I then used those scores to calculate a percentage of difference in speeds, which is what you’ll see in our reviews. The speeds Ookla captured were then averaged, providing us with a final numeric score. I used this setup to ensure that the numbers that Ookla produced were not stymied by anything else that my computer may have been doing at the time. The only traffic on my system able to upload or download any data was Ookla. To test upload and download speeds, I closed down all background internet processes on my Mac, using TripMode.
