Hack Broadband for Speed

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If you're looking to increase the download and upload speed of your internet connection, you have come to the right place. It's possible to alter your connection's speed without added cost. While it's not possible to make changes to your internet speed directly from an Apple computer or device, you can hack your broadband settings from Windows. Read on to find out how.

Steps

Getting Started

  1. Open the Start menu. Look to the lower left side of your screen, and locate the Start icon. It looks like a circled colored window. Click on it[1].
  2. Type Run in the search bar. Once you've clicked on the Start icon, look to the bottom of the window and enter Run in the search bar[2].
  3. Click on Run. After entering Run in the Start menu's search bar, look to the very top of the window and select the program Run. A smaller window will appear, asking you to type in the name of a program.
  4. Enter GPEDIT.MSC. Then click OK. This command will open up a new window labeled Local Group Policy Editor[3].

Accessing Your Bandwidth

  1. Find Limit Reservable Bandwidth. Once the Local Group Policy Editor window appears, look to the left side for various items to select from. Extend Administrative Templates from Computer Configuration (not from User Configuration) by clicking on the little arrow. Under Administrative Templates, extend Network. Under Network, select QoS Packets Scheduler[4]. Limit Reservable Bandwith should be at the right side of the window.
  2. Click on Limit Reservable Bandwidth. After entering QoS Packets Scheduler, double-click on Limit Reservable Bandwidth.
  3. Enter 0%. Within the Limit Reservable Bandwidth window, look under Options on the left hand side of the window. You'll see an option to enter Bandwidth Limit. Enter 0, then click on OK.
  4. Open the Start Menu. Now, go back to Start. Once you've opened the Start menu, look to the right side of the menu and click on Control Panel[5].
  5. Click on Network and Sharing. Once you're in Control Panel, scroll down until you see Network and Sharing. Click on it.
  6. Select Change Adapter Settings. In the Network and Sharing window, you'll be able to view your basic network information. Look to the left side of the window, and locate Change Adapter Settings. Click on it.

Increasing Your Broadband Speed

  1. Click on Local Area Connection. Then, scroll down to Properties, and click on it.
  2. Click on Internet Protocol Version 4. Then, select Properties.
  3. Change your DNS address. Under the general tab of your Internet Protocol Version 4 window, scroll down to the option Use The Following DNS Server Addresses. Click on the circle next to it to enable this option[6].
  4. Enter the following values. Under Use The Following DNS Server Addresses, you'll see two lines of value boxes one above the other. The first one is labeled as Preferred DNS Server, and the second is Alternate DNS Server. Enter 8.8.8.8 in the first line of boxes. Then, enter 8.8.4.4. in the second line.
  5. Click OK. After having entered the above addresses, click on OK and close all other open windows.
    • Your broadband speed will now up to 20% faster than before.

Tips

  • Don't forget to save your previous settings so that in case the new DNS servers don't work you can always change them back to the previous settings.

Warnings

  • All of provided information in this article is for educational purposes only. Please do not use this information for illegal practices.

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