Automate ookla speedtest

With test.ps1 PowerShell script you can easily use Ookla Speedtest® CLI to measure internet connection performance metrics like download, upload, latency and packet loss natively without relying on a web browser.

• run scheduled internet speed tests
• set up test intervals and duration
• analyze raw test data

How to get started and automatically measure the internet speed

1. Download this repository to your PC.
2. Download Speedtest CLI from here and unpack speedtest.exe file in the repository folder.
3. Run speedtest.exe manually to accept the license (required only once).
4. Open PowerShell in your terminal in this folder and type .\test
5. Test results will be saved in internetspeed.json as specified in test.ps1.

Additionally you can output to CSV but with less options, by running .\test-csv

Visualized test data

Boxplot

Density distribution

Speed and ping based on the hour of the day

Options

Options from test.ps1

$outputfile = ".\internetspeed.json" #JSON file where the test results are stored

$testduration = 14 #in days

$interval = 1 #wait and restart after $interval seconds

$numberoftests = $testduration*24*60*60/$interval #calculated based on $testduration and the $interval

Additionally you can collect directly to CSV but with less options

Analysis

After you have collected data in the JSON format, you can analyze it in your favorite software or using the script already written.

1. Verify internetspeed.json has UTF8 encoding (without BOM);
2. Open and run main.ipynb in Python 3/Jupyter environment to display your stats.

Output

Here's the sample output you'd receive for each test in JSON.

{
    "type": "result",
    "timestamp": "2021-02-03T22:25:46Z",
    "ping": {
        "jitter": 0.20899999999999999,
        "latency": 3.214
    },
    "download": {
        "bandwidth": 10941393,
        "bytes": 39562829,
        "elapsed": 3608
    },
    "upload": {
        "bandwidth": 11838684,
        "bytes": 42652051,
        "elapsed": 3605
    },
    "packetLoss": 0,
    "isp": "XXX",
    "interface": {
        "internalIp": "X.X.X.X",
        "name": "",
        "macAddr": "X:X:X:X:X:X",
        "isVpn": false,
        "externalIp": "X.X.X.X"
    },
    "server": {
        "id": "X",
        "name": "X",
        "location": "X",
        "country": "X",
        "host": "X",
        "port": 8080,
        "ip": "X.X.X.X"
    },
    "result": {
        "id": "X",
        "url": "https://www.speedtest.net/result/c/X"
    }
}

Here's the sample output you'd receive for each test in CSV.

Prerequisites

• Security Permissions: You should have the rigth to launch scrips on your computer. To do this, use the cmdlet below. The Set-ExecutionPolicy cmdlet's default scope is LocalMachine, which affects everyone who uses the computer. To change the execution policy for LocalMachine, start PowerShell with Run as Administrator. Then type:

  Set-ExecutionPolicy -ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned -Scope LocalMachine
  Get-ExecutionPolicy -List

• UTF8 encoding for further analysis: PowerShell 5.1 and 6 save in UTF8 with BOM Encoding, so you'd need to reconvert or install PowerShell 7+. To install, fire up PowerShell and copy/paste the following cmdlet into the window:

  iex "& { $(irm https://aka.ms/install-powershell.ps1) } -UseMSI"

• Python 3 If you don't have python, you can set it up together with several other modules by installing Anaconda3

How much Mbps is enough?

What is a good internet speed in Mbps? It depends on your usage (the data from FCC):

Activity	Minimum download speed
Streaming SD music	<0.5Mbps
Browsing, email, and social media	1Mbps
Streaming SD video	3-4Mbps
Streaming HD video	5-8Mbps
Streaming 4K video	15-25Mbps
Online multiplayer games	4Mbps
Video calls	6Mbps

What does Mbps stand for?

The number in Megabits (Mbps) is how fast you’re downloading/uploading Megabytes (MB).

• Mbps = Megabits per second, 1 Mb = 1000000 bits
• 1 Byte = 8 bits
• MBps = Megabytes per second, 1 MB = 1048576 Bytes

Licenses

License for the code and documentation for this repo

Feel free to modify this code as you wish, following the MIT License.

Copyright 2021 Nikita Lukianets

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.

Terms of Use and Privacy Policy Notices for speedtest.exe as of 2021-02-06

You may only use this Speedtest software and information generated from it for personal, non-commercial use, through a command line interface on a personal computer. Your use of this software is subject to the End User License Agreement, Terms of Use and Privacy Policy at these URLs:

• https://www.speedtest.net/about/eula
• https://www.speedtest.net/about/terms
• https://www.speedtest.net/about/privacy