windows 7 - Want to Control my Internet Speed

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2014-07
  • user303106

    I want to control my bandwidth. Is there any way to control my Internet speed? I just want control my net speed. Please suggest any type of software or manual setting on Windows 7. Thanks in advance.

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  • DKasipovic

    If your router supports QoS, you can limit your connection using QoS among other things.

    If you want to do it on windows directly, you can use software like http://www.netlimiter.com/ or similar.


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  • Tom Wijsman

    since Windows Vista SP1, the default connection settings are optimized (the old XP TCP/IP tweak is no longer necessary).

    Use a decent download manager, e.g. FDM, free and open source:

    FDM accelerates downloads by splitting files into sections and then downloading them simultaneously. As a result download speed increases up to 600%, or even more! FDM can also resume broken downloads so you needn`t start downloading from the beginning after casual interruption.

    Opera's Turbo mode (advanced compression technology to speed up data transfer and to reduce the amount of data that needs to be downloaded) may improve the browsing speed.

    AdMuncher (Shareware) blocks ads in all browsers (including Internet Explorer, Firefox, Opera, Google Chrome, Safari, Flock, Netscape, Maxthon and Avant Browser) and thus speeds up page loading and saves bandwidth, thanks to the missing ads and pop up windows.

    An excellent free web filtering alternative would be trusty old Proxomitron but it requires a certain experience level and is everything but 'user-friendly', you can download Sidki's fairly up-to-date and well maintained config files here.

    Last but not least: run OS & software updates manually or scheduled rather than automatically so they don't bog down the bandwidth when you need it.

  • 8088

    Grab a copy of NetLimiter to see what software is using your connection extensively already. Disable any annoying updaters and things you don't use regularly. Depending on how much bandwidth other programs are currently using the difference could be significant.

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    If you are using Firefox, I'd check out NoScript and AdBlockPlus too. These add-ons won't necessarily increase your internet speed, but they can increase your browsing speed by blocking extensive ads and scripts, which increase page load times.

  • Matthew Lock

    I'd also recommend using Flashblock with Firefox so that you only download the Flash you want, rather than unwanted adverts using Flash.

  • studiohack

    Have you tried OpenDNS or GoogleDNS?

  • c4baf058

    If you don't like to be bombarded by tons of advertisement while surfing the web, and slim down your browsing experience with less network transfers, you can use Adblock Plus for Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome.