Any tips on getting the most out of my slow internet?

[JorenBus]

Hello all,

 

I recently moved to a rural area, and the internet is absolute shit here. We get around 550 Kb/s download, and super slow upload (can't remember how much).

We pay for a lot faster internet, but my dad is a tech guy, and says it has something to do with the wires that can't handle more + we're too far from the power station (I don't know how to call it).

This is extremely annoying, since I game a lot. Whenever my brother or someone else is doing some stuff on the internet, my ping in-game goes through the roof.

That's not something you want as a gamer obviously.

So are there any sollutions to make this problem more bearable?

FYI, my PC is connected via ethernet cable, but it's actually connected via Wi-Fi. We use a Wi-Fi to ethernet adapter, since the construction of the house doesn't allow drilling holes.

Any tips are welcome!

 

Thanks

[Oshino Shinobu]

There's really not anything you can do. Slow internet is slow internet, and when others are using it, the performance is going to decrease. 

 

You may be able to get slightly faster speeds by tweaking some router settings, but it's not going to solve the problem. 

[grayblizzard]

Hello all,

 

I recently moved to a rural area, and the internet is absolute shit here. We get around 550 Kb/s download, and super slow upload (can't remember how much).

We pay for a lot faster internet, but my dad is a tech guy, and says it has something to do with the wires that can't handle more + we're too far from the power station (I don't know how to call it).

This is extremely annoying, since I game a lot. Whenever my brother or someone else is doing some stuff on the internet, my ping in-game goes through the roof.

That's not something you want as a gamer obviously.

So are there any sollutions to make this problem more bearable?

FYI, my PC is connected via ethernet cable, but it's actually connected via Wi-Fi. We use a Wi-Fi to ethernet adapter, since the construction of the house doesn't allow drilling holes.

Any tips are welcome!

 

Thanks

all i can say is i feel your pain as my speeds are probably slower than yours and also we have a 150gb data cap

[CaptainPebbleDash]

Unless your area has a high demand then you wont be getting a upgrade anytime soon!

I do think rural areas/villages can look at getting funding for fibre but dont quote me on it!

Also doesnt help that your on wi-fi as that cuts some of the d/l speed

[blu4]

Wires can't handle more? Power station? Wut wut?

[ZetZet]

Get two lines, tech guy dad.

 

 

Wires can't handle more? Power station? Wut wut?

it's probably dsl.

[soljakid1995]

I personally use this http://www.cfos.de/en/index.htm.

 

It is a traffic shaping tool that shapes your PC's internet connection to suit the current needs, It can optimise both ping and bandwidth and may help you a lot.

[yudhvir]

even i have a very slow doownload speed around 50 KBps to 80 KBps but still i download tons of games

but all i can say is upgrade to a better internet or

download idm it will helpu to get max speed u can get at any other time and if using windows 8 or 8.1 or 10 then turn all the live tiles off and disable access to internet in background

[Leonard]

Research and build your own wifi directional dish and get free internet and better speeds.

[Manny Calavera]

VPN

[JorenBus]

Research and build your own wifi directional dish and get free internet and better speeds.

That's chinese for me