Are you trying to listen to your favorite song on YouTube, but you can’t listen to it because of your slow mobile data connection? If yes, then we can help you. Today we are going over five things that you can do to increase the speed of a slow mobile data connection. So, let’s get started.

Sources :- Speed of a Slow Mobile Data Connection ,  2020-Directory

Restart Your Phone

This is the first and the most obvious thing that you should do if your internet speed is not that good. Yes, it is a little weird advice, but it does work most of the time. So, try restarting your phone if you have a slow mobile data connection. To restart your phone, press the power button and hit the “Restart” option if you are an Android user or press the side button and volume up/down button until you see the option to turn it off if you are an iPhone user.

Try Changing Your Location

Many factors and things can affect the speed of the internet, like weather, buildings, poor network quality, etc.  These are things that we can’t control. So, if you find that your internet speed has become slow, then try to change your location by going somewhere else and see if the problem is solved or not.

Disable Apps That Are Consuming Your Mobile Data in Background

There can be many apps on your mobile phone that might be consuming your data behind your back. Due to which your internet speed might slow down. So, to avoid this, you can disable those apps that might be consuming your data behind your back. Once you disable these apps, your internet will become normal, and you can use your mobile data without any issue. Use the following steps to identify and disable apps that might be consuming your data:

Open your mobile settings.
Next, go to Network & internet> Mobile networks.
Now press the “App data usage” option.
You will see the list of apps that are consuming your data.
Click on any app and stop it from accessing your mobile data in the background using the toggle button in the “Background data” option.
Now stop all the other apps from using your data in the background.

If you are an iPhone user, then follow these steps:

Open your mobile settings.
Now click on the “Cellular” option.
You will see the list of apps that are consuming your data.
Now stop all the apps from using your mobile data in the background using the toggle button, which is near them.

Disable Data Saver/ Low Data Mode

Android and iOS have specially designed data saving modes in them which help their users in saving their precious mobile data. However, these modes can also slow down your internet speed, especially if you have consumed lots of mobile data in a day. To disable the “Data Saver” mode, all you have to do is:

Open your mobile settings.
Next, go to Network & internet>Data Saver.
Now disable the “Data Saver” mode.

If you are iPhone user then follow these steps to disable the “Low Data” mode in your phone:

Open your mobile settings.
Next, go to Cellular>Cellular Data Options.
Now Switch off the “Low Data” mode.

Switch off Your VPN

VPN services and apps help us in protecting our privacy and data, but they can also reduce the speed of your internet. So, if you use VPN apps on your mobile, then switch off these apps, and you will immediately see an increase in your internet speed. It is a simple trick but can surely do wonders for you if you want to increase the speed of your mobile data connection.

Conclusion

These are the five things that you can do to increase the speed of your slow mobile data connection. So do try these tips if you are facing this problem. Do you have any other tips that can increase the speed of a slow mobile data connection? If yes, then do let us know about those tips in the comment section.

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