Why is the Internet slow?

Many of the inexperienced users face such a problem as the low speed of the Internet, and do not know what to do in this situation. In this article, I would like to talk about the reasons and answer the question: "Why is the Internet slow?"

The reasons can be different, from bad weather (if you have a 3G modem), to problems with communication with the provider.

First you need to make sure that the speed is low only for you, not for all clients of your Internet provider. Ask your friends, relatives or someone else. The main thing that they had the same Internet. Ask them if they complain about speed and whether it is very different from the one declared by the provider.

If the rest is normal, and the Internet only hampers you, then you need to look for a problem on your computer. Also, there are possible failures on the connection line to the provider.

The solution to the question "Why is the Internet slow?": Step 1

First you need to find out the real speed. More precisely, what is the possible speed, and how much of this you can use. You must install a program that will scan traffic on the computer. For example, "NetWorx" or something else. There are plenty of such utilities.

After you install it, run it. Then you will need to right-click on the icon in the tray, and click the "show chart" item. You will see a window with a speed change graph. Note that the maximum speed is not displayed, but the one used at the moment.

And now you need to do the following. Do nothing and observe the changes on the monitor. That is, do not use the browser, some programs for correspondence, Skype and so on. Exit all programs that use the Internet.

If suddenly the graph shows that you are on the network, and some data is downloaded to the computer, then, most likely, it slows down the Internet precisely because of this. You do not do anything, but the Internet is already being used. That is, you yourself in a percentage ratio is less than the speed.

The solution of the question "why does the Internet slow down": step 2

It is necessary to determine what exactly the world wide web is using at this moment. In general, this is quite easy to do if you have Nod 32 antivirus installed. If not, then look for some utility for this on the Internet.

If Nod, then make a right click on the icon in the tray and click to show network connections.

You will see all the programs that are connected to the Internet. Disconnect them. Close access to them. Most likely, these are some sort of viruses or "updater" of some programs. For example, Adobe.

If the viruses, then you need to scan the computer for them.

To configure access to the Internet for each program, you need to slightly adjust your firewall. Open the window with the antivirus and go to the settings, where we set the interactive filtering mode. Now, if some program wants to go online, the antivirus will ask you if you can connect or not. Rules can be specified for both time and forever. If you keep it permanently, you can reconfigure it at any time.

The solution of the question "why does the Internet slow down": step 3

If you do not have such problems, and only you access the World Wide Web, then the problem is in something else.

If you have a 3G modem, then check the antenna level. Maybe you have a bad connection and that's why very low speed. You do not need to connect the modem from the back of the system unit and put it close to the wall. It is necessary to do so that the antenna can freely receive a signal. If this is not possible, connect the device via an extension cord.

If not 3G, then try to update the driver to the network card. If it does not help, check all cables. Due to wire breaks or oxidation, the quality of data transmission can be significantly less than it should be.

In other words, you need to look for a problem in the connection between you and the provider or with the PBX.