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Broadband Speed Test

Broadband basically tells you how fast your internet connection is. Broadband speed is one of the biggest considerations when choosing an internet service provider. It determines not only how quickly you can perform tasks online, but how many of those tasks your network can handle at a single time. Unless you’re living solo and only browsing Facebook, you might need more than the minimum speed.

Different browsers do come up with their own advantages. For example, Chrome is known for its HTML5 support, effectively future-proofing it for web application development. On the other hand, Firefox has a good start-up time, memory use and security. In the case of Opera, it can increase the offline speed with intelligent catching. Finally, Internet Explorer is what many users are familiar with and includes excellent hardware acceleration.

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If none of the solves above address your internet speed issues, you can take a few additional steps to boost your connection:

  • Make it a habit to restart your router. This allows them to “refresh” and clear stored up data.

  • Upgrade your router. Look for a high-quality, long-range router to deliver the best internet speeds.

  • Amp up your security. Other users may have found a way to leech off your connection. Use hard-to-guess passwords and WPA2 security.

  • Switch from your 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi channel to the 5 GHz one. A 5 GHz channel has 23 overlapping channels compared to 16 for 2.4 GHz, which can increase speeds.

  • Angle one Wi-Fi antenna straight up and the other to the side. This will send the connection both directly up and down through ceilings and horizontally through walls for well-rounded coverage.

It's difficult to say, but perhaps there is a time on the horizon, where we will see mobile broadband speeds accelerate beyond those achieved by the average person's fixed connection.The UK telecommunications space is an interesting one at the moment, with a number of announcements during Q4 which will impact the market released a proposal for achieving the government's Universal Service Obligation of 10 Mbps access by 2020. Perform the Broadband Speed test.