Wifi Speed Test on Japanese Train
When I visit Japan last time, I’m surprised that most trains in Japan (JR trains) are equipped with a free wifi and the free wifi is very useable to browse the web, send an email, chat with friends, watch an online video, or even play a light online game as long as you don’t do the video streaming or video call. (You will barely need to use your phone’s internet.)
So I have tested the wifi speed using Speedtest.net on two JR trains: Shinkansen and N’EX. Here are my findings:
Shinkansen
Service name: Shinkansen_Free_Wi-Fi
Type of tested wifi: Free wifi
Speed for local connection:
Download: 1.21 Mbps
Upload: 1.98 Mbps
Ping: 64 ms
Server location: Osaka, Japan
Speed for international connection:
Download: 10.8 Mbps
Upload: 0.58 Mbps
Ping: 167 ms
Server location: Los Angeles, CA, USA
Tested date: Feb 19, 2019
N’EX (Narita Express)
Service name: JR-EAST_FREE_Wi-Fi
Type of tested wifi: Free wifi
Speed for local connection:
Download: 4.19 Mbps
Upload: 0.86 Mbps
Ping: 74 ms
Server location: Tokyo, Japan
Speed for international connection:
Download: 3.55 Mbps
Upload: 0.61 Mbps
Ping: 188 ms
Server location: Los Angeles, CA, USA
Tested date: Feb 24, 2019
As you can see, the internet speed isn’t bad on the JR trains and it’s surprisingly good for international connection.
References
The screenshots of the wifi speed test results on Shinkansen
The screenshots of the wifi speed test results on N’EX (Narita Express)