Tricks to Getting Better Download Speed

Have you noticed just how slow your download speed has become? It might be high time that you know how to improve that speed and make sure that you won't hesitate about the thought of downloading movies or music. You can download a Microsoft Windows product key, an Adobe CS serial number, or and Adobe Acrobat serial number in seconds now! This was impossible before broadband speeds picked up!

But before you can proceed with increasing your download speed, make sure you do the following this first - ask your Internet service provider what you can really expect from your connection. Most of them would advertise speeds that you can potentially have, which is usually far from reality. Tell them to be honest with you.

Once you're done with this, you may consider these pointers on what to do to speed things up in your connection:

• Look for possible causes of on-system interference. It could be your virus scanner or other programs that you're running on your computer. Turn them off one by one, testing the speed after each one, until you see a significant change in it. Be more watchful because your computer's guards are down during this time.

• Spot viruses. Scan for them and get rid of them to ensure that your computer's resources wouldn't be used up, causing your speeds to slow down.

• Use only P2P software. This allows you to download from as many computers as you can find on a network all at once.

• Download the most important files first. Go to the Task Manager. Press Ctrl + Shift + Esc to get to it. Look for the 'Applications' tab then right click on the application of your choice. Click on 'Go to Process' to reach the 'Processes' tab. The prioritized process will be highlighted, but you still have to complete the process by right clicking on that process and then on 'Set Priority.'

• Don't overcrowd your browser with a lot of web pages all at once. Your Internet browser can work faster if you only open five pages instead of 30 of them. This is because there would be fewer pages that will be refreshed, usually every few minutes.

• Don't use off email programs. Thunderbird and Outlook are usually noted for slowing the Internet down because they tend to download huge chunks of data when you open them.

• Regularly clean the registry. It stores the settings of your PC, which can lead to a slower Internet connection hence an unsatisfactory download speed. A registry cleaner can fix the damaged and unreadable setting to help speed up your connection.

• Find a download accelerator. This can optimize download speeds. Some of this software is available for free and can be installed quite easily.

• Upgrade your RAM. This can then increase the amount of memory per program, which makes your program run faster. This will let you download more quickly.

• Choose only authoritative sites for your downloads. These sites often have files that are ready for download and have optimized servers.

• Monitor off-peak times. It is usually at nighttime.

• Don't download several files at once. Your download speed will have to be allocated to each file, which can cause it to slow down significantly.

If you remember these tips, you may not be as annoyed with your download speed as before. Just make sure to practice these pointers to have a satisfactory experience while downloading.