How to Boost Download Speed
The Internet is a vast network that allows you to find content such as music, videos and applications that you can download. There are many places to download files, such as through file-sharing applications, digital music stores and video-sharing websites. Sometimes downloads take a long time even when the files are small in size. There are many steps you can take to boost download speeds.
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Instructions
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Using a Download Accelerator
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Navigate to the Speedbit Download Accelerator website and click "Download Free." Click "Run" and install your program.
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Launch your program after it has installed. Speedbit automatically launches and integrates into your web browser.
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Surf to the video-sharing website you like to use and play the video you want. Click the "Download Video" button on the top of your browser. The video download will be optimized and download faster. A message will display at the top of the browser that says the download is accelerated.
Tips on Boosting Download Speed
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Upgrade your Internet connection. If you are using a dial-up connection, it is advisable to upgrade to a faster connection methods such as DSL, cable modem or satellite, which offer blazing speeds of over 100Mbps.
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Update your web browser if it is out of of date. Newer versions download content faster. Check the browser's website for any available updates.
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Clear the browsing history of your web browser. This varies with different browsers, but with most, click the "Tools" button on your browser and then "Delete browsing history." Deleting the browse history removes the clutters that consume a central processing unit's (CPU) memory and thus bogs down download speed.
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Close programs you do not need when downloading. Media programs such as photo and video applications consume high volumes of CPU memory. Closing them allows your browser to focus its resources on increasing the download speed.
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Download one item at a time so that all of the computer's resources are used on that particular download. Your files will download faster, and you'll prevents freezes that sometimes occur when multiple files are downloaded at the same time.
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