Packet loss
Pieces of audio that never arrive. Even 1 or 2 percent is heard as clipped words and robotic voices.
Free network test
Is your network ready for VoIP?
Speed tests don't tell you how a phone call will sound. This one does: it sends real call-sized traffic over your connection, quiet and busy, and grades it the way the phone industry does.
Test your network in 30 seconds.
We'll send call-sized packets back and forth with our network, exactly like a phone call would, on a quiet connection and then while it's busy.
- Run it on the network you'd make calls from (your office Wi-Fi or wired connection).
- Keep this tab open until it finishes.
- Testing several locations? Run it at each one.
The test sends about 30 seconds of traffic between your browser and our test server in Ohio. Your result is saved so you can share it; see our privacy policy.
Connecting to the AEGIS test server
- Quiet network
- While downloading
- While uploading
- Settling
The test couldn't finish.
What the test measures
The four things that make or break a call.
A fast connection can still make terrible calls. Voice needs a steady stream of small packets, delivered on time, every time.
Jitter
Audio that arrives unevenly. Phones have to wait for stragglers, which adds delay or drops them.
Delay
How long your voice takes to make the trip. Too much and people start talking over each other.
Busy-network delay
What happens to calls when someone downloads a file or joins a video meeting. It's the most common reason office calls turn choppy.
Questions about the test
How is this different from a speed test?
A speed test measures how much data your connection can move. A phone call needs very little bandwidth, but it needs every small packet to arrive quickly and on time. This test sends traffic shaped like a real call (50 small packets a second, each way) and measures what actually happens to it, first on a quiet connection and then while we keep it busy.
How is my grade calculated?
We use the E-model, the industry-standard way to predict call quality from packet loss, jitter, and delay, and report it as a call quality score from 1 to 5 (a mean opinion score, or MOS). Your grade reflects the worse of the quiet and busy results, because a business network is busy all day.
My grade is bad. Do I need new internet?
Not necessarily. Ordinary VoIP is at the mercy of your connection. AEGIS is designed for exactly the kind of networks this test flags: every AEGIS site runs on multiple connections at once, in both directions, and the most reliable audio wins. Hear the difference or talk to us about your results.
What does "blocked" mean?
The test couldn't get call-style (UDP) traffic through your network, usually because of a strict firewall. Many VoIP services won't work at all on a network like that. It's fixable, and every AEGIS deployment includes the network setup your calls need.
What information do you keep?
We save your test measurements so the share link works, along with your IP address and browser type, which we use to keep the test from being abused. If you choose to send us your results, we also receive the contact details you enter. Details are in our privacy policy.
Want clear calls on the network you already have?
Send us your results, or let's talk about your locations and connections. We'll show you exactly what AEGIS would look like for you.