Terms of use
What this site is
Why Is My Internet Crap? is an independent, free troubleshooting site maintained by Jerrod Vick. It provides guides and a browser-based connection check. It is not affiliated with Cloudflare, Microsoft, Valve, or any internet service provider, and former employers do not endorse it.
Use at your own judgement
The guides describe checks you can run and how to read them. The connection check measures one path from your device to Cloudflare for a short time. Results are estimates. They cannot identify a faulty device, prove a provider fault, or predict how a particular app will behave. Decisions you make based on them, including purchases and changes to equipment or settings, are your own.
Test traffic
Running a check generates download and upload traffic (about 192 MB for a Full check, about 4 MB for Lower data, including estimated overhead). Actual traffic can vary. It may briefly disrupt calls, games, or other people using your connection, and it counts against any data cap. Check your data allowance before starting on a metered connection.
Shared result links
A result link contains the readings from that check. Anyone with the link can view them. Do not share a link if you do not want those readings seen.
Acceptable use
Do not use the check to generate traffic against the test destination at a rate or volume beyond ordinary troubleshooting, and do not attempt to interfere with the service, its relay, or other users.
AI skills
The internet-diagnostics skill runs commands on your own computer through an AI agent you control. Review every command before approving it. The skill is provided as-is. You are responsible for what runs on your machine.
Content
Text, examples, and the site design are © Jerrod Vick. You may quote short passages with attribution and a link. Measurements are produced with the Cloudflare Speed Test library under its own licence.
Advertising
This site currently has no advertising. Any future advertising would be marked as such and would not alter readings or guide content.
Changes
These terms may change. The date above shows the current version. Continued use after a change means you accept it.
Contact
Questions about these terms: feedback@whyismyinternetcrap.com.
See also: Data use and privacy.