Why is my internet so slow?

[Tempsest_xD]

I have ran multiple speed tests on my computer and all of them have said that my connection is very fast; but randomly throughout the day my modem will simply stop working, and cuts everything off from the internet. I also get a ridiculously slow connection, especially while playing games like CS:GO; where in I have a average ping of about 300 and get almost unplayable speeds. Is it possible that my modem is holding me back from getting the speeds that I should be getting?

My modem is only 2 years old, and I'm not sure if it's just cheaply made or if something else is happening. If anyone has any ideas as to what's happening I would appreciate it.

Thanks!  

[DudeWazap]

Do you know what modem you have and also what speeds should you be getting from your ISP?

[SquintyG33Rs]

what's modem is it and are you wired?

[Levisallanon]

Could you provide more information about your whole setup. Without seeing and knowing the whole picture we can't say if there is a bottleneck or some other issue.

[AvocadosGuac]

I would pickup an archer c7, and put your modem/router in bridged mode.

[Donut417]

2 hours ago, Tempsest_xD said:

I have ran multiple speed tests on my computer and all of them have said that my connection is very fast; but randomly throughout the day my modem will simply stop working, and cuts everything off from the internet. I also get a ridiculously slow connection, especially while playing games like CS:GO; where in I have a average ping of about 300 and get almost unplayable speeds. Is it possible that my modem is holding me back from getting the speeds that I should be getting?

My modem is only 2 years old, and I'm not sure if it's just cheaply made or if something else is happening. If anyone has any ideas as to what's happening I would appreciate it.

Thanks!  

Who is your provider?

What modem to do you have?

[Tempsest_xD]

Thanks for all the replies but I fixed it by changing the channel it was on I now get around 24 Mbps for download and 2 Mbps for uploading. 

 

[kagarium]

28 minutes ago, Tempsest_xD said:

Thanks for all the replies but I fixed it by changing the channel it was on I now get around 24 Mbps for download and 2 Mbps for uploading. 

 

Good solution. In the future, you can use an app such as wifi analyzer or wifi manager on your phone. It'll show you what channels are being used near you and which ones are the clearest. And try to use 5Ghz when you can.

 

[Levisallanon]

21 hours ago, Tempsest_xD said:

Thanks for all the replies but I fixed it by changing the channel it was on I now get around 24 Mbps for download and 2 Mbps for uploading. 

 

Just so you know, if the channel is the problem and you are in a area with a lot of wireless interference it's possible people are using the auto channel option around you. and therefore it might now look okay but later it might be bad again.
You might want to consider using an app like mentioned above by @kagarium to check how bad it is, and if it's really bad you might want to consider laying a wired connection or switching to the 5GHz band instead if both your router/access point and clients allow for it.