The Basics (Anyone Who Has Broadband Can Skip This Paragraph)

If you want to surf the web and download/upload faster, while this isn’t going to be a revelation to anyone, you need to have Broadband Internet Service (such as a Cable, DSL or “T1 or T3″ connection). If you have telephone modem service, forget it Jack- you lose, you’ll never get fast internet speed, you can’t squeeze blood out of a stone!

So to pass “Go”, step 1 is to get Broadband Internet Service! Of these, usually a “T” line is the fastest and most expensive and “Cable” and “DSL” both have their pluses and minuses. I have Cable Internet Service which is quite fast and the pluses are your connection is by cable rather than a phone line. The negatives are the more people using the Cable line at the same time will slow down your Internet speed. With DSL which is also fast, you are using a phone line but are not affected by the amount of people on DSL at the same time. Basically it’s your call for which service is best for your situation. Before I go on, factors like the amount of memory your computer has, the processor speed and the hard drive space, could affect internet speed to a degree and I’d try especially in regards to memory and processor speed, to get the maximum you can afford.

Broadband Users Who Want Faster Internet Speed

Even though you have Broadband, you still might not be happy with your Internet speed because: 1. Your cache is too large, 2. You have adware/spyware/viruses on your computer, 3. Your modem needs rebooting, 4. You don’t have an internet speed accelerator 5. You have 2 firewalls running instead of 1 (Your router and your windows firewall), and`6. You have Internet security and anti virus software from certain brands that slow down speed (other brands don’t). I’ll now go over what to do on each of these:

Cache

In the case of your cache being too large, it could slow down your speed and I recommend you get software that clears the cache on your internet browser whether it be Internet Explorer, Firefox, Opera, etc. The software I recommend is (Webroot ) Window Washer. I would use this software daily but do not have your browser window open when you do. This will clear your cache.

Adware/Spyware and Anti-Virus and Internet Security Software

Adware/Spyware and viruses definitely can slow your internet speed down. I would get a decent anti-spyware/adware program to get this stuff off your computer and run it every few days. I would also have a decent anti-virus program as well and scan for viruses at least weekly. Note, if you go to Porn sites and some MP3 download sites, your computer will in all likelihood pick up spyware/adware and probably viruses so ask yourself if it’s worth it because chances are your Internet Speed will be affected. I’d recommend you use (Webroot) Spyware Doctor and/or (PC Tools) Registry Mechanic to get rid of this stuff and also NOD 32 for your anti-virus software, as it doesn’t slow down your internet speed and computer like some other anti-virus programs do. I would try to avoid most Internet Security Software as they tend to slow down Internet Speed as well.

Rebooting Your Modem

Every so often, your Internet carrier for some reason loses a connection on your modem and when they resume for some reason your Internet speed rmight run slower. When that happens, you need to reboot your modem. Just unplug the power cord for about a minute and then reconnect it to the socket. Your modem will reboot and the speed should be back to the way its suppose to be.

Internet Accelerator

I would get Internet accelerator software. This software maximizes your computer’s settings for faster downloads and Internet response. I actually use two programs for this: Ascentive ActiveSpeed and Uniblue SpeedUpMyPC. I run ActiveSpeed first and SpeedUpMyPC right after. I run both programs after I’ve rebooted my computer or when I’ve added or deleted software programs.

More Than One Firewall

If you are using a wireless signal in your residence then you are getting the signal from a router. A Router provides a firewall for your laptop. If you are using a router then using an additional firewall from windows slows down your internet speed as its going through 2 sources instead of one according to my Broadband provider so you should turn the firewall on your laptop off when using your wireless router connection. The Firewall is located in Windows Security in your control panel.

Google Web Accelerator

I use Google Web Accelerator which definitely speeds up my Internet Speed and is a free download available from Google. If you use Firefox, Firefox 3.0 is currently not compatible which is why is use the Firefox 2 series.

Testing Your Internet Speed

I use TestMyNet’s Smart Test with my Google Web accelerator on to measure my Internet Speed. Click here to go to TestMyNet

The end result from following the above steps should be to get your internet speed including downloads, running consistently faster then before.

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