How To Increase Internet Speed

I have put many different posts on increasing internet speed. I got a big response on these posts. So today I am combining all these tricks to a single post and added some new features and tips. I promise you that after doing these tricks your internet speed will be increased by a notable amount. This post will also tell you where your internet speed is leaked or used by other viruses/softwares. You can check your internet speed before and after doing this (described below).
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STEP 1 - Check Internet Speed

Before doing anything first we have to know the current internet speed. Then only we can find whether the speed has increased or not. To check the internet speed logon to www.speedtest.net and note it down.
NOTE: Before checking speed close all other websites and softwares which access the internet. Then only we will get the accurate speed. Eg: Facebook, Gmail, Antiviruses, Gtalk, Nimbuzz... etc (Even if your Facebook is fully loaded it always check for updates. So close it)

STEP 2 - Find Leakage of Internet Speed

Some viruses will use your internet. Some of them are made to decrease internet speed. To know this open Task manager (Alt+Ctrl+Delete) and select networking. If percentage is zero, nothing to worry, go to step three. If not some application/virus may be using internet. Update your antivirus and run a full scan.

STEP 3 - Speed Up by 20% - Limit Reservable Bandwidth

By default Windows only gives you 80% of the original speed called bandwidth for browsing. Other 20% is given softwares and programs. So when you change this 20% to Zero you will get the full speed. I have wrote a separate post for it please read...

INCREASE INTERNET SPEED BY 20%

STEP 4 – Increase Browser Cache Space

Cache is the place where the files of a website are stored. So that when open the same site later, browser doesn’t need to download them again. It makes browsing faster. Usually the cache space is lower, but you can increase it and thus increase internet speed
HOW TO INCREASE FIREFOX CACHE SPACE
HOW TO INCREASE GOOGLE CHROME CACHE SPACE

STEP 5 – 12 Tricks to Increase Firefox Speed 

 

Firefox is a very flexible browser. Since its open source, we can edit many setting. By adjusting some of them (about:config settings) we can surely increase internet speed. I got more speed than Chrome after doing these tricks. Sorry to tell you that these tricks cannot applied on Google Chrome.

INCREASE FIREFOX SPEED-ABOUT:CONFIG TRICKS

Note: You must restart your Computer to changes takes place

STEP 6 - Recheck Internet Speed

As I said in the first step check your Internet speed and note the difference. www.speedtest.net
If your connection is High speed broadband (above 300KBs), you may not feel the difference. Also understand that the “cache trick” I explained above only works after entering a website few times. So may not feel difference first time itself. It increases gradually.



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