If you’ve got a home broadband service, you probably already have WiFi access around your home, but there may be things slowing your WiFi down, we look at the most common causes for a slow internet connection.
If you’ve not got home broadband, there are a few things you can try to get online at home during the lockdown.
If you’re using your home phone line for internet connection, it’s likely that you’re connected to an ADSL line (Asymmetric DSL) but there are other variants of DSL that may be available in your area, with VDSL currently being rolled out across the UK offering higher upload and download speeds.
David Cameron has pledged that all UK homes and businesses will have access to fast broadband by 2020 backed by a Universal Service Obligation, giving the public the right to request an affordable, fast connection, making internet access a guaranteed service like water and electricity.
There are many reasons why your internet may not be trundling along as fast as you are expecting, from poor broadband supply to malware and viruses.
The government’s Broadband Delivery UK which aims to have 90% of the UK connected to superfast broadband by next year, and basic broadband access for everyone.