Tips to Improve Broadband Speed
Broadband speed is supremely important, especially given that most of our work now completely relies on the internet. A vast number of factors can play a role in affecting the speed of your broadband connection including the time you are online, which could be a peak hour, the distance of your connection from the telephone exchange, and the number of devices connected to the modem in your home or office. Additionally, there could be damages in the line that provides the internet or there could be internal issues with your internet service provider.
However, there are several tips which could help you in boosting the broadband speed.
- Check Speed with a Speed Test: A speed test will help you gauge the actual internet speed you are getting. Before taking any measures, you are advised to carry out multiple speed tests on different timings to see if there’s a pattern. You can check the speed online simply by searching broadband speed testers.
- Update Your Browser: Sometimes the broadband speed appear slow not because of an issue with the ISP but rather an outdated browser which takes time in loading pages. Check if you are using the latest version of your browser and if there are any updates available.
- Upgrade Your Router: It is also possible that some hardware issue with your router or simply an outdated router is causing a lower broadband speed. You can consider buying the latest model of the router from your internet service provider to sort this issue.
- Internet Device Set to Public: There is also a chance that your router settings have been changed to public and the internet is being used by your entire neighbourhood. Better check the privacy settings of your internet too.
- Use a Broadband Accelerator Device: You can also use a broadband accelerator device which is designed to filter out any interference with your network. This not only improves speed but can also help stabilize your line and make it more reliable.
- Phone Line Interference: Any interference on your phone line could slow your broadband down. Make sure your home has the most up-to-date main phone socket and plug microfilters into every phone socket in your home. They look like little white boxes and split the phone and broadband signals so that they don’t affect each other.
- Electrical Interference: Halogen lamps, electrical dimmer switches, stereo or computer speakers, fairy lights, TVs and monitors and AC power cords have all been known to affect routers. Keep your router as far away as possible from other electrical devices as well as those which emit wireless signals such as cordless phones, baby monitors etc. Try to place your router on a table or shelf rather than on the floor and keep it switched on.
- Talk to your Internet Service Provider: If nothing works for you, better discuss the issue with your ISP, they should be able to help you understand the cause and fix it for you. If you need to replace your NBN battery, contact EnerSys Australia.
