Friday, 24 May 2013
5 Simple Ways to Boost Your Internet Speed
of speeding up your internet speed also happens to include several notable internet security benefits by default.
1. Go for the Fastest Option:
By far the simplest way to create a faster internet connection in your home or office (or home office) is by simply contracting a faster level of connectivity. This might mean simply upgrading from service providers residential internet connection to that of another or it could mean the even more effective step of actually contracting a business internet service.
If you’re going for the last of these options, then you should definitely notice a massive improvement in the reliability and speed of your connection speed, since business internet services, being designed for much larger volumes of data transfer, are also far more robust than their residential counterparts.
If you’re actually trying to boost your broadband connection in an office or business setting, then the business internet option is probably your best choice; not only will it give you a more stable connection, it will also give you access to better security features and more advanced technical support. It may cost 2 or even 3 times more than a regular web service but the extra expense will almost certainly prove to be worthwhile.
2. Remove Physical Barriers:
Doing this applies specifically to wireless internet speed: whether running from a business net connection or a residential network making sure that the amount of physical barriers between your router or modem with WiFi and your various wireless connected devices is minimal will dramatically improve the kind of connectivity you get in your house, apartment or office.
In essence, try to strategically place your router or modem in locations where it covers the largest amount of space with the least possible amount of walls blocking its Wi Fi coverage. Or, alternatively, you can move your machines so that they are in more direct proximity to your wireless transmitter. Finally, remember that, while flat thin walls won’t do much to block a wireless signal that’s passing through them directly before hitting a device with WiFi, a signal that has to reach a device by going through walls at a long angle will meet more physical interference.
3. Remove Electronic Interference:
Most wireless routers emit their signals through the 2.4 Ghz frequency, which includes 802.11 b, n and g, or the 5.8 Ghz range, which consists of 802.11n type router signals. The problem with these is that they are also often shared by other wireless devices such as cordless phones and wireless cameras. The result is a slowed down wireless connection whenever either phone or camera are being used at the same time as your routers signal.
In order to avoid this, simply take a look at both cameras and phones to make sure that their frequency range is either of the 900 Mhz type or the opposite of your routers if its either 2.4 or 5.8 Ghz.
4. Replace Your Old Electronics:
This applies to all of your internet related devices and their accessories: replace your Ethernet cables, modems, routers, PC (laptop wireless cards and the computers themselves if they’ve become too old or possibly damaged by long term progressive heat damage, which often occurs in all heat generating electronics.
This may seem pricey, but taking this simple step can work wonders when it comes to improving your home based or business internet connection.
5. Don’t Share your Network:
Whether you have a residential or office based business internet connection, you need to take active steps to secure it from bandwidth thieves and intruders. This means customizing your password, setting your network encryption to WPA instead of the much weaker WEP and removing your wireless network routers SSID (service set identifier) by logging into your routers specific IP address from a connected computer via web browser –you can get the IP address from your ISP’s tech support people.
By doing these things, you’ll be effectively eliminating any sort of normal Wi Fi thieves from your network and at the same time giving yourself an added system of computer security in your house or office. Doing the above steps is especially useful in densely crowded urban zones, where numerous small offices or apartments are crowded together and your own personal wireless network is sure to be entering places where unwanted guests can discreetly access it.
About the author: Stephan Jukic is a freelance writer who generally covers a variety of subjects relating to the latest changes in white hat SEO, mobile technology, marketing tech and digital security. He also loves to read and write about location-free business, portable business management and finance. When not busy writing or consulting on technology and digital security, he spends his days enjoying life’s adventures either in Canada or Mexico, where he spends part of the year. Connect with Stephan on LinkedIn.
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