Maximize the Speed of Your Internet Connection

Sometimes restarting your home network if you have one will drastically increase the speed of your connection

Delete your cache or temporary internet files. This can be done by opening internet explorer, clicking on "Tools" at the top and choosing "Internet Options". Then click the "Delete Files" button and put a check mark in "Delete all offline content" then click ok. It might take a while but wait till your mouse goes back to a pointer and restart your computer.

Bypass your router / Wireless. If you don't need to use a router then hook your computer directly to your modem. Routers will slow down your connection.

If you are using a Wireless router, make sure you are not using a 2.4Ghz Cordless phone. Wireless routers work off the 2.4Ghz frequency. Many cordless phones share this frequency. Check on your phone, if it's 900Mhz or 5.8Ghz then it's ok. If it says 2.4Ghz then it could be the cause of your slow connection speed, even if it's been fine until now. It's like listening to two radio stations at the same time.

Contact your internet service provider, sometimes you just have bad service. They can usually tell if your connection is substandard without having a technician come to your home. Just be nice and ask.

Update your computer. If your computer is slow, it doesn't matter how fast your internet connection is, the whole thing will just seem slow. You can only access the internet as fast as your PC will allow you to.

Do some basic maintenance on your PC. Run Disk Defrag, Scandisk, virus scan, spyware scan, clear your recycle bin. A well maintained PC will operate much better than a PC that has never had any maintenance. Google or your local computer repair store should be able to help you with this if you don't know how.

After you have tried all this try your connection again and see if it's running any faster.