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How to check your internet speed

Difficulty:   Moderate Instructions 1 In your browser, visit "http://www.testmy.net/". This website will quickly provide you with some tests to check your internet connection speed. 2 On this website, click the first blue arrow titled "Click to go to download test section". 3 Now you should see a listing of available tests to check your internet connection speed. Click on the first test at the top of the list of tests for your internet connection, titled "SmarTest". 4 This will start testing your speed with different sizes of data. After the tests are complete, you'll see your internet connection speed compared to other common results like "Average comcast" , "Typical Cable" or "Typical Satellite". You can use these results to check your internet connection speed to other typical internet connection speeds. 5 Try this test a couple times to get a good average of your connection speed. Note: Your internet connection...

How to double your internet speed

Difficulty:   Easy Instructions things you'll need: Computer Internet connection Web browser ISP telephone number 1 Find out from your Internet Service Provider (ISP) what Internet connection speed your paying for. Make sure the speed your paying for is the speed programmed in their network. 2 Speedtest.net Test your Internet connection speed. You can do this by going to one of these speed test websites: Speakeasy.net/speedtest or Speedtest.net. Record your results. 3 Compare the speeds from step one and step two. If your getting the speed your paying for go no further. If your not, go to the next step. 4 Manage Add-ons screen Disable web-browser Add-ons that can slow down your Internet connection speed. Check to see if you have multiple web browser Add-ons operating with your browser. For example, if your web browser is Internet Explorer, go to Tools, select Manage Add-ons, and look at what Add-ons are enabled. Disable the ones you do not want to use. 5 Run anti-virus,...

How to increase your internet speed

First things first - you're no doubt here to have a Super Fast Internet Connection - and this guide will do exactly that for you. But the fun doesn't stop there, there are tons of more tweaks waiting for you at our site. Visit IncreaseInternetSpeed.net for more such tweaks! So.. lets start, should we? This method works for DSL or Cable connections only. Okay, the pre-requistes: SpeedGuide.net's SG TCP Optimizer You'll need this first. This program modifies your registry to increase your internet speed. Lvllord's Patch You'll need these to increase TCP connections of your computer. (More on this later) Step 1: Modifying your LAN Properties. a) Go to Start> Network Connections . b) Right Click>Properties on your main Internet connection. c) Make the following changes: [Unselect everything except " Internet Protocol  (TCP/IP)" Step 2: Running Lvllords Patch. In Win XP SP 1, TCP connections were...