Slow internet: computer, mobile device (troubleshooting, causes, fixes) (New Router)
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Secure your wireless connection
4(4)0(0)If you wonder "why my internet connection is too slow" and you recently bought a new router, make sure to protect it with a password. When you buy a router and install it for the first time, the security feature is not enabled and everybody who is in your router's Wi-Fi range can connect to it and "borrow" your Internet. This is one of the causes for a slow internet connection, especially if the "borrower" uses your connection to download games, movies and etc.
All you need to do is to activate the security feature offered by the router. In order to do that you need to access your router by following the manufacturer's instructions and set a password which nobody except you and your close family won't know. Make sure to choose WPA2-PSK encryption method, because it is impossible to be decrypted.
If you are unsure how to access the router, check out the don't know how to access my router guide.
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