For people living in countries with poor internet connectivity (like me) with little to no efforts from the government and the authorities to improve situations it might be a burden trying to get the best from your internet connection. You can use McAfee’s online tool to find how fast your internet connection is. I sometimes find it difficult to watch videos, download big files and also do some very important things, but with the help of some hacks, I have been able to get the best from my internet connection, below are some things to do to get the best from slow internet connectivity.
1. Disable Unnecessary Browser Addons
Many of us visit a lot of our favourite sites, we install a lot of softwares, widgets and addons and the end result is that they end up complicating things for us. Even though some of these addons are very useful they can also be a burden to someone with a very slow internet connection because they are all trying to access the servers of their respective providers and this will lead to more bandwidth usage and less speed on the user end. If you don’t see any special use of a particular addon there is no point in you keeping it, only install one or two addons you deem necessary – and if possible, don’t use any.
2. Use Accelerators
Another way to get the best from your slow internet connection is to use accelerators. I find it difficult to download large files and watch videos at my end but due to latest technologies (thanks to companies like Speedbit) I am able to download large files, watch videos and even download videos I can’t watch.
Some great and effective accelerators that can help you get the best from your internet connection are listed below:
- Speedbit Download Accelerator: This tool is a great tool to help you download large files from the internet, it also has an option to automatically pause downloads if your internet connectivity disconnects suddenly.
- Speedbit Video Accelerator: This is another great tool that helps you watch videos on very slow internet connections (like dialup). This tool has support for the major video sites such as Youtube, Vimeo and Metacafe.
- Speedbit Video Downloader: This is another handy and powerful tool that helps you get the best from your internet connection. If you can’t watch videos or you’re having problems accelerating your videos you can simply download them to your system using this tool.
3. Disable Applications/Gadgets That Use Internet Connectivity
Another way to get more from your internet connection is by disabling gadgets and applications that use your internet connectivity excessively. Most of these gadgets work in the background and they are gadgets like the Google Desktop, your chat tools and your desktop emails clients. You can also disable automatic updates of your antivirus (this can be risky so do it at your own risk).
By disabling these applications and gadgets you reduce the tools fighting to use your internet connection and you will get more speed.
4. Don’t Visit Too Many Websites at Once
Another way to get more from slow internet connectivity is by making sure you only visit websites that are extremely important, don’t open 10-20 tabs of your browser at once, only use the websites that are of a high priority.
If you need to visit so many websites, only open another when you’re finished with one – don’t open more than five tabs at once.
Even though these tips are very simple to implement they often result in a significant increase in the speed of your internet connectivity.
Slow internet connection can really be frustrating, thanks for this tips. It will reduce the frustration
For downloading videos i use internet download manager, its also a great tools for videos and other files like .zip .rar or .mp3 🙂
with slow connection it’s better to use a single tab and use some of accelerator can help.
Thanks very much for this. Got some tips out of it.
i am also currently planning to change my internet connection…….
Hi,
Onibalusi Bamidele.
We are in need of some articles related to Broadband and Internet.. It would be our pleasure if u return back with something.
Hi Prateek,
That’s great, and I should be submitting more articles on broadband soon>
Thanks so much,
-Onibalusi
2-3 years ago i also had similar problems with slow internet..at that time i used these tips helped a lot..but seriously it doesn’t makes up a lot u need a better internet connection..no Browser can help for slow connections..
Exactly, having a better internet connection is essential.
Thanks to BSNL for providing cheapest broadband in India and make it free from poor Internet surfing speed.
slow internet connections really annoys
Need a lot of patience to browse with slow internet connections
this article is informative
I’m glad you love this article, Seenu. Slow internet speed is really frustrating.
Hi,
Interesting post, though I was aware of these fact but I always used to open many websites at once.
If you use Firefox or Chrome, I think it can really helps 😀 (You could have added it as another Point)
Cool Siru,
I’m glad this post could help.
Thanks so much,
-Onibalusi
Do these these techniques are useful to make your fast connection the fastest?
Not to open to many tabs at once and didn’t know so much about slow connection. thanks for sharing
Hi Vivek,
I’m glad I could be of help.
1. Use Google Chrome OR Opera with Turbo Feature Enabled
2. Configure Firewall, so background/random programs can’t connect to the internet without user consent
I wrote an article about switching to faster DNS that might help.
How can accelerators can speed up any slow connection ?
They will help you download big files and make it easy for you to watch and download videos..
You can use special addons to overcome such problems….
for this I explain the advanced technique…
Make Internet speed double
The best way to get around a slow Internet connection is to throw the laptop away and take a nap! Wake up and hope the Internet speed will be back to normal!
reminds me of good old days when we used to have 55Kbps dialup connection ..
Hehe, I have used a dial up connection during inception of blogging, it really was a pain.
Exactly Rakesh, it can be such a pain. I’m glad you overcame it!
Awesome post Oni. My internet connection is damn slow and I’ve being looking for tips on how to get the best from it. Thanks for sharing this post bro, I will give it a try. Thanks once again. Have fun.
mine also too slow…..i am finding some way to get rid of it…..
Coo Bro,
I’m sure this post will help.
You can also use opera browser in turbo mode.
well somtimes i too get slow speed due to connection problem…. will check out Speedbit accelerators at that time……
ya i do agree with you…..
Cool, Isha,
I’m glad this post could help.
Nice Article .. Google Chrome will surely help people accessing slow conncetion .. 🙂
Great Prabal,
Thanks so much for the tip.