There are Internet Service Providers (ISP) who have been known to throttle your bandwidth if you are a high volume user. This can be because they think you may be breaking their Terms of Service (TOS) agreement by downloading a lot of music or video. There are sites out there that will check the speed, but this is a one time test. If you want to really keep an eye on your upload and download speed, you ...

For the uninitiated, Wi-Fi tethering is pretty awesome. In layman’s terms, your phone creates a Wi-Fi hotspot. That Wi-Fi hotspot is connected to the internet by way of your phone’s data connection. It’s quite literally a wireless network that you can take anywhere. For people who travel a lot or are frequently away from friendly Wi-Fi connections, tethering can be a lifesaver. Plus if you’re still one of the lucky few with unlimited data, you can ...

There are a lot of people who use a wired internet connection on their desktop computer. When you have the occasional need to connect a device via Wi-Fi, you can use your Wi-Fi equipped computer as a hotspot with the help of Connectify. Another potential use is for people tethering their smart phone to their computer. If you need to supply a connection to more than just your computer and you have to tether by having your ...