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When paying for internet, you want to get the most out of your broadband service provider. So, how do you go about doing this? How do you maintain and keep the highest speeds, avoid crashes, and keep your network safe? These are a few tips to help you get the most out of your broadband connection each time you are online.
Understand speeds
By understanding your max speeds, you can better utilize your usage/consumption. If it is 17 MB, you are not going to be able to run games, blogs, several sites, and high clocking programs at the same time. Understand what your broadband speeds can handle, so as to avoid over utilizing the connection, which will of course slow down your browsing speeds.
Check your apps
Sometimes you have apps running in the background you aren't even using. If this is the case, close them. Not only does this slow down the speed, but eats away from your data plan. So, you have less to work with, and are going to be running on a slower speed with these pointless apps. Just like open browsers, only keep what you need open, open, when using your computer or other devices.
Limit device usage
If your HD TV is streaming, two tablets are running, phones are browsing the web, and a few laptops are on, guess what? You are going to maintain much slower speeds. Place passwords to limit who can use the internet, and limit the number of devices in use at any given them. This is the only way to ensure speeds aren't dragged down, and only registered users are browsing the web using your broadband connection.
There are a number of ways to maintain high speeds. These are a few simple tips, even those who aren't tech savvy, can understand and easily implement, to ensure they get the most out of their broadband speeds. If you would like to have a look at some broadband options, why not take a look at studentbroadband.org.uk.
