Why is my internet so slow?

Whether it is the popularity of the mobile Internet concept or the prevalence of smart home products, all of these are inseparable from the support of the network. So, how much do you know about the network environment at home? Why do you buy a 20M broadband, but you can never reach this speed when you use it? And why is the same network condition fast when your friend uses it, but you always feel it is too slow when you use it?

First of all, whether the network you purchased is a private network or a shared network will also have a great impact on your actual experience. For example, if the 10M network you purchased is a shared broadband, it means that most of the time you are not the only one using this 10M bandwidth, and it is even possible that the entire community is sharing your 10M network. It is precisely because of this that you will find that after installation, you can only barely reach the ideal download speed in the dead of night, and the more peak hours you will notice that the download speed becomes particularly slow.

Secondly, in addition to the network itself, the usage habits that are easily overlooked are also one of the "speed killers". For example, the location of the router, the choice of download nodes, and how many devices in your home are connected to the network at the same time, etc., all these factors will have a decisive impact on the speed of the network.

Of course, it should be made clear that the 10M or 20M provided by the operator are theoretical values. There will be a certain degree of attenuation during the transmission process, and it is actually not that high after entering the home. In addition, although the unit of our download speed is similar to the unit of theoretical speed, the subtitle "b" in this unit is actually two completely different things. Therefore, the theoretical speed provided by the operator divided by 8 is the peak download speed we actually use.

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