How to Boost Your Internet Connection
To get a better internet connection, rule out problems with your internet provider, fix your Wi-Fi signal and router, and then use more than one internet connection at once instead of just one. Speedify is an app that combines Wi-Fi, Ethernet and 4G/5G cellular at the same time, giving faster upload and download speeds and staying online if one connection drops out. If your phone is the slow one, here is how to fix slow internet on a phone.
Below are practical tips to speed up a connection, plus how Speedify ties them together.
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Before You Begin: Test Your Internet Speed and Check for ISP Issues
To improve your internet connection, first rule out your internet provider as the cause. If the provider is responsible for slow and unreliable internet, you can act: report the issue, upgrade your plan or switch providers.
Is your ISP the cause of bad Internet? Here are some things to check:
- Run an online speed test on a wired Ethernet connection on your computer. Are the numbers you’re getting too far off what’s in your contract?
Action: contact your ISP.
- Do you see slower speeds on bandwidth-intensive activities such as streaming and online gaming? Your ISP could be throttling your connection; learn more how to determine that for sure.
Action: use a fast VPN or contact your ISP to see how you can avoid being throttled.
- Is there a reported internet outage in your area, or is your ISP doing maintenance work? Check their service status page, for example Comcast or Cox.
Action: contact your ISP about the outage. Until the work is done, you can use an alternative internet connection, like your smartphone’s 4G/5G cellular or a nearby public Wi-Fi network. - You may be experiencing slow Internet if your plan has data caps and you went over that. This is usually the case for cellular connections.
Action: check your ISP contract or the live info from your online account with them. You can also contact your ISP for more details. If you’re regularly going over that cap, maybe it’s time to upgrade your Internet plan.
5 Tips to Make Your Internet Faster and More Reliable
Once you have ruled out your ISP, you should get the speeds you pay for. If you still don’t, start troubleshooting your slow Internet connection with these 5 tips for the most common issues:
Tip #1: Restart your modem / router, as well as your computer / mobile device.
Your modem / router is like a mini computer which specializes in sending and receiving traffic to and from the Internet. Just unplugging it from the power outlet and then plugging it back after 10 seconds will fix most connectivity related issues.
Pro tip: some modern routers have a scheduled reboot functionality you can activate from within the admin interface. If not, you can also use an outlet with a timer or a smart outlet.
For best results, also restart your computer or mobile device.
Tip #2: Get a Stronger Wi-Fi Signal. Move the wireless router to a central part of your home. Use a Wi-Fi repeater.
A poor Wi-Fi signal is the most common cause of slow and unreliable internet. Move closer to the wireless router, or move the router to a central part of your home so the Wi-Fi range covers every room.
If that’s not enough, you can also use a Wi-Fi repeater: see how you can create one using your Windows PC.
Tip #3: Use a wired connection where possible.
If possible, you should use a wired Ethernet connection for your computer or laptop instead of connecting to the Internet via Wi-Fi. This will eliminate any issues related to wireless signal strength, wireless interference, overlapping channels, etc.
Tip #4: Secure your Wi-Fi hotspot. Eliminate unwanted connected devices.
There may be too many devices connected to your router, eating up your available bandwidth, and some of them may not even be yours. Secure your Wi-Fi hotspot with a password, or change the existing one if you already have one. Check your router manual for how to do that.
As you’re connecting your devices to the Wi-Fi hotspot with the new password, you’ll know who can access the Internet.
Tip #5: Use all available connections at the same time
When the Internet is still slow and unreliable and you have an alternate connection to use, you can switch to that. And then switch back again when the original connection improves.
But you can also use all available connections at the same time, so there is no switch at all and you don’t have to reconnect to the video conference or restart any streaming app you may be using. Speedify does this: it combines your internet connections and moves traffic to the working ones if one drops.
Pro tip: Speedify also encrypts your traffic like a VPN, so no one on the network can spy on your online activities. That covers all three parts of good internet: speed, stability and security.
How to Improve Your Internet Connectivity: Use All Available Connections at Once with Speedify
Because Speedify lets you use all of your Internet connections at the same time, losing one of them does not take you offline. Connect through more than one internet connection, ideally from different providers, and Speedify’s automatic failover protection moves your traffic to the ones still working, while its encryption adds security.
Creating an Internet “super-pipe” that provides increased speed and reliability is especially important when:
- Working remotely: less pixelated video and buffering in video conferences, and being in touch with your colleagues in real time instead of waiting for messages or attachments to go through.
- Live streaming: Speedify prioritizes live streams over other types of internet traffic, so your Twitch, YouTube or other streams are protected.
- Gaming: in online gaming, a glitch on one connection is less likely to cost you the game or throw you out of it with laggy internet.
Two or more connections working together beat one: that is how Speedify makes your internet connection faster, more reliable and more secure.
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🚀 Speed
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📶 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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