Internet speed tests aren't just for people who obsess over their internet speeds. When my friends or parents are experiencing an inevitable home internet slowdown, I recommend always starting with a ...

Everyone has internet connection troubles some days. I've been a network administrator and have used the internet since the 1970s and I still have connection problems! Here are a few simple tips on ...

There are two native ways to perform an Internet speed test from the Taskbar in Windows 11: Perform an Internet speed test using the Taskbar system tray Test Internet speed using the Quick Settings.

A slow internet is super annoying. A spinning circle appears during your favorite Netflix show. Your game turns sluggish. What you're experiencing is internet "throttling" -- when your internet ...

Q: I received email from Comcast offering me faster Internet connectivity for a small upgrade fee. Nice, but how do I figure out what speed I have currently so I can decide if it’s worth the upgrade ...

Testing our Internet Speed is a popular pastime, especially when we want to show off to the world how fast our Internet is. You’ve done this before, right? Are we the only ones? Say it isn’t so, ...

Streaming constantly buffering? These 5 fixes work better than upgrading your internet.

For the past week or so, I’ve been trying to pinpoint a problem with my Internet connection. Usually I blame Comcast, my ISP, but a typical Comcast outage is exactly that: a total interruption of ...

Most of us have felt frustrated by a slow internet connection before. Perhaps when your video keeps getting stuck buffering or when a website is taking too long to load. It can slow you down or ...

Did you get the Internet speed you paid for? Most of us don’t know the answer to that question — and that’s an issue given the number of business users, like myself, who work from home. The Internet ...

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 ...