Lebanon Internet Speed Test
Free internet speed test for Lebanon — measure your download speed, upload speed, ping, jitter and latency under load in about 15 seconds. Works on any device with no app to install, and runs entirely on SME's own Lebanese network: nothing is sent to a third party, and the result reflects the path your connection actually uses.
Ready when you are
The test moves as much data as your line can carry for about 15 seconds — up to a few hundred MB on fast lines and over 1 GB on gigabit fiber, so run it sparingly on mobile data. Results can also read low if someone else on your connection is downloading or testing at the same moment.
Full metrics
- Download
- — Mbps
- Upload
- — Mbps
- Ping (idle)
- — ms
- Jitter
- — ms
- Ping (download)
- — ms
- Ping (upload)
- — ms
- Steadiness
- —
- Under load
- —
What this connection can handle
Latency is measured to our Lebanese network, so a game or meeting server further away adds to it — these are best-case for the local link. Measured over ordinary web traffic; games and calls also use UDP, which a browser test cannot see directly.
Recent results — kept 7 days, on this device only
Speed test questions, answered
What is a good internet speed in Lebanon?
It depends on what you do. Around 10 Mbps down handles HD streaming and video calls comfortably; 25 Mbps covers 4K streaming on one screen (Netflix's own figure); a busy household streaming 4K on several screens is happiest at 100 Mbps or more. Upload matters too — a 1080p Zoom call wants about 3.8 Mbps up, which is where older lines usually fall short.
What is a good ping for gaming?
Under about 60 ms to our local network is excellent for online gaming, and under 120 ms is generally playable. Note that this test measures latency to SME's Lebanese network — a game server in Europe or the US adds its own distance on top, so treat the number here as your best case for the local link.
What is jitter and why does it matter?
Jitter is how much your latency varies between consecutive pings. Calls and games start degrading when jitter passes roughly 30 ms even when raw speed looks fine, because audio and game updates arrive unevenly. A low ping with high jitter often feels worse than a slightly higher but steady ping.
Why is my upload speed slower than my download?
Most residential lines are asymmetric by design — the line dedicates more capacity to downloading than uploading. That is normal. What to watch for is latency ballooning while the upload runs: that is bufferbloat, it is exactly what this test's "Under load" grade measures, and it is what makes video calls stutter when someone is backing up files.
Does this test measure packet loss?
No, and we would rather tell you that than invent a number. A browser test runs over HTTP/TCP, which retransmits lost packets invisibly — real packet-loss measurement needs UDP infrastructure a web page cannot honestly provide. Everything this test does show (download, upload, ping, jitter, latency under load, steadiness) is genuinely measured.
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