Regardless of whether we connect via wireless or using an ethernet cable to our router or repeater, if we have certain applications open in the background or simply installed, it is most likely that we will not be able to enjoy the internet speed that we have contracted. Some applications, especially those that run in the background, take up part of our bandwidth, reducing the speed of our computer’s Internet connection and impairing the user experience, especially when the main use we make of it is to play online.
If you have any of the applications that we show you below, you should consider reducing their activity or using them only when you know that you are not going to use the computer so that your connection speed is not a problem. The use of these programs affects all the devices connected to the same network, so if it is not our PC that has them installed, we must check the rest of the connected devices.
Download programs
If we talk about download programs, we are talking about torrent or Emule type applications (yes, it is still used and works very well). But, in addition, we must also put in the same bag the applications that allow us to download large files in parts. Generally, all these applications run as soon as the PC starts unless we change that option during installation and, due to their nature, they consume a large amount of bandwidth , lengthening the loading times of the videos, reducing their resolution. and else.
Video calling apps
Another type of program that also affects the quality of our Internet connection are video call applications, applications that generally affect data upload speed more than download speed, so if we are experiencing problems when uploading content to our cloud storage platform, either using the browser or the background application that is responsible for doing it, we must end the call or, if this is important, temporarily remove the video signal until the files have been uploaded. At that time, we can re-enable the video signal.
Other reasons for a slow connection
Nor can we forget about streaming video platforms , especially those that broadcast in 4K resolution, since they are to blame for our internet connection slowing down considerably by occupying most of the bandwidth.
Nor can we forget about the tabs that we have open in our browser, especially if we use Chrome since this browser has the habit of refreshing all the open tabs from time to time, the content of the tabs, even if they are in the background and we are not interested. know its updated content at all times.
Internet of Things (IoT) devices can also affect our speed performance, especially if they are not properly configured and if they are devices that offer images, such as security cameras. And we cannot forget about applications that we may have installed on our PC, applications of dubious origin that are really malware that remotely controls our computer, to mine cryptocurrencies or any other task.