Upload speed and bitrate you need for live streaming
What upload speed do you need to stream on Twitch or YouTube? A bitrate and upload table per quality, the 70 percent rule, and the real causes of dropped frames.
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Guides on internet speed, latency and home networking.
How to choose an internet provider (fibre, price, contract)
How to choose an internet provider: check what is available at your address, size the plan by simultaneous use, understand contracts and exit fees, and count the hidden costs.
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Mbps vs MB: how many MB is 100 Mbps?
What is the difference between Mbps and MB, and how many MB is 100 Mbps? Bits versus bytes, the divide-by-8 rule, a conversion table and download time maths.
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Why does my internet slow down in the evening?
Why does your internet slow down at night? Usually not the router but shared capacity filling up between 7 and 11 pm. How to diagnose it, what helps at home, and when to call your provider.
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Mesh Wi-Fi or a range extender? Which one you actually need
Mesh Wi-Fi vs a range extender: do extenders really halve your speed, what makes mesh different, and which one fits your home — with a comparison table.
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How many Mbps do you need for Netflix, YouTube and Disney+? (4K included)
How many Mbps do you need for Netflix, and how much speed for 4K? Tables per platform, the maths for two streams at once, and what to do when video buffers anyway.
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Does changing DNS speed up your internet? (the honest answer)
Does changing DNS speed up your internet or lower your ping? The honest answer: throughput stays the same, page load start times can improve — and when it is worth doing.
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How many Mbps do you need at home? (by people and devices)
How many Mbps do you need at home? Look at simultaneous use, not head count: an activity table, a simple formula, and when a bigger plan changes nothing.
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How to lower ping: step-by-step methods
A guide to lowering ping: switch to a cable, pick the right server, beat bufferbloat with QoS/SQM, clear the line — plus what genuinely does not work.
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10 ways to boost your Wi-Fi signal
10 ways to boost your Wi-Fi signal: from router placement and channel choice to 2.4/5 GHz, mesh and cable. Most cost nothing — measure, apply, see the difference.
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Speed test is high but the internet feels slow — why?
Speed test says 300 Mbps but the internet feels slow? The culprit is usually latency, bufferbloat, DNS or Wi-Fi. Find the cause with a symptom-to-culprit table.
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Is 100 Mbps enough? For how many people, gaming and 4K
Is a 100 Mbps plan enough for me? How many people/devices, is it fine for gaming and 4K, and why the real limit is upload and Wi-Fi — a clear guide.
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Wi-Fi 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz? Which one to connect to
Your router broadcasts two networks — which is better? 2.4 gives range, 5 gives speed. A clear comparison of when to pick which, plus practical tips.
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Is fibre available at my address? How to check and what to watch
The first question before switching to fibre: is the infrastructure at my address? How to check, the 'fibre to the building' trap, and how to verify your speed.
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What is a good ping for gaming? (CS2, Valorant, LoL)
In competitive games ping wins, not download speed. What counts as good ping, the threshold per game, and how to actually lower it — a clear guide.
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Why did my internet slow down? Diagnosis in 7 steps
Fine yesterday, crawling today. Is it the modem, the Wi-Fi or the provider? A step-by-step guide that narrows it down in 10 minutes.
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Is it the modem or the line? How to tell
Isolation tests you can run at home before calling a technician: which symptoms point to the modem, which to the line?
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How is internet speed measured?
What does Mbps mean, what does a speed test actually do, and why do results vary between runs? A step-by-step look at how speed measurement works.
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What are ping and jitter, and why do they matter?
Two numbers that matter as much as speed for gaming and video calls: latency and its stability. What is a good ping, and how do you reduce jitter?
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Not getting your advertised speed: your rights and a roadmap
Paying for 100 Mbps but measuring 15? First measure and document it properly, then escalate to your ISP and the regulator — a step-by-step guide for Türkiye.
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Why is upload speed slower than download?
From ADSL to fibre, most connections are asymmetric. The technical and historical reasons, when upload speed matters, and how to improve it.
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