10 Facts About How To Speed Up A Home Network: Tips To Boost Wired That Will Instantly Put You in a Good Mood
March 20, 2023
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Internet speeds around the home have never been faster with cable, fibre and even 5G now entering the home. But they have also never been slower due to sheer demand in today’s homes with our increasing numbers of connected devices. We need more of that bandwidth to power Netflix, Disney+ and other streaming TV services, video calls on Zoom, laptops, smartphones and tablet Wi-Fi, video gaming, smart-home devices (doorbells, smart thermostats, lights), voice assistants like Alexa, and more. US households own an average of 11 connected devices. 30 percent of people own five or more connected devices, according to Google’s Connected Consumer Survey. If it’s just you living in your house or apartment, then you should be ok. But if you’re in a large family or group of sharers, that network speed is quickly going to fade. We often don’t think of having a “network’ at home, but that’s exactly what we have nowadays. We take the Internet connection from the router and try