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Don't settle for sluggish Wi-Fi. Learn what internet speed tests mean and how to troubleshoot and fix common issues. Joe Supan is a senior writer for CNET covering home technology, broadband, and ...

Barbara has written professionally for more than two decades. In the past five years, she has specialized in creating real estate and home improvement content. Besides writing for Forbes Home, she ...

A reader wrote to say she can’t get fast internet service from her internet provider. They say it’s because she’s in a rural area, at the very edge of their coverage. “An update available on my iPhone ...

Most people who grew up in the age of technology are heavily reliant on internet connectivity as it affords them the ability to conduct various tasks online, whether out of necessity or purely for ...

If you have ever experienced the frustration of waiting for hours to download a 1 GB file, only to encounter a "download failed" error at the last minute, you'll ...

Corrections & clarifications: A previous version of the story misstated a measurement of Internet speed. We know what “slow” internet is like: videos buffer, downloads lag and a single page can take ...

Cierra was an associate writer for CNET's broadband team, covering all things home internet. She is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Wilmington with a master's degree. Cierra is ...

Video calls from your home Wi-Fi are repeatedly disconnecting, or websites aren't loading. Often, we blame the service provider for this. This could be due to low internet speeds or too many devices ...

Can a VPN slow down your internet? Find out how VPNs can impact your internet speed with our article. Many people have come to know virtual private networks as convenient ways to secure their internet ...

Debugging network issues isn’t easy; many a sysadmin has spent hours trying to figure out which of the many links between client and server is misbehaving. Having a few clear pointers helps: if you ...