Internet For Business broadband Speed test

Click on the “Go” button on the Ookla Speed Check to confirm the broadband speed of your Internet For Business internet connection.

Details on how to fix issues with your Internet For Business broadband are in the sections below the speed test widget.

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How to troubleshoot Internet For Business broadband speed issues

Before starting to troubleshoot the performance of your Internet For Business broadband connection, we suggest that you perform a Internet For Business Broadband Speedtest to benchmark your current broadband speed.

It is also a good idea confirm the guaranteed minimum download speed you on your broadband package from Internet For Business.

You can get this info by checking your Internet For Business broadband bill, your Internet For Business contract or by contacting Internet For Business.

Possible causes of Internet For Business’s slow broadband performance

Is it the Internet For Business broadband that is running slow or is it your device (laptop/smartphone/PC)?

You may need to consider the number of apps are currently running on your device.

The performance issue may be due to over-utilization of your system resources e.g Memory/CPU and not an issue with Internet For Business’s broadband connection.

If you’re on a computer then you may use the task manager to see your CPU and Memory usage.

On other device, you should try restarting the device which should hopefully shut down all programs that may be hogging your device resources.

Run the Internet For Business Speed test on your personal computer and your mobile phone to check how the results differ between the two devices.

Hopefully this should give you some info to work with in terms of if the problem lies with your PC/Smartphone or the Internet For Business broadband connection.

Is the wireless the cause of the performance issue?

The root cause of the performance problem could be your wireless and not the Internet For Business broadband connection.

You could rule out the Wifi network by simply connecting your PC directly to the Internet For Business broadband router with an ethernet cable and run the Internet For Business Speedtest again.

If the performance improves when you’re connected by a network cable, this indicates that the issue may be with the wireless.

A number of things to investigate:

Are the WiFi channels that you’re using for your Wi-Fi network network (SSID) overlapping with your neighbors?
Is your wireless signal from the internet router obstructed?
Does the speed improve when your are stood right infront of the Internet For Business internet router?

Exactly who’s connected to my Wifi network?

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

Neighbours could be using your Wifi network and using up all the Internet For Business speed by downloading, uploading or even streaming music or videos over your Internet For Business internet connection! Worse than that, they could be carrying out illegal activities using your Internet For Business broadband connection.

Here are three apps that you can potentially utlise to analyse your wireless network to check who is connected:

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

The above applications analyse your Wi-Fi network and show you a list of the everything on your wifi.

How to see who’s on your Internet For Business wireless network

Do I need a wireless network booster for my Internet For Business broadband?

You may discover that there are wireless black spots in your home, a Wi-Fi network extender aka a Wifi Booster is the best fix to strengthen your Wifi signal to cover any black holes.

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The Wifi booster picks up your existing Wifi signal as it is becoming weaker and re-transmits the wireless network signal to extend it’s reach.

Position the Wifi network booster/extender near where your wireless signal from your Internet For Business internet router is starting to become weaker.

Place it near where your wireless signal drops down to less than 2 signal bars. Walk around your house with a tablet to determine where this is.

When did you last upgrade the Internet For Business internet router?

The Internet For Business and broadband infrastructure, in general, are constantly updated to provide new features and improve performance as technology evolves. Ensure that the Internet For Business broadband internet router is running the most up-to-date software.

Most Internet For Business broadband routers will allow you to carry out the software upgrade by logging on the Internet For Business broadband router and simply clicking a button to do the update.

If you cannot do this, contact Internet For Business and they will be able to perform the upgrade for you or alternatively, talk you through the process.

As well as upgrading the software, if you have had hardware for a long period, it’s probably worth speaking to Internet For Business to request for a hardware upgrade.

Is the problem external to your home (at the exchange)?

This is probably the most common reason for Internet For Business broadband performance issues in your property and it’s more common for internet broadband connections that are delivered through phone lines.

If you are unsure if this is applicable to you, contact Internet For Business who should be able to run the relevant connection tests to see if there is a issue on the Internet For Business broadband line.

Is it because of Internet For Business broadband congestion?

If you’re finding that the Internet For Business broadband connection speed in your area is slows down during certain times e.g over weekends and evenings, then it may be due to congestion during peak hours.

What’s Broadband Contention Ratio and does Internet For Business have contention?

You should speak to Internet For Business to find out your minimum speed.

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Re-testing your Internet For Business internet connection

After the problem has been resolved either by yourself or Internet For Business, re-test the internet connection using at least 2 independent Speedtests to ensure the problem is resolved: