Alexander Street Press | Bandwidth Test Meter

Bandwidth Test Meter

Alexander Street's streaming media collections deliver audio and video to your computer 24/7. There is no special software to download, no set-up time, and you can stream equally well on both PCs and Macs. All you need is a Web browser and an internet connection with the appropriate available bandwidth.

Test your available bandwidth here.

Minimum Bandwidth Requirements

Streaming Audio

Streaming Video

Standard Quality	24 kbps/128 kbps*	Standard Screen	400 kbps
High Quality	64 kbps/192 kbps*	Large/Full Screen	800 kbps

* All new audio released in our streaming music collections will be delivered at both 128 kbps and 192 kbps. These bitrates will replace previous standard and high quality rates of 24 kbps and 64 kbps. We're currently investigating ways to upgrade all of our current audio to the higher bitrates.