Note: This article was published in 2011. Software versions, prices, settings, apps and services mentioned may have changed or been discontinued since then — please check current information before relying on it.
Update: For current advice, read our updated guide: 8 Ways to Improve Your Internet Connection Speed.
One of the things that people are constantly trying to improve regarding their computers is to speed up their internet connection. With so many things being done online, from the usual downloading and uploading to video streaming and file storage, having a speedy internet connection is now becoming a necessity. Thus, more and more people are calling IT support to try and make their internet speeds go faster.
Suggested Reading: Reasons for a Slow Computer
Of course, sometimes you do not need to go directly to IT support if you simply want to speed up your connections. Here are some rules that you can follow to help speed up your internet connection.
Fix faulty parts
One of the reasons that you could have slow internet connections would be defective parts. The routers, modems or even the cables may be worn down or completely wrecked. This would definitely affect the speed of your internet connection.
To fix this, you may want to contact your ISP to replace the defective modems and cabling or even to contact a computer repair shop to replace WiFi cards or lan cards that are not working efficiently.
Suggested Reading: Secure your WiFi Network
Ensure that your system is clean
Another common reason for slow internet connections is that if your computer has virus or malware. These kinds of harmful software in your computer can take over the internet connection by downloading illegal data or even uploading some of your private files.
If you think that your system is infected with a virus or other forms of malware, then you may want to consider getting an IT support team to do a remote PC repair service for your computer. They may be able to take out these malware that took over your system so that the speed of your internet connection would once again be restored to its original state.
Suggested Reading: 6 Easy steps to Improve Computers Performance
Upgrade your internet plans
If after all the IT support and PC repair jobs, you still find that your computer’s internet speed is slow, then perhaps you would need to think about upgrading your internet plans to the next tier. You may want to look at a higher data speed and data plan if you think the speed is still insufficient.
Of course, you should know that a higher data speed would usually have a significant increase in price. That is why you should balance your need for higher internet speeds with the price or cost of having to upgrade your existing internet plans.
Karen is a contributing member of MailSure-It.com which provides IT Support and IT Support Manchester.
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Ifham khan
Jul 07. 2011
just before a night I too faced slow internet connection after lots of checking I found that my cable is loose and replaced it, now its working fine btw thanks for sharing above tips
admin
Jul 07. 2011
Thanks to Karen for writing this post … 🙂
Karen
Aug 03. 2011
Thanks admin, got surprised that this post got comments 🙂 anyway I’ve posted another article and hopefully it’ll get approved. Thanks
Atish
Jul 07. 2011
Are they “rules” or are they “ways” hmm salman??
by the nice info.
admin
Jul 07. 2011
It is up to the reader…either rules or ways 😀
Olawale Daniel
Jul 07. 2011
Yeah!That’s true but there is still an available method to boost your internet connection speed. Most of them depends on the user…the way you use your connection matters a lot. Thanks for sharing this awesome post 🙂
admin
Jul 07. 2011
You’re welcome ….
Olawale Daniel
Jul 07. 2011
I have a post that I want to submit for your blog. Can I send it to you and how can I?
admin
Jul 07. 2011
Yes if it is related to my niche …. you’re most welcome to send it !! You can register yourself (I think you’re already registered, username = techatlast) as a contributor (https://www.techcrates.com/wp-login.php?action=register) and submit the post for review 🙂
Atish
Jul 08. 2011
Correct
Nella
Jul 08. 2011
It is really very important to secure your WIFI network, and not only speeding up your Internet connection by not letting other people use your bandwidth for free but for your own protection as well. MAC address filtering is a great way to go (among other solutions of course)!
admin
Jul 08. 2011
Thanks for stopping by and commenting 🙂
Jasmine
Jul 09. 2011
The best method to speed up an Internet connection is to upgrade your ISP plan! But unfortunately, this is also the most expensive method. Haha…
admin
Jul 09. 2011
Yep truly said Jasmine 😉
sibin
Jul 11. 2011
Thank you friend.This methods help me to speed up my net connection .Thanks for such a great posts
admin
Jul 11. 2011
You’re welcome and thanks for stopping by and commenting 🙂
Technology Blog
Jul 18. 2011
Btw, if its a wireless one then distance and obstructions in path matters. Plus depends on the technology. Also sometimes it is just a bandwidth issue if there are too many users. If you are in US you could also be throttled :).
admin
Jul 18. 2011
Yep truly … 😀
Arun
Jul 25. 2011
As of I know the first 2 problem mostly not occurs to everyone but at the last point most of them defiantly have the problem in upgrading connection plan. What you think?
admin
Jul 25. 2011
Yep that’s true …
cialis 20mg
Aug 03. 2011
every type of temporary files must be clean from your computer if you need a high speed internet services.
admin
Aug 03. 2011
Yep truly. ..
Sandipan Mukherjee
Sep 11. 2011
Thanks for sharing.
admin
Sep 11. 2011
You’re welcome …
Reddy
Mar 22. 2012
Nowadays with the ADSL 2+ connection available internet speeds are really fast and reliable.
Karan
May 18. 2012
Haha, the last point was pretty obvious. Anyways, yeah we almost miss that we need a healthy system to make the best out of our resources. Thanks for the reminder, time to get ccleaner running.
Rahul
May 23. 2014
Good tips, now a days we have a lot of options to choose Internet service providers and their plans, if we choose smarty we can have good speed plans less than 1k per month.
Thanks for sharing.
Tom
Jul 15. 2014
Highly descriptive article, I enjoyed that bit. Will there be
a part 2?
Ben
Oct 05. 2016
Great article, exactly what I wanted to find.