Thursday, January 16, 2014

Speed Up the Internet for Novice Users

There are plenty of ways in which you can speed up your Internet connection. If you are struggling with a slow connection and don’t know how you can fix the issue, here’s all that you can try out just now.
  • Conduct a speed test of the hardware and installed software to see if the Internet speed is below the standard speed that you otherwise enjoy. You can use an online speed tester to figure this out.
  • If the speed that you are paying for isn’t the same that you are actually getting, call up your service providers and demand an explanation – don’t settle for anything below a revised payment plan or enhanced speed.
  • You can also check out if your modem or router is working fine. A reset of the device can help better things.
  • If you are using a WI-FI modem or router, try changing the channels and pick a channel that is less clogged. If there are plenty of appliances at your home or workplace using the WI-FI network, chances are that it may have led to network congestion and thereby resulting in reduced Internet speed.
  • Trying the wired channels can also help increase the Internet speed, particularly if the problem was due to WI-FI network jamming.
  • Scan your PC for malware infection and see if the reduced speed was due to a virus. Once the scan is complete, you will notice that the speed has also become better. 
  • If you haven’t cleared your browser history in a long time and the cookies, cache, and others are clogging its memory, it can lead to reduced browser performance. You may feel that the slow performance is due to the Internet speed while simply clearing the browser history can do the trick here.

If none of the above works for you, you will have to opt for expert tech support so that the actual cause of the issue can be identified and adequately dealt with. Do not hesitate to call promptly and thereby fix this issue before you lose out on productivity, time, efforts, and also deadlines. 


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