Lagging phone. 5 Reasons why the Internet on your phone is slow
It happened again! Your mobile phone hasn’t been able to connect to the Internet at the right time when you needed it most. Damn!
Sometimes our mobile phone’s Internet connection fails or becomes terribly slow at the wrong time.
Depending on where we are and the connection we have, it will be more or less difficult to prevent such incidents. But what we can do is look at some of the reasons why the Internet can go slow on a mobile phone so that you can avoid having a lagging phone.
5 reasons why the Internet might go slow on your mobile phone
– Your Wi-Fi connection.
Wi-Fi is a word that is usually funny to non-English speaking people, but in addition to this you should know that this is a type of technology that allows you to connect to the Internet through a broadband. The problem is that sometimes the Wi-Fi connection does not work well, or the band is not as wide as we would need.
Although we sometimes forget, the devices that make it easier for us to use computers exist in a physical world, in which various variables can have great influence. In the case of Wi-Fi connections, the distance of the router that serves it can mean the difference between a fast and a slow connection, or even a lack of coverage.
Luckily, if this is the problem, we can find that out very easily. It is enough to check, in the indicator of our mobile phone, which is the power of our connection. Sometimes it will be enough to move around a little (thus checking the effects that our movements have on the power of our connection to guide us) and we will finally have the necessary power in our connection, which allows us to access the network at a decent speed.
Keep in mind, however, that Wi-Fi connections sometimes do not provide the power needed to cover all users if there are many devices using them simultaneously. So if this is the case and, no matter how much you’ve moved around, you haven’t been able to connect, stay calm, don’t throw your Smartphone out the window and look for another solution.
– The network connection.
The network connection is usually used when we access through our mobile phones, so it is also usually the one that causes more problems.
This type of connection is the one we use when we are not at home, at work or somewhere else where we can make use of a Wi-Fi connection. For example, when we use the Internet on the street we usually use the network connection, which we must have previously contracted with an Internet service provider.
This type of connection is what we refer to when we talk about the “data” we consume on our mobile phone. What happens is that, no matter how much it is a paid service, the place where we are (again, the physical world…) or the quality of the connection that we provide will be decisive when it comes to having or not a good connection.
Also, keep in mind that, as far as Internet connections are concerned, breakdowns also occur. Sometimes the signal drop will have something to do with a specific incident of our provider, so you must be patient or look for other connection options.
-Your phone isn’t working well.
It’s true that when the Internet is slow, we tend to think that it’s the connection’s fault, but it’s also possible that it’s the device we’re using.
Older mobiles often cause problems with current 4G connections. In addition, too much RAM or a full hard drive can be a source of multiple problems, not to mention possible breakdowns in the device, or even malfunctioning of your software.
If your problems are often recurrent, think about it. Maybe the solution is in a change of mobile or in the repair of the current one…
– You have used up your monthly “data”.
Okay so you don’t have a lagging phone (since it’s the latest model, just out of the factory) and you’ve been using your connection all morning – you’ve been watching HD videos of the dancing parrot – until, suddenly, it’s stopped working. Watch out! You may have run out of data…
If you’re not using a Wi-Fi connection and you’re consuming content (such as video) that involves significant data transmission, it’s likely that your provider’s monthly service has come to an end. At that point, depending on the provider, the speed of your connection could collapse to near unusable.
Check your phone to see how much data you have consumed, see if you have received a message telling you that you have consumed all the data or contact your supplier for information. That way you’ll know if this is the reason you can’t keep enjoying the parrot.
-Access to the network connection is disabled.
Last month you consumed all your data in 3 days, and you’ve learned the lesson. That’s why you disconnected the network connection on your phone and now you only connect via Wi-Fi networks. The problem is that you forgot about it and now that you don’t have Wi-Fi at hand, you’re wondering why you can’t access the Internet.
The reason is obvious. If you deactivate access to the network connection you will not be able to use your “data”, so you will have to activate it again, and monitor its consumption so as not to run out of them too early.
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