Speednet Scotland broadband Speed Checker

Simply click on the “Go” button below on the Ookla Speed Test to confirm the broadband speed of your Speednet Scotland broadband connection.

Information on how to troubleshoot problems with your Speednet Scotland internet connection can be found below.

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Troubleshooting Speednet Scotland internet speed problems

Before starting to troubleshoot the performance of your Speednet Scotland broadband connection, we suggest that you run a Speednet Scotland Broadband Speed Test to measure your current internet speed.

It is a good idea to also find out the guaranteed minimum download speed that you on your broadband package from Speednet Scotland.

You can find this information by checking your Speednet Scotland broadband bill, your Speednet Scotland contract or by contacting Speednet Scotland.

Common causes of Speednet Scotland’s slow broadband performance

Is it the Speednet Scotland internet connection that is running slow or is it your device (laptop/smartphone/PC)?

You may need to consider how many applications are running on your device.

The performance issue may be due to over-utilization of your system resources i.e Memory/CPU Processor and not an issue with Speednet Scotland’s internet connection.

If you are on a laptop then you can use the task manager to check your Processor and Memory utilization.

On any other device, you could try rebooting the device which hopefully should shutdown all programs that may be hogging system resources.

Run the Speednet Scotland Speed test on your personal computer and your mobile phone to see how the speed test results compare between the 2 devices.

Hopefully this should provide you with some information to work with in terms of whether the issue lies with your device or the Speednet Scotland broadband connection.

Is your wireless the issue?

The root cause of the performance issue could be your wireless network as opposed to the Speednet Scotland broadband internet connection.

You can rule out the Wifi by connecting your computer directly to the Speednet Scotland broadband router with an ethernet cable and then run the Speednet Scotland Speed test again.

If the performance is better when you are connected via a network cable, this indicates that the issue may be with your internal wireless network.

A few other things to check:

Are the WiFi channels that you are using for your wireless network network (SSID) overlapping with your neighbours?
Is your Wifi network signal from the broadband router obstructed?
Does the speed get better when your are stood right in-front of the Speednet Scotland wireless router?

Who is connected to my wireless network?

Have you checked that your Wi-Fi network password has not been shared? Do you have an un-secured wireless network? How complex is your wireless network password? It may be time to update it.

Others could be on your wireless network and using up all the Speednet Scotland speed by downloading, uploading or even streaming music or video on your Speednet Scotland internet connection! Worse than that, they could be carrying out illegal activities using your Speednet Scotland internet connection.

Here are three applications to use to scan your Wi-Fi network to see who is connected:

Microsoft users can use Wireless network watcher
IOS users can use whoFi (who is on my Wifi)
Wireless scanning tool WiFi Analyzer

The above software scan your wireless network and show you a list of the connected devices.

How to check who’s on your Speednet Scotland wireless network

Should I get a Wi-Fi network booster for my Speednet Scotland broadband?

If you find that there are Wi-Fi coverage gaps in your house, a wireless network extender aka a Wi-Fi Booster may be the best fix to strengthen your Wifi signal to cover any coverage holes.

Best Wireless Signal Extenders

The Wifi extender picks up the existing Wifi network signal just as it is starting to become weaker and re-transmits the Wifi signal to extend it’s reach.

Place the Wi-Fi network booster near where your Wi-Fi network signal from the Speednet Scotland broadband router is starting to become weaker.

Position it approximately where your Wifi signal is dropping down to two bars. Walk around your house with a mobile phone to try and establish where this is.

When did you last upgrade the Speednet Scotland broadband router?

The Speednet Scotland and broadband infrastructure, in general, are constantly upgraded to support new features and improve reliability as technology evolves. Always ensure that your Speednet Scotland broadband internet router is running the most up to date software.

Most Speednet Scotland internet routers allow you to carry out the software upgrade by simply logging on the Speednet Scotland broadband router and simply clicking on a button to start the upgrade.

If you cannot do this, contact Speednet Scotland and they will do this for you or alternatively, guide you through the process.

As well as updating the software, if you have had the same hardware for a long period, it may be worth talking to Speednet Scotland to request for a router upgrade.

Is the problem outside your property (at the exchange)?

This is probably the most common reason for Speednet Scotland broadband performance problems in your area and is more common for internet broadband connections that are delivered using phone lines.

If you’re unsure if this is applicable to you, you should contact Speednet Scotland who should be able to carry out the relevant line tests to check if there is a fault on the Speednet Scotland internet line.

Is it because of Speednet Scotland broadband congestion?

If you are finding that the Speednet Scotland internet connection speed in your area is slow during certain periods i.e. over weekends and evenings, it may be because of congestion during peak hours.

What’s Broadband Contention Ratio and does Speednet Scotland have contention?

You should contact Speednet Scotland to check your guaranteed speed.

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Re-testing your Speednet Scotland internet connection

After the fault has been fixed either by yourself or Speednet Scotland, retest the broadband connection using at least 2 independent Speedtests to ensure the problem is fixed:

Speednet Scotland Internet Speed Checker and troubleshooting