After a decade of testing PCs, routers, and home networks, I know what causes slow speeds and how to optimize your internet.

When it comes to your home internet service, you may think that the connection speeds you're paying for are consistent with the speeds you're getting throughout the day. Annoyingly, this is not the ...

To test your internet speed, Google "internet speed test" and click the blue "Run speed test" button under the first result. You have a good internet speed if you are ...

Pranay Parab is an independent tech journalist based in Mumbai, India. He covers tech for Lifehacker, and specializes in tutorials and in-depth features. If you want to check how fast (or slow) your ...

Even if you live outside the United States, getting fast internet is no longer a problem in many parts of the world. When I was younger, there was no way of knowing how fast your internet connection ...

Test, compare, and identify unusual network slowdowns effectively.

I'm paying for fast internet, so why does it feel like I'm stuck in the dial-up days? If your internet connection's crawling for no good reason, there's a good chance it's being throttled—and there ...

The Federal Communications Commission recently launched a free broadband speed test you can use to check the speed of your Internet conn ection. The test will reveal how fast your connection lets you ...

Websites seem sluggish and downloads take forever. It’s frustrating – especially when you’re paying for high-speed internet. First, make sure it's not just you. When I'm unsure if slow speeds or ...

We do almost everything online, from shopping to gaming to binge-watching our favorite shows. And internet speeds determine how fast we do all that. Speed is calculated in megabits per second (Mbps or ...

The latest Insider build of Windows 11 confirms that Microsoft is working on adding a built-in speed test feature. Whenever we notice that our download speed feels slower or that web pages take longer ...

This editorial article is underwritten by Verizon. Technical.ly is a free news resource thanks to financial partners like this Technical.ly Ecosystem Builder client. Do you really need 2,000 Mbps of ...