How to Increase Internet Speed?

Have you ever felt that your internet speed in Lowering Down? If so and you would like to know How to increase internet Speed then this article will help you out. Here in this article we are going to share a few checkpoints which you should check to increase the internet speed.

Kindly note that we do not guarantee you that which factor is affecting your internet speed. But anyhow we have listed probable causes which may be affecting the internet speed that you should know. You can follow step by step each checkpoint and maybe your internet speed will increase.

Effective Checklist to Increase Internet Speed

Before going ahead, one thing should be kept in your mind that internet speed depends on the distance from the branch form where you are getting the ISP. Sometimes it happens that you keep trying to solve an internet speed problem but it may be beyond your control and you might not be able to solve it. In such a case, we suggest you ask your ISP to clarify what would be the maximum attainable speed you are going to get at your location. If this parameter is good enough then kindly take an audit of the below checklist.

1. Check router Configuration              

To attain the maximum output of the internet speed according to your Internet plan, you may be sure enough that your router should meet minimum requirements and should be able to pass on the internet speed as per your Plan. It is being observed that data transferring speed is dependent on the router configuration. Here you can try out by using a different newly router with well enough configuration. If you find an increase in speed of the internet then we suggest you to go for purchasing a new router with best configuration and specification.

2. Use licensed Virus Scanner

Sometimes due to malware virus, your computer can not transfer data in good speed which causes low speed internet. To overcome this checkpoint we recommend to use any license virus scanner that will ensure that your device is virus free. Possible that your device has such a virus that pulls your whole internet speed itself and makes your browsing and downloading speed slow. In such a case, you should install the best virus scanner and scan your device regularly to stay safe from this type of virus.

3. Check for Auto-Updates

If you are using windows 10, then probably you have faced this problem of auto updating the windows and windows driver itself. In such a case, even if you have stopped updating the driver from the control panel, it might be downloading in the background process. To stop background process, you have to follow the below steps:

• Type in the search bar “service” and hit enter. 
• It will open the services which are running in the background. Scroll down all of them and go to the service “Windows Update”
• Now double tap on the “Windows Update” option. It will open another pop-up window.

• As shown in above image, select on Service type and drop-down menu will open and select “Disable” and click on “Stop” at service status. Then click on the apply button and then click ok.
• By doing this you will disable automatic updates running in the background.

Kindly make sure it is a temporary way because in windows 10 keep updating is required to run the system flawlessly. Once you don’t need to use the internet please start updating in the background to auto update windows.

4.  Ping default gateway

To know whether your router connection to your PC is good enough or not you have to start a Ping test. In this case, you need to know the router IP Address. Once you know the router IP Address follow the steps to start the Ping test.

• First of all, open the command prompt by typing “cmd” in the search bar and hit enter. It will open the command prompt. 
• Now in the Command prompt, you need to enter command like

“Ping 192.168.43.1” (Here you have to enter your router IP address.)

• If you get this result then nothing to worry about your connectivity, but if you did not this result and showing error then you need to check the cable through which your router and computer is connected.
• If both are in good condition then you should ask the ISP to troubleshoot.

5. Update Router Firmware

Likewise, any other device, router is also running on its firmware. If you are not updating its firmware then it may cause a slow down of the internet speed. To get the maximum speed as per your plan, you should stay up-to-date with your router’s firmware. Make a schedule to check any update available for the router firmware update.

6. Check other Connected devices

It is the most probable cause of slow down of your internet speed. So many times, it is observed that the connected devices have put their device on auto update of application from google play or app store. In such cases even they aren’t aware that their connected device is consuming the internet so badly that another person has slowed down in internet speed.

Just open your router dashboard and check how many devices are connected and there you can also check which device is consuming more internet at which speed. Identify that device and set a data transfer limit on that device from the router setting.

Conclusion: There are so many other small causes which can affect your internet speed. But these are the common causes we have described. We hope that you might find the problem described here and get your solution. If still you don’t get a solution then we highly recommend that you should call your ISP to resolve the issue. Because it is a very deep matrix and as much you are disturbing your router setting as much it will take time to identify the issue and resolve it by your ISP also.