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The type of internet connection you have depends on the area you stay in, in many places it may not be economically feasible for an Internet Service Provider (ISP) to provide a high speed broadband connection. However, you can try to maximize the speed of your existing internet connection.

ISP's have a certain amount of bandwidth, which is shared among all the users of ISP's services. If you can select the time when you are online, you should connect to the internet at non - peak hours - early in the morning or on holidays. Most people surf the internet from their office, so internet connection speeds are lower during office hours.

Some of the tips to boost your internet connection and surfing speed are:

1. Check if the wiring is proper, loose connections could reduce the speed greatly.

2. Ensure that your computer has sufficient free memory. Remove all necessary programs during startup. If the RAM is insufficient, the web pages will load slowly and internet surfing will be slower.

3. Instead of using Internet Explorer, you can use other browsers like Firefox or K-Meleon, but some of these browsers may not be user friendly

4. Internet connection optimizers like Google Web Accelerator and Fasterfox (for Firefox ) may be used. These may work only with broadband connections. Advertisements can be blocked using Adblock Plus, increasing the internet connection speed.