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Whatis FAST.com measuring? FAST.com speed test gives you an estimate of your current Internet speed. You will generally be able to get this speed from leading Internet services, which use globally distributed servers.

Why does FAST.com focus primarily on download speed? Download speed is most relevant for people who are consuming content on the Internet, and we want FAST.com to be a very simple and fast speed test.

How are the results calculated? To calculate your Internet speed, FAST.com performs a series of downloads from and uploads to Netflix servers and calculates the maximum speed your Internet connection can provide. More details are in our blog post.

What can I do if I'm not getting the speed I pay for? If results from FAST.com and other internet speed tests (like dslreports.com or speedtest.net) often show less speed than you have paid for, you can ask your ISP about the results.

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Access to affordable high-speed internet has become a necessity in our professional, personal, and social lives. People who lack connectivity miss out on online learning, healthcare, and economic opportunities. The Michigan High-Speed Internet Office (MIHI) is working to create a more digitally equitable Michigan where everyone can leverage technology to improve their quality of life.

The Michigan High-Speed Internet Office was established in June 2021 by Executive Directive 2021-2. An additional Executive Directive 2021-12 has ensured that Michigan is poised to make effective use of the once-in-a-generation resources that are being made available through the federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Plan.

MIHI recently released a Digital Inclusion Playbook and set of Digital Inclusion Playbook and set of resources that can help Michiganders improve digital equity in their communities. Creating a more digitally equitable Michigan was Goal 2 of the 2021 Update to the Michigan Broadband Roadmap and was recognized by the 2021 Michigan Poverty Task Force Report as the pathway to lifting 1.4 million Michiganders out of poverty and reducing our Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed population.

Gov. Whitmer signed into law both the Broadband Expansion Act of Michigan, which codified the state-funded Connecting Michigan Communities (CMIC) grant program, and the Building Michigan Together plan, which invested the funds our state is receiving from the federal Coronavirus Capital Projects Fund in the ROBIN grant program.

More than 212,000 households in our state lack the opportunity to access a high-speed internet connection and another additional 865,000 households face barriers related to affordability, adoption, or digital literacy. Taken together, this means that approximately 31% of Michigan households do not have an affordable, reliable high-speed internet connection that meets their needs.

The right type of internet connection depends on your broadband needs. Internet speed and bandwidth requirements typically depend on the number of connected devices on your home network and your intended internet activities.

If you are a current AT&T Internet customer and want a faster Internet plan, you can check to see if you are eligible to upgrade to a faster plan here. You will be prompted to log in to your existing myAT&T account to modify your service. If a faster Internet plan is available at your address, you can follow the prompts to upgrade your Internet plan online.

Where available, you might consider upgrading to an AT&T Fiber plan. Fiber optic internet delivers faster speeds than traditional copper internet. In fact, AT&T Fiber with 5 GIG speeds delivers the fastest residential internet of any major internet service provider in select areas.1 The cost of upgrading to an AT&T Fiber plan will vary depending on the plan you choose.

When considering what a good broadband speed is for your household, you may want to evaluate the amount of bandwidth you will require. The suggested bandwidth for a household depends on the number of users, number of devices, and types of activities for which you will use internet service.

Some internet activities perform better with higher speed services. Examples might include transferring large data files or streaming high-definition video.

Other applications do not require fast internet speeds to complete. Examples might include sending short e-mails without attachments or basic web browsing.

The FCC recommends having an internet connection starting at greater than 25 Mbps for users with more than one device running multiple high-demand applications like streaming HD video or multiparty video conferencing.

You can check out the speed of your current internet service by running at internet speed test.

For more information about the broadband speeds of our internet plans, please check out our guide to understanding internet speed. Once you have an idea for the internet speed you need, you can check which AT&T Internet service is available at your address.

When looking to increase your home internet speed, you may consider choosing a higher speed internet service or optimizing your home network.

Even with the highest internet speed available, an underpowered or outdated Wi-Fi device can potentially limit performance. That's why AT&T provides modems and routers that can properly handle our high-speed internet plans.

If you are getting diminished speeds when outside of the optimal range of your router, you may consider Wi-Fi extenders to increase the effective area of your home Wi-Fi network.

For more information on optimizing your home network, you can reference this step-by-step guide on how to speed up your home internet.

AT&T ActiveArmor internet security is 24/7 proactive security for AT&T Fiber customers that helps stop threats before they get to you.1 Your security is our top priority, which is why all AT&T Fiber plans include standard features with AT&T ActiveArmor at no extra charge.

You can access and manage your AT&T ActiveArmor internet security features with the AT&T Smart Home Manager app. You also have the option to unlock advanced privacy and protection features for $7/mo. (plus taxes) through the Smart Home Manager app.2

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The ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

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