Top 10 tips to speed up your home wireless network

Do you like waiting for what seems like forever for a webpage to load? No, you don’t. Not many people want to wait for even a couple seconds for webpages to load, especially since there are Internet speeds that will load pages in an instant. These ten tips will help you speed up your home wireless network to perform to your expectations.

1. Purchase Faster Speeds

This should probably go without saying, but nevertheless, it is one of the top tips you can receive about improving your Internet speed. Even just a few extra megabytes per second can greatly improve your home wireless speed. You can talk to the best dsl providers for more information or contact your internet providers to learn more about upgrading your internet speed.

2. Keep other wireless devices turned off

If you have multiple devices that share your homes wi-fi network turned on, your computer’s speed will be compromised. The various devices will eat their portion of the signal that your router puts out. Simply turn off any device that shares wi-fi that is not being used at the moment.

3. Keep Router Away From Loud Speakers

Routers that sit next to large speakers don’t perform at one hundred percent. The sound waves emitted by the speakers disrupt the wireless signal from traveling throughout the house.

4. Keep Your Router Away From Your Modem

Routers that sit next to modems don’t perform well. The two signals tend to play off each other and disrupt each other. Though you have to plug an ethernet cord from the modem into the router, you will have to keep both units relatively close to each other. However, if it is possible, try to keep them more than three feet away from each other. Most people make the mistake of placing the router on top of the modem. This will affect your home’s Internet speed.

5. Use a Quality Router

Many people purchase the most inexpensive router they can find. However, these routers tend to only support the slower Internet speeds. For example, if your Internet provider allows one hundred and eight megabytes per second worth of download speed, make sure your router supports that. Cheaper routers tend to only support fifty-four megabytes per second.

6. Upgrade Your Computer

Your Internet speed may be fast, but your computer may need to be upgraded to support the speed. Older model computers may not have fast enough processors to allow for super-speed Internet.

7. Clean Your Computer

Suppose you have a newer computer. If you are still having trouble surfing the Internet at lightning fast speeds, a cluttered computer may be the culprit. If you rarely clean old files out of your computer, your computer’s CPU may be getting overloaded, thus resulting in slow load times and even force-closed programs. Make sure you defragment, wipe the C: Drive and uninstall unused programs frequently.

8. Keep Your Computer Close to Your Router

The further away your computer is from your router, the weaker the signal it will receive. It is always best to stay as close as you can to your home’s router. If you use a laptop throughout the house, you may want to place the router in the middle of the room, if possible.

9. Consult With Your Provider

If you are experiencing difficulty with the speed of your Internet, you should try calling your provider. Ask them to run a diagnostic test from their monitoring system. They may discover that there are codes within your network that are disrupting the signal. They can usually fix these problems directly from their office — no need for a repairman.

10. Close Processes On Your Computer

If there are too many processes running on your computer, it will bog down your computer’s CPU. Open up the task menu and click on the processes tab. You may see processes that are easily recognizable, such as mozilla Firefox browser or Google Desktop. However, other processes may not be so clear. If you don’t understand the processes, there are websites that help you by indexing each process in alphabetical order. Typically, you should stay away from the processes that are labeled as “system.” User Processes are applications that you probably installed on your computer that run in the background, such as instant messengers and anti-virus programs.

Author Bio

Karim Toohalik writes for Brainloop, a company specializing in creating a highly secure workspace through secure document sharing from Brainloop using a highly secure dataroom environment making it easy to share documents.

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