Important tips before you begin your ADSL speed test

ADSL speed, here are a few important tips before you start your test:
Before you perform a adsl speed test from your connection, it’s important that no other application is using your connection in any way whatsoever. Close all P2P file-sharing applications (Emule, Ares, Bit torrent, etc) or any other software that requires an internet connection (instant messaging applications like MSN Messengers, Skype). Also, check for programs ran at startup that checks for updates such as antivirus, windows update, etc.