As millions of us continue to work, study and socialise from home …a speedy home broadband connection has gone from a nice bonus to an absolute necessity. If you’ve got a busy household, broadband speeds can soon grind to a halt. If you need to make video calls, collaborate on documents, upload a backup, or stream a new boxset on Netflix – that can be incredibly frustrating.
It’s not always obvious what is causing your Wi-Fi to slow down, but thankfully BT has revealed some insight to help you work out what to shut off to get your internet back up to full pelt. As well as insight into what might be causing any sluggish speeds at home, BT Home Tech Expert Tayyab Farid has some helpful tips to make sure you can work, stream, and study on your home internet as planned.
Online Gaming
Since the start of the global pandemic, BT’s home broadband network has seen a 60 percent increase in web traffic. BT, Virgin Media, Sky and other broadband suppliers have all clocked up new records for the most data downloaded by customers nationwide in a single day. And when it comes to sapping…