Solving n etwork s peed p roblems
Sometimes y our n etwork s lows d own o r s tops w orking ( and y ou n eed t o s end t hat h uge s lide
deck f or t omorrow's p resentation). O r m aybe t he c onnection i s g ood d uring t he d ay, b ut
unusable a t n ight ( right w hen y ou w ere f inally r eady t o c atch u p w ith G ame o f T hrones).
It's n ot e asy t o u nderstand w here t he p roblem i s. C alling y our I nternet p rovider o ften i mplies a
long w ait, a b unch o f t rivial q uestions a nd n o p roblem s olved.
What's t he c ause o f t he s low d own? I s i t y our n ew n eighbor's W i-Fi? S hould y ou m ove y our
Wi-Fi a ccess p oint t o a b etter p osition? I s y our W i-Fi e xtender m essing u p w ith y our n ew
doorbell? O r s hould y ou b uy a W i-Fi m esh s ystem t o c over t he d ark s pots i n y our h ome?
Fingbox e mpowers y ou t o u nderstand w hat's h appening a nd t ake t he r ight a ctions. I t a ll s tarts
by m easuring t he f ollowing t hings:
● The W i-Fi s peed a t y our p hone l ocation
● How f ast y our s ervice p rovider c onnects y ou t o t he " Big I nternet"
● How m uch b andwidth i s b eing u sed b y e ach d evice a nd w ho's " hogging" t he c onnection
First, l et's s ee h ow e ach t est w orks. T hen w e'll u se t hem a ll t o t roubleshoot a " slowness" i ssue.
The b ig d ifference b etween t he W i-Fi a nd t he I nternet s peed t est i s t his:
● the W i-Fi t est r uns e ntirely w ithin y our h ome a nd i s n ot a ffected b y t he I nternet
connection s peed;
● the I nternet s peed t est r uns b etween t he F ingbox a nd a t est s erver o n t he I nternet
and d oesn't u se W i-Fi.
See t he n ext d iagram t o h ave a b etter i dea:
Fingbox
User's G uide - A pp v 6.2.1
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