Short, practical explainers for understanding and improving your internet connection.
Bufferbloat is one of the hidden reasons a fast internet connection can still feel slow. It happens when your router or network holds too much data in a queue. When this happens, your connection can become slow to respond while downloads or uploads are running. This can make gaming, video calls and browsing feel laggy,…
Jitter measures how much your ping changes over time. A stable connection should have consistent ping. If your ping jumps up and down, your jitter is higher. High jitter can make video calls, voice calls and online games feel unstable. Quick answer Jitter is the variation in your connection delay. Low jitter is good. High…
What Is Ping? Ping measures how quickly your device gets a response from another server on the internet. It is usually shown in milliseconds, written as ms. The lower your ping, the more responsive your connection usually feels. Quick answer Ping is the delay between your device and the server it is communicating with. Low…
Download speed and upload speed are two of the most important numbers in an internet speed test. Download speed shows how quickly your connection receives data from the internet. Upload speed shows how quickly your connection sends data to the internet. Both matter, but they affect different parts of your internet experience. Quick answer Download…
A good internet speed in South Africa depends on how many people use the connection and what they use it for. A single person browsing, watching YouTube and using WhatsApp does not need the same speed as a family streaming 4K, gaming, working from home and backing up files to the cloud. For many homes,…