Why is the internet sometimes slow?

With the second wave of Covid-19, the government has issued a nationwide injunction. People are safe inside the house. At such times, employees are working from home. Students are participating in online classes from home. Meetings are being held online.

In such a situation, it is natural for

the consumption of internet to increase. The burden of increasing internet consumption at home naturally falls on the internet service provider. Therefore, management of internet consumption is a challenge for service providers. However, this is not the only reason for the slowness of the Internet.

The style of our internet usage has changed. We used to use the internet only in the morning and evening, but now we are connected to the internet 24 hours a day. I am running some office work, some online classes and some social media.

As the Internet continues to be consumed, the most important thing we need to pay attention to is that the routers or devices needed for the Internet connected to our home are all electronic goods, the efficiency of which decreases with constant use. This slows down the work of the router. As a result, the Internet seems to be slowing down. As the speed of the internet slows down, we get angry and start complaining to the service provider.

The answer given by the representative in support of the service provider when you make such a call is to turn the router or device off and on for some time. Doing so makes you feel that the internet is running smoothly again for a while. This means that there is nothing wrong with the answer given by the concerned representative sitting in support.

That is also natural. This is because by doing so, the heated device gradually slows down and starts working according to its old functionality again. Which makes the internet work better again. So it is necessary to turn off the internet router from time to time.

In addition to this, another reason for the slow speed of the Internet also depends on the functionality of the mobile, laptop, tablet, computer and other content that we are using. Not all users have the same purchasing power, some are using millions of worth of content and some are using cheaper devices. The functionality of the material can also be identified by price.

The device works better, the device works better, the lower capacity device works accordingly. Because of this, those who are using low capacity devices, it is natural for them to feel that the speed of internet is slowing down even more. Now it cannot be said that everyone should use high quality mobiles and laptops, people are talking about their own purchasing power.

The speed is almost the same for everyone, including internet packages. But some of its users will earn millions, crores a month and some will live on a few thousand. This is the reality.

Another thing depends on the router we use. We buy laptops including mobiles worth millions of rupees. But you are very reluctant to buy a router with better functionality. This stinginess is also causing the problem of slow internet. If we spend millions on smartphones and spend only a fraction of it on routers, the speed of the Internet will improve by about 99 percent.