How To Speed Up A Slow Internet Connection

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If you (or someone you know) has a slow internet connection, this article might be helpful.

For most people home internet connections have gotten a whole lot faster over the past decade, but in some places today even a 5 megabit (Mbps) connection seems blazing fast. Don’t give up internet video just yet — there are some things that you can do to maximize performance. Many of them don’t cost a cent!
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Move out of the sticks/digital ghetto. Fire your City Council and put in people that can think since they are the ones that screwed you.

lol

Seriously, some of the richest places in the nation have the worst internet options.
 
The only thing really useful there is the DNS server info.

As for the routers and modems from the cable companies.. sure they usually suck for the higher speed tiers, but for the slow ones, they should be fine.

The other things don't actually do anything to "speed up" the connection, but may help reduce the perceived slowness in specific circumstances.
 
I have the easy solution, and will be signing up for Google Fiber when it becomes available.
 
bucketlist said:
I thought splicing 2 ethernet cables together doubles your speed?
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the-one1 said:
It does. More wires = more speed :D
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Don't forget to make sure that your cables don't have any loops in them. It takes longer for the data to go around the loops than it does if it goes in a straight line.

Also, if the data is having to go around loops or around sharp corners, you may lose some of it due to centrifugal force.

Too much data going around loops or sharp corners may also cause collisions. Some of the data may be totaled when this happens.
 
cyclone3d said:
Don't forget to make sure that your cables don't have any loops in them. It takes longer for the data to go around the loops than it does if it goes in a straight line.

Also, if the data is having to go around loops or around sharp corners, you may lose some of it due to centrifugal force.

Too much data going around loops or sharp corners may also cause collisions. Some of the data may be totaled when this happens.
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damn, i hope my internet insurance covers those totalled data
 
cyclone3d said:
Don't forget to make sure that your cables don't have any loops in them. It takes longer for the data to go around the loops than it does if it goes in a straight line.

Also, if the data is having to go around loops or around sharp corners, you may lose some of it due to centrifugal force.

Too much data going around loops or sharp corners may also cause collisions. Some of the data may be totaled when this happens.
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Nice. Just straightened all mine out. Thanks for those tips. :)

You can make the most out of a connection, but a 5Mb will still be 5Mb.... Sadly, these companies are in the business of making a profit. There really is no reason to bring 50Mb/100Mb to people for $100 when you can sell them 5Mb for $70. They aren't going to do it just to be nice and give you faster speeds... Now, if there were competition in the area that brought 10Mb for $65, I'm sure there would be some price drops and speed increases. ISP's cost a lot of money to start and maintain....
 
Ur_Mom said:
Nice. Just straightened all mine out. Thanks for those tips. :)

You can make the most out of a connection, but a 5Mb will still be 5Mb.... Sadly, these companies are in the business of making a profit. There really is no reason to bring 50Mb/100Mb to people for $100 when you can sell them 5Mb for $70. They aren't going to do it just to be nice and give you faster speeds... Now, if there were competition in the area that brought 10Mb for $65, I'm sure there would be some price drops and speed increases. ISP's cost a lot of money to start and maintain....
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This is true, competition is everything.

Cox doubled everyone's speed last year for free. (nice!)

Since the upgrade required me to get a DOCSIS 3.0 modem anyway, I decided to try out the 150Mbps service and noticed they were offering it for $79.99 for 6 months to new customers ($10 more than the 50Mbps service).

So I called and asked "what about your loyal customers that want to try it out? Our only option is $109.99?" She said "well, since you are a "loyal" customer, let me put you on hold for a minute..." The way she said it sounded like she was being a smart ass, then a few minutes later, she comes back online and says "How about the 150Mbps service for $72.99 and we'll lock that in for 2 years." I was like "What do I need to do....." She said "nothing, it is already done."

**BAM** customer for life. ;)
 
Steve said:
This is true, competition is everything.

Cox doubled everyone's speed last year for free. (nice!)
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We have the capability for a lot of speed where I'm at. We have a couple Amazon data centers in a small town of 3,300. Fiber going through town, POP's just down the road... Speeds for consumers are still sitting at 10Mb... Just two ISP's. CenturyLink and a wireless ISP (which I have because the DSL is too flaky).
 
Steve said:
This is true, competition is everything.

Cox doubled everyone's speed last year for free. (nice!)

Since the upgrade required me to get a DOCSIS 3.0 modem anyway, I decided to try out the 150Mbps service and noticed they were offering it for $79.99 for 6 months to new customers ($10 more than the 50Mbps service).

So I called and asked "what about your loyal customers that want to try it out? Our only option is $109.99?" She said "well, since you are a "loyal" customer, let me put you on hold for a minute..." The way she said it sounded like she was being a smart ass, then a few minutes later, she comes back online and says "How about the 150Mbps service for $72.99 and we'll lock that in for 2 years." I was like "What do I need to do....." She said "nothing, it is already done."

**BAM** customer for life. ;)
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Customer for life huh. Sounds like they knew something that you didn't know. Like 1gbps service is about to come to your area.
 
Steve said:
This is true, competition is everything.

Cox doubled everyone's speed last year for free. (nice!)

Since the upgrade required me to get a DOCSIS 3.0 modem anyway, I decided to try out the 150Mbps service and noticed they were offering it for $79.99 for 6 months to new customers ($10 more than the 50Mbps service).

So I called and asked "what about your loyal customers that want to try it out? Our only option is $109.99?" She said "well, since you are a "loyal" customer, let me put you on hold for a minute..." The way she said it sounded like she was being a smart ass, then a few minutes later, she comes back online and says "How about the 150Mbps service for $72.99 and we'll lock that in for 2 years." I was like "What do I need to do....." She said "nothing, it is already done."

**BAM** customer for life. ;)
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I did that with Cox here in Vegas too. They're decent on that front.

Fun fact, Cox network doesn't restrict you to a node. So if you take your modem with you and find a cox cable port (ie friend or family with slow internet), plug it in. It'll usually work.
 
I wish Cox was like that with me here in Arizona :(

Their reliability and speed has always been GREAT, but when it comes to billing its just awful. I wish they would lock me into a 2 year so that I wouldn't have to deal with random charges every couple of months lol.
 
Here in the Kansas City area Google Fiber is making the other ISPs (Timewarner and Comcast, depending on the area) get their act together. Comcast is offering 250 Mb/s internet for insanely cheap (relatively speaking).
 
Ur_Mom said:
Nice. Just straightened all mine out. Thanks for those tips. :)

You can make the most out of a connection, but a 5Mb will still be 5Mb.... Sadly, these companies are in the business of making a profit. There really is no reason to bring 50Mb/100Mb to people for $100 when you can sell them 5Mb for $70. They aren't going to do it just to be nice and give you faster speeds... Now, if there were competition in the area that brought 10Mb for $65, I'm sure there would be some price drops and speed increases. ISP's cost a lot of money to start and maintain....
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No that not always the case in most case it ISP hardware that the problem like say with motorola canopy system.
 
forcefed said:
What aboot monster network cables, do they speed up your interweb?!?
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Haha do they sell network cables? Don't give them any ideas :)
Another 20 million dumbass suckers out there ready to buy junk from that jackass company..
 
He didn't mention SSDs.
Nothing makes your current speed seem faster.
I used to make a ram disk out of physical ram to cache my net and a small amount for downloads. Now I just use SSDs but the difference is still amazing.
 
Back to the dial up days with you folks. I was running 2 56k modems in SHOTGUN and my ping in Quake 2 was awesome!
 
Best tip for folks in the UK on ADSL is to check your master phone socket for the bell wire.

Its the wire that still gets connected but hasnt been used for nearly 30 years. However, it injects noise into the line reducing signal quality.

Have pulled many bell wires over the years and at worst it does nothing, at best it can give you an extra 1-2Mbps. Not bad for 3 minutes effort.
 
i just got the 1000mb/s package from my internet supplier and is great, all for 11 EU :p :)
 
I have Comcast, and whenever my internet slows down, I unplug the router and modem, pull the modem out, scream at it, choke slam it to the ground, blow in the ports (think Nintendo cartridge method) and plug everything back in. 50% of the time it works every time.
 
63jax said:
i just got the 1000mb/s package from my internet supplier and is great, all for 11 EU :p :)
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The NSA/Uk Spy Agency and friends thanks you and your fellow Internet subscribers for allowing them to spy on you much faster than before :)
 
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