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How to Optimize Your Web Connection

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Channel: Howcast · 2010 · Science & Technology

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If your high-speed internet connection is more of a fizzle than a bang, this guide will help you surf the web at warp speed with a few minor changes.

Step 1: Install a router
Install a router to negotiate the best connection between you and the web while resolving connectivity issues. 

Step 2: Disable Add-ons and Plug-ins
Disable unused Add-ons and Plug-ins through your internet browser. While they help you view content, they also waste bandwidth when they're not being used.

Tip
Ask a tech-savvy friend to help you if you're unsure where to look or are uncomfortable doing it on your own.

Step 3: Increase the browser cache
Increase your browser's cache to stop downloading repetitive content from websites you visit frequently, like your homepage.

Step 4: Turn off automatic services
Turn off automatic downloading services such as podcast subscriptions and automatic virus updates. Do these when you're not surfing instead.

Step 5: Avoid peak hours
Avoid using the internet or trying to download large files during peak hours. This is typically from mid-morning to mid-afternoon.

Did You Know?
At 40 gigabytes per second, a 75-year-old Swedish woman has the fastest residential uplink in the world and can download a full-length movie in about two seconds.

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