The main factors that can affect your speed are as follows:
Connected via Wi-Fi
- Physical Distance from the router
- Poor router positioning
- Wireless Interference
- Outdated router
- Router fault
- Connected to the wrong Wi-Fi signal, for ex.: 2.4Ghz or 5Ghz
- A device's Wi-Fi card unable able to handle the speeds provided
- Too much bandwidth being used on the connection at that point in time
- Fault on the incoming line from the provider
- Network contention on the provider's side
- Weather (For satellite and wireless providers)
- Line of sight impacted (wireless providers)
- Usage. Some providers will limit your speed if you go over the usage allowance
Connected via Ethernet Cable
- The wrong type of ethernet cable is being used, Cat5e cable is the minimum required
- NIC or Network Interface Card on the computer cannot handle the incoming speed
- Too much bandwidth being used on the connection at that point in time
- Fault on the incoming line from the provider
- Network contention on the provider's side
- Internal equipment may be faulty
- Weather (For satellite and wireless providers)
- Line of sight impacted (wireless providers)
- Usage. Some providers will limit your speed if you go over the usage allowance
