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| When broadband first became really popular, there | | | | best use of what you've got , they don't actually |
| were only a couple of options available for consumers, | | | | increase your broadband speed. |
| and more or less everything ran at the same speed , | | | | The best way to increase your speed with the minimal |
| normally around ten times faster than dial-up. Fast | | | | amount of fuss is to see if your current ISP can offer |
| forward ten years and there's thousands of different | | | | you a speed upgrade. Sometimes, your speed isn't |
| options available if you want to switch, upgrade or | | | | limited by technology or your distance from an |
| install a new broadband installation in your home, and | | | | exchange but by the package you are on, which |
| the speeds of these connections can vary from | | | | means you can upgrade and receive faster speeds. |
| incredibly basic connections to super fast fibre optic | | | | Almost every provider will let you upgrade in the |
| lines. | | | | middle of a contract but be careful , some might treat |
| Understanding broadband speeds | | | | an upgrade as the start of a brand new contract! |
| Broadband speeds may seem confusing at first, but | | | | Making the most of your speed |
| they are quite easy to explain. We measure | | | | Many ADSL connections are shared between a |
| broadband in 'Mbps', which varies from 0.5 Mbps | | | | neighbourhood, which means your connection speed is |
| (anything slower isn't really considered broadband) to | | | | likely to drop at peak hours, between around |
| super faster 100 Mbps connections. The higher the | | | | 5PM-10PM every weeknight. If possible, try to avoid |
| Mbps your broadband can support, the faster you can | | | | any heavy net usage during these times, and plan your |
| download, the higher quality things you can stream and | | | | downloads for times when less people are likely to be |
| the more things you can do at once with your | | | | on, such as after midnight or during work hours. This |
| connection. | | | | will give you the best download speeds without totally |
| For example, a 3 Mbps connection could download a | | | | sacrificing your connection. |
| normal mp3 album in around fifteen minutes, while a 6 | | | | Don't forget that some programs love to download in |
| Mbps connection could do it in twice that speed. | | | | the background , virus checkers and Windows update |
| Optimal Speeds vs. Real Speed | | | | are two major programs that will often do this, but |
| Of course, such a calculation of how long an album | | | | both will have settings to allow you to change the |
| takes isn't always as simple in real life. The actual | | | | downloading schedule to a different date or time to |
| speed your connection will receive is rarely the same | | | | suit your usage. |
| as what broadband providers might advertise. | | | | The sheer quantity of reports and blogposts at |
| Depending on the technology you use and the distance | | | | Broadband speed Tester is massive; varying from |
| of your house from your phone exchange, you'll see | | | | 'broadband speed test' to 'How to test my broadband |
| quite a difference between the actual speeds you can | | | | speed'. They are neutral and try to surpass |
| achieve. | | | | expectations with respect to distributing the most |
| Online speed testers can test your connection out for | | | | useful information and facts when it comes to high |
| you, but for them to work properly don't forget to turn | | | | speed broadband. There are several suggestions on |
| off all your downloads , and the downloads of | | | | the site for helping boost your high speed broadband |
| everyone else in your house , or they'll give false | | | | usage. |
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