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What can I do if I my phone is not downloading?

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Do you have a wireless router? If you do, use that to speed up your process and install "any of the clients" listed on this page.

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What is the best website to find more seeders with uTorrent?

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Got to The Pirate Bay. I also recommend you use qBitTorrent, as it's faster than uTorrent.

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I used internet speed calculator and it says that I have 2.8 Mbps = 350 kb/s download speed, but my download speed on steam is around 900-950 kb/s. Why the difference?

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Most of the time if your internet is slow it is because the other devices take more and make it unbalanced. I'd say if YouTube is on another device, set it to auto. For apps or more, I'd go to offline versions of some apps. If it is not used, turn off the internet of the opposite device. If this doesn't help, use 'any of the listed clients' to upgrade your chances to help gain Mbps.

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How to increase my WiFi speed?

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Ensure that your wireless access point is elevated, and the signal is unobstructed by objects. Establish as close to a line-of-sight as you can to the access point. If you're comfortable doing so, you can go into the router's settings and change the channel on which it broadcasts; this can reduce interference from other electronic devices in the area.

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What can I do if my download speeds have slowed down even after following these methods and receiving a new modem?

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Call the modem service, or go back to your old one, if that's better.

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What to do if I forgot my Admin password on a Windows 10 laptop?

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You can reset your router by using a paperclip and finding the reset hole. Doing that should reset the login to router. The username is usually Admin and the password is password.

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Do these tips apply to an Apple device like an iPad or iPhone?

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The ones that don't require downloading any additional software do (i.e. don't upload at the same time).

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How can I make my Subway Surface download faster?

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Get a NetGear Adapter Gold and install "any of the "listed" clients on this page to download packages faster.

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How do I download large files faster on an Android?

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Androids work similar to computers, even more so with a root, so any program that would work on computers will help if you can find an Android port of the application.

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What can I do if downloads from a specific site go much slower than my connection speed?

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If it's from a specific site, the server may be overloaded or your ISP throttled this particular website. If it's the latter, using a VPN may help. Reboot your router and/or modem and check traffic prioritization settings.

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I have a 20 mbps service, but the WiFi speed test shows its speed is 4 mbps. What might be the problem?

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When you get any service, it will never be exactly what the plan says. For your case, on ethernet (if we are assuming you are using Spectrum or At&t) your speed will be about 13-19 Mbps depending on the congestion on your network. The first thing to do is follow this wikiHow guide, next make sure you are not using VPN, if none of these work then make sure other devices on your network are not taking up all the bandwidth. If you still don't have your expected speed then you might need to switch your internet provider. There could be too many devices using your internet provider's network.

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