Why Your Internet Is Slow?

Why Your Internet Is So Slow

What Is The Internet?

How Your Computer Is Connected To The InternetThe Internet Service Provider (ISP) Connects To Other Service Providers

Your Computer Is Connected To Other Computers Via This NetworkYou Use Browsers Or Internet-abled Applications To Use The Web

How Slow Is Slow?How Is Internet Speed Measured?

Transfer Speed:Kilobits Per Second (Kbps)Megabits Per Second (Mbps)

A History of Internet SpeedDialup In The 1990s (14.4kbps-56kbps)

Broadband In Early 2000 (256kbps-2mbps+)

Mobile Broadband Promises Up To 7.2 Mbps

FTTH Promises up to 20Mbps or moreWhat Do These Speeds Mean?Advertised Speed (kbps)Actual speed(kBps)Time to download a typical song (4mins or 4MB)Dialup (56kbps)5-15kBps15-30 minutesE-speed (256kbps)10-25kBps5-15minutesE-speed (2Mbps)100-200kBsLess then 1 minuteFTTH (2Mbps-20Mbps)100-2000kBsLess then a minute to Almost InstantWhere Did All That Speed Go?External FactorsInternal FactorsBig Files Will Take Longer Time

Local And International Traffic

Infrastructure

Your account, your service provider, their connection with other service providers. Your wiring.etc.20External FactorsInternal FactorsDownloading Updates

The operating system, windows, software. Adobe flash, google software, etc.22Infected With A Virus

Virus not just slows down your pc, it slows down your internet by downloading updates for itself as well as uploading itself to other computers.23A Lot Of Downloads

What Can You Do?Cleanup Your PC

Turn Off Applications That Are Downloading

Download During Off-peak HoursUse A Download Manager

Upgrade

Just Be Patient