Has your cable internet at home been slower than usual? There are a few factors that can cause slowness but sometimes a reboot of your cable modem and router, if you have one, is all it takes to get you back on track. I won’t get into why this works (mostly because you probably don’t care) but I’ll explain how to do it. First...a quick explanation of a few other things it could be.
The equipment in your house is not always to blame for internet slowness or outages. Sometimes the number of people using the internet in your area at a given time can slow everyone down. This is especially true of cable internet connections. I’ve personally not experience this at my own house but I know folks who deal with this all the time. It normally happens when the kids get home from school. The other common cause is your computer. If it’s running slow or has malware (something I’ll cover another time) or a virus it can seem that the internet is slow.
The easiest place to start is reboot the modem and router.This might also resolve wierd wireless issues if you have a wireless router. Here’s how:
1) Turn off your PC
2) If you have a router (not everyone does but you should know because you will have bought it) unplug the power from the wall or the back of the router itself. I’m not going to post a picture because they vary.
3) Unplug the power cable from the cable modem at the wall or the back of the modem. These can vary too but this is a very common model:
4) Wait a couple of minutes. This is important so make sure you wait!
5) Plug in the modem and router. These will take a minute or two to be ready to go.6) Boot your PC and give it a go.
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