We use cookies to make wikiHow great. By using our site, you agree to our cookie policy. Cookie Settings. Learn why people trust wikiHow. Download Article Explore this Article methods. Tips and Warnings. Related Articles. Article Summary. Method 1. Click the URL bar. This is the bar at the top of your browser's window where the web address e. Clicking the URL bar should highlight its contents. Type in the name of an item you wish to download. Your item might be a photo, a document, or a setup file to install a program.
Doing so will search for your specified item. This will take you to the item's page. If you're looking for a photo, first click the Images link below the search bar on this page. Never download a file from a site that isn't reputable. Click the download link. There isn't a universal "Download" icon, so look for a button that says "Download [program name]" or a link that indicates the same.
Doing so will prompt a pop-up window. If you're downloading a picture, instead right-click or two-finger click on Mac the photo and click Save Image As.
When downloading a setup file, you'll usually see the file's name and version number written on the Download button. Select a download folder if prompted. Some browsers, such as Internet Explorer, will ask you to click a folder e. Chrome, Firefox, and Safari will all begin downloading the file immediately by default. On Safari, you can click the downward-facing arrow in the upper-right side of the browser window to view the download's progress.
Open your downloaded file. You can do this either by clicking the file's name in the bar at the bottom of the browser window or in the downward-facing arrow window in Safari , or by navigating to your computer's default download location, which is typically a folder entitled "Downloads". You can search for the "Downloads" folder by typing "downloads" into the Start menu Windows or Spotlight the magnifying glass icon at the top of your Mac's screen.
Method 2. Open a browsing app. The default browser app for iOS devices is Safari, which is a white app with a blue compass icon on it. You can't download setup files or text files to your iPhone, but you can download photos. Navigate to a photo you wish to save. To do so, tap the bar at the top of the screen, then type in the name of an item you wish to view and tap Go. It should be just below the search that's near the top of the screen.
Tap and hold the photo. After a moment, a menu will pop up at the bottom of the screen. Tap Save Image. It's at the top of the pop-up menu. This will download the photo onto your iPhone.
You'll be able to find the photo in your iPhone's Photos app. Method 3. The default Android browser resembles a blue globe, but you can download browsers like Chrome or Firefox from the Google Play Store if you like. This is often due to poor wi-fi or congestion from other networks.
This will stop you from getting the full potential of your broadband service. For instance, you might experience buffering when watching videos online due to poor wi-fi, even if your broadband connection is able to support it. Where possible, you should use a wired Ethernet connection to get the fastest available speeds. If you're not able to do this, look at ways to improve the wi-fi signal in your home.
Getting a wi-fi repeater or a mesh wi-fi system such as BT Whole Home Wi-Fi or Google Wi-Fi can be a highly effective way of improving speeds on your home wi-fi network. The following table shows how much you'd need to pay for a broadband service with different download speeds. It also shows the percentage availability amongst UK households:. For more information, see our in-depth guides on download speed and upload speed. You can also read our other home broadband guides , including our review of all the major UK broadband internet providers.
We'd love to hear your thoughts and any questions you may have. So far, we've received 4 comments from readers. You can add your own comment here. So what I can gather from this unless your house hold is in excess of people then you will not see any day to do benefit from moving from a mbps broadband to a mbps broadband?
The age of the slower broadband provider is coming to an end, in fact, as far as Lowestoft is concerned, that age is now over because Ultrafast Fibre is here, Gigabit broadband is now a reality in the town. I shall be connected to the Gigabit service in just 2 weeks time and I shall have a mbps connection, a massive step up on my current BT Infinity service. I am one of the lucky ones living in a cabled area and signed up for mbps.
I am less lucky though in that, whilst it may be possible in theory to get this kind of service, in practice it is often in the mbps range and sometimes even achieving 0mbps.
This will give you an estimate of your computer's current download speed. If you see that your download speed is significantly faster than files are actually downloading, the problem most likely isn't with your Internet. If your download speed is much slower than your Internet package and router allow for, you need to minimize the number of devices connected to the Internet.
Disconnect any non-essential devices from the Internet. The more devices you have on your network, the slower your Internet will be. If you can disable consoles, phones, televisions, tablets, and alternate computers, your own computer's downloads will be faster.
Disable any apps you aren't using. When you're downloading a big or a small file, it helps to turn off apps that are taking up your bandwidth. For example, you'd close BitTorrent if it was running in the background while you attempted to download a Windows update. Netflix, Hulu, and even YouTube can be a serious drain on your download speed.
Even if it's only by a marginal amount, disabling these services will boost your download speeds. You should also close any non-essential browser windows or tabs. Try connecting your computer to your router via Ethernet. If your computer isn't using an Ethernet connection, connect it to your router with an Ethernet cable and see if your downloads increase in speed.
If your downloads do increase in speed, your wireless connection to the router is poor. Try staying closer to the router or purchasing a stronger router. If the download speed doesn't increase, the problem is either with the router or your computer. You can reset your router's cache by unplugging both the router and the modem, waiting for a minute or so, and then plugging everything back in.
Avoid seeding or uploading while attempting to download. As noble as it may be to give back to your favorite torrenting community by uploading, doing so while downloading will all but kill your download speeds. Wait to seed until all of your downloads have completed and you're no longer using the Internet e. Force your protocol encryption if you're using a torrenting service. This action disguises what you're downloading so that your ISP doesn't selectively throttle it. ISPs will throttle if they know a BitTorrent client is doing a lot of downloading.
Click Preferences. Click BitTorrent. Click the "Outgoing" drop-down box. Select Forced. Click Apply , then click OK. Buy a new router. If your router is more than a couple of years old, it will invariably begin to slow down, and it won't handle downloads as well as a newer one.
When purchasing a new router, make sure you look at models that support the same download speed as your Internet package or, ideally, higher download speeds. Upgrade your Internet connection speed. Some Internet connections simply aren't able to handle hefty downloads, such as console or computer game installations. Many ISPs have a "Gamer" package that prioritizes download speed, though you'll likely have to pay significantly more for this package than you would for a standard Internet package.
Contact your Internet Service Provider. If you've tried everything else and you can't get your download speeds to increase, you'll need to call your ISP and tell them about the problems you're experiencing. You may even need to switch your ISP if you live in a remote-enough area. Part 2. Click Change adapter options.
This option is beneath the "Change your network settings" heading on the Status tab. Click your current connection's name. It will be on the Connections page. This will select it. Click Change settings of this connection. This button is in the top row of options in the window. Clicking it will open the connection's settings.
It's in the window that's in the middle of Wi-Fi Properties. You may first need to click the Networking tab at the top of Wi-Fi Properties. Click Properties. It's near the bottom of the window. Check the "Use the following DNS server addresses" circle. It's near the bottom of the Properties window.
Enter a preferred DNS address. Do so in the "Preferred DNS server" field. Google - Enter 8. Enter an alternate DNS address. Click OK. This saves your DNS settings. Click Close. It's at the bottom of the window.
Restart your computer. Once your computer finishes booting up, you can test your download speeds; if your network was the reason they were slow, they should be faster now. Click System Preferences.
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