JULY 2020 • TECH ADVISOR 65Get ready
Essentially,whatwe’re
trying to do is compare
the amount of bandwidth
that’s coming into your
homewithwhatyourISP
ispromisingyou.First
make sure that you know
what your Internet plan
is, and what your ISP
promisesis theminimum
connectionspeed.
Consultyourbilloryour
ISP’swebsiteforthat.
Let’sturntothePC.
For the best results,
you’ll want to use a
wired connection if at
all possible; that way,
you don’t have to worry
about interferenceand
performancefluctuations
thatcanoccurwhile
you’reonWi-Fi.Ifyou
have any other wired
devices on your home
network, plug your test
computerdirectlyinto
themodemsothosedon’tinterfere.Again,we’retrying
to learn how much bandwidth is coming directly into
your home,beforeit begins getting divvied up among
connecteddevices.
Click the Network column in
Windows Task Manager to see
which apps, if any, are sending/
receiving data on your network