08-29T18:56:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/support.best-choicetv.com\/tv\/?page_id=639"},"modified":"2020-08-29T15:03:11","modified_gmt":"2020-08-29T19:03:11","slug":"test-your-internet-speed","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/support.best-choicetv.com\/tv\/test-your-internet-speed\/","title":{"rendered":"Test your Internet Speed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The app used to test your internet speed is found in the Amazon Store. We recommend using  Net Speedtest<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Launch your Firestick and select\u00a0<em>Apps<\/em>\u00a0from the top menu.<\/strong><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hellotechguide.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/firestick-home-apps.jpg?w=675&#038;ssl=1\"><\/li><li><strong>Then select Categories.<\/strong><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hellotechguide.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/firestick-apps-categories.jpg?w=675&#038;ssl=1\"><\/li><li><strong>Next, select Utility.<\/strong><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hellotechguide.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/firestick-categories-utility.jpg?w=675&#038;ssl=1\"><\/li><li><strong>Then select the Silk Browser App.\u00a0<\/strong>This will be a blue icon labeled as\u00a0<em>internet<\/em>.<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hellotechguide.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/firestick-apps-utilities-internet.jpg?w=675&#038;ssl=1\"><\/li><li><strong>Select the Download or Get button.\u00a0<\/strong>You will see the Download button if you have downloaded the app in the past. You will see the Get button if you have never downloaded the app before.<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hellotechguide.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/firestick-silk-app-download.jpg?w=675&#038;ssl=1\"><\/li><li><strong>Then select\u00a0<em>Open<\/em><\/strong>. If you have any issues downloading the app, you might not have enough room left on your device. See  how to uninstall apps.<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hellotechguide.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/firestick-silk-open.jpg?w=675&#038;ssl=1\"><\/li><li><strong>Next, select\u00a0<em>Accept<\/em><\/strong>.<\/li><li><strong>Then select\u00a0<em>Search the web or enter URL<\/em>.\u00a0<\/strong>This will be a big orange button at the top of the screen. If you have already used the Silk browser before, you can select the browser search bar instead.<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hellotechguide.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/firestick-silk-search-web-or-enter-URL.jpg?w=675&#038;ssl=1\"><\/li><li><strong>Then type fast.com and select Go.\u00a0<\/strong>This is a site powered by Netflix, which is specially made for testing for streaming services. The website will immediately start testing your WiFi speed.<\/li><li><strong>Finally, wait for the speed test to finish.<\/strong>\u00a0Your results will show you the download speed in Mbps (megabits per second) that your Firestick has. You can repeat this test over time to find out what your average speed is.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hellotechguide.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/How-to-Do-a-Speed-Test-of-Your-Firestick.jpg?resize=675%2C380&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"How to Do a Speed Test of Your Firestick \" width=\"675\" height=\"380\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The app used to test your internet speed is found in the Amazon Store. We recommend using Net Speedtest Launch your Firestick and select\u00a0Apps\u00a0from the top menu. Then select Categories. Next, select Utility. Then select the Silk Browser App.\u00a0This will be a blue icon labeled as\u00a0internet. Select the Download or Get button.\u00a0You will see the Download button if you have downloaded the app in the past. You will see the Get button if you have never downloaded the app before.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-639","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/support.best-choicetv.com\/tv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/639","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/support.best-choicetv.com\/tv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/support.best-choicetv.com\/tv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/support.best-choicetv.com\/tv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/support.best-choicetv.com\/tv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=639"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/support.best-choicetv.com\/tv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/639\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":642,"href":"https:\/\/support.best-choicetv.com\/tv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/639\/revisions\/642"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/support.best-choicetv.com\/tv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=639"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}