How to Speed Up My Internet Connection
If you need to speed up your internet, you know the signs: everything takes a beat too long, pages stall halfway, uploads crawl, and video drops to a blur and stays there. Search for a fix and every site hands you the same list:
- restarting your router
- installing internet security software
- using ad blockers
- advanced operating system tweaks
- using load balancing routers.
Most of that helps at the margins. The dependable way to get more speed is a bigger plan from your provider, but a bigger plan plus dedicated networking hardware is not always in the budget, and a provider can still slow down individual services on any plan.
Speedify makes your internet faster without a new plan or new hardware
Speedify is an app for your computer, phone or tablet that combines Wi-Fi, 4G/5G cellular, Ethernet, Starlink and satellite internet connections into one faster, more reliable connection, and encrypts your traffic like a VPN. On a phone, for example, Speedify uses Wi-Fi and 4G/5G cellular at the same time, so their speeds add together instead of you having to pick one. Read on for why a single connection runs slow, what combining two of them changes, and the three steps to set it up.
How do I use WiFi and 4G/5G cellular at the same time with Speedify?
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Check Your Plan and Run a Speed Test Before Speeding Up Your Internet
Before anything else, check your ISP contract, including the fine print, and run a speed test online. If the speed you see is far below what the contract promises, contact your ISP.
However, running a speed test online will not give you a complete idea of any Internet issues you might be encountering. Leaving aside any technical problems with the Internet infrastructure, here are some frequent issues:
- slow switching between Wi-Fi and cellular networks on your mobile devices. You have probably seen it already: your smartphone takes at least a few seconds to switch between Wi-Fi networks or from Wi-Fi to cellular.
- high packet loss rates: packet loss occurs when one or more of the Internet data packets fail to reach their destination. This is mostly visible on bandwidth and latency sensitive applications, such as live streaming.
- ISP data throttling: sometimes your Internet provider will limit the bandwidth to certain services. That’s why you may see the Internet working just fine in some cases, but buffer or crawl with others.
Combine Internet Connections with Speedify to Speed Up Your Internet
As the list above shows, slow Internet has several possible causes: a bad Wi-Fi hotspot, high packet loss rates, or an ISP that throttles the bandwidth of your connection.
Speedify uses all available connections on your computer or smartphone at the same time, so you get their combined speed, and when one connection is slow the others carry the traffic.
When you combine multiple Internet connections on your iPhone, iPad, Android smartphone or computer:
- You can enjoy streaming videos without buffering,
- your Spotify will not stop,
- your video calls will jitter less and
- your video stream will still be online.
3 Steps to Speed Up Your Internet Connection with Speedify
Speedify’s technology for combining internet connections puts two or more of them to work at once, so you get a faster and more stable Internet connection.
Here are 3 steps to speed up your Internet:
- Get Speedify on your computer or mobile device. Speedify works on Windows, macOS, iOS, Android and Linux, and a free account includes 5 GB per month (Linux needs a paid plan).
- Leave all your Internet connections active. On iPhones and Android smartphones, turn on both Wi-Fi and 4G/5G cellular. You can set data caps from within the Speedify app, so you won’t go over your plan and pay extra.
On computers and laptops, you can use wired Ethernet, a second Wi-Fi adapter, additional 4G/LTE dongles or integrated cards, or a tethered phone. - Enjoy faster, more reliable Internet. Speedify automatically detects any new active Internet connection and adds it to the mix. When one of your connections has performance problems, such as a bad Wi-Fi hotspot, Speedify moves traffic to your other connections so you stay connected.
Speedify is the simplest way to get faster Internet speed, and it also covers the most frequent causes of slow Internet connections.
Speedify Speeds Up Your Internet and Protects Your Privacy
Speedify is not only a way to speed up your Internet. Speedify also encrypts your traffic like a VPN, which protects you against:
- fake routers,
- snooping ISPs, and
- other cyber threats
All of this is done without sacrificing the speed you demand out of your Internet connections. While other VPNs can be clunky and slow, Speedify improves the speed and quality of your Internet connection and doesn’t drain your battery either. You can also test the speed from the app itself.
To speed up your Internet, install the Speedify app and create a free account, which includes 5 GB per month (Linux needs a paid plan).
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Speedify combines Wi-Fi, 4G/5G cellular, Ethernet, Starlink and satellite into one faster, more reliable internet connection. Free to try: 5 GB a month with a free account. No credit card required.
🚀 Speed
Faster uploads and downloads, because Speedify uses all your internet connections at once.
📶 Stability
If one internet connection drops, Speedify moves your traffic to the others in milliseconds.
🔒 Security
AES-256 encryption on every internet connection, on any network you join.
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