Most Internet users often encounter cases when it becomes unbearable to wait for the opening of web pages, downloading files, etc. It is obvious that the connection to the network has problems that greatly affect the efficiency of work. There are several main reasons why the speed of the Internet has dropped. Let's consider them in more detail.
Why did the internet speed drop? Maybe hardware problems?
The first thing to do is call your ISP. Such companies work with sophisticated equipment that provides users with access to the network, there are frequent cases of failure, temporary shutdown due to technical or preventive maintenance or even testing. A call to your ISP will answer the question of why the Internet speed has dropped. Here, unfortunately, there is nothing to be done, we can only wait.
A very common cause of speed loss is the malfunction of the end equipment (modem, Wi-Fi point, wired or wireless network card, etc.). During a malfunction, a phenomenon such as packet loss occurs. This means that information breaks off somewhere in the middle, some time passes, then work resumes. But if there are frequent packet losses, then, accordingly, it seems that the Internet speed has dropped significantly. A simple “PING” command will help you identify the problem. If you have Windows, then do the following:
- Run the command line (Win + R or click "Start", then "Run", where to enter "CMD").
- After the appearance (usually black) of the window, in the field where the cursor blinks, you need to enter the command “Ping”, put a space and enter the IP address of your device, then press the spacebar again and enter “-t”, press “Enter”.
- Packets will be transmitted if there are no delays (in the “Time” field there is no value for more than 2-5 ms and there is no message “Waiting interval exceeded”), then everything is in order, if there are any, then this may be the reason why internet speed has dropped. By the way, in the same way you can check any resource. To do this, instead of the IP address, you can enter the address of any site: maybe your Internet is in order, but the fault is the resource’s performance.
So, we will find out if there are problems in the hardware, but what if the whole reason is the software?
Software Reasons Why Internet Speed Has Dropped
Many programs or their incorrect settings can cause a drop in connection speed. If the speed of the Internet has fallen sharply, then the reason for this may be a faulty proxy server. If it is registered in the settings of your browser, you should remove it or register a working one.
The presence of viruses is one of the more common causes of Internet problems. As a rule, they download any data from the network, thereby overloading the channel.
If you have Wi-Fi and no password has been set for it, your neighbors may be using your internet. In this case, the password must be set.
This way you can determine why the Internet speed has dropped. But if the correction of each of the problems didn’t lead to anything, maybe someone specifically blocks the speed - this is especially true for networks where the system administrator controls everything. His actions can cause this phenomenon.