Check Your Internet Connection and Make it Faster

Posted on October 21, 2021 by Evan Stein

This is part 2 of the blog post about Internet connection and speed. If you need a refresher on how Internet speed works and Internet usage of various online activities, check out part 1 of “How Fast an Internet Speed Do You Truly Need?”

Let’s set the scene. You are watching a movie. Just when the story is about to reach a climax, the spinning wheel of death appears. What’s worse, after you patiently let your video download for a moment and think everything will be fine, five minutes pass into your movie, the spinning icon of doom appears again.

Bad news, you have slow Internet speed or unstable connectivity. 

Today, we want to talk about what might impact your Internet speed, how to find your current speed, and most importantly, the actions you can take to improve your Internet connectivity.

How Fast of an Internet Speed Do You Truly Need?

Posted on September 29, 2021 by Evan Stein

This is part 1 of the blog post about Internet Speed. In the next blog post, Check Your Internet Connection and Make it Faster, we will share how you can improve your Internet connection and the free tools you can try.

Internet speed is something we all have come to rely on in our daily lives. With 93% of American adults using the Internet and many with increasing reliance on it, you may have asked one of these questions:

• Why is my Internet so slow?
• How fast is my Internet connection right now?
• Is there a way to improve my Internet speed?

And, of course, the fundamental question, “How fast of an Internet connection do I actually need?”