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| Are you having problems with your broadband | | | | speed. Furthermore poor quality of devices or cables |
| connection speed? You are probably feeling cheated, | | | | can and will influence your broadband speed. Higher |
| as you are not getting the service you paid for, and | | | | quality cables will ensure minimum loss of signal quality. |
| your ISP is telling you that there is nothing wrong with | | | | - For wireless or satellite broadband, poor weather |
| your connection on their side. There are several | | | | conditions may influence quality or stability of your |
| reasons you might be experiencing this problem, and | | | | broadband connection and thus its speed. With |
| believe it or not over 60% of broadband users have | | | | wireless broadband, you might want to try and change |
| experienced such problems more than once!The | | | | the frequency in order to get a better signal quality. |
| problems can be either hardware or software related. | | | | - Wireless and Satellite broadband is very dependent |
| Software related problems | | | | on clear visual line between your antenna and |
| - Old and outdate drivers for your hardware can be | | | | ISPâs antenna / satellite. Reposition your |
| the cause of low performance of your system or | | | | antenna to get best possible line of sight towards your |
| your connection. Most hardware companies issue | | | | ISP transmitter or satellite. |
| updates for their hardware and are available for | | | | - Low quality micro-filters, splitters, can also cause |
| download on their website. | | | | speed reduction of your broadband connection. |
| - Firewall or anti-virus software is the most common | | | | - Mobile broadband works through the mobile phone |
| cause of broadband speed related issues. In order to | | | | network. Your broadband speed depends on the signal |
| make sure that your firewall or anti-virus donât | | | | quality of the mobile network. Increased mobile |
| cause the problem you should run a speed test, which | | | | network traffic in your area can cause drops in |
| are available online, then disable the firewall and run the | | | | broadband speed. Sadly, there is no way around this. |
| test again. If you do notice a considerable difference | | | | Mobile Network Company canât control this |
| then either disable it, tweak settings or try different | | | | and is not responsible for this issue. |
| software. | | | | If you are still experiencing problems with your |
| Hardware related problems | | | | broadband connection contact your ISP technical |
| If your broadband connection is working but your | | | | support line, explain to them what steps have you |
| speed is lowered beside software there are few | | | | taken to check, fix or test your broadband speed and |
| common hardware issues. | | | | help them help you to resolve the problems you are |
| - Check that all cables are firmly and properly plugged | | | | having. |
| in. | | | | Written by Jake C. Adams. |
| - Long extension cables may have severe impact on | | | | |