[header] How to make your internet go faster [title] Check for background activity. [step] Sometimes, when your internet connection seems unusually slow, it's just because something else is using part of your connection in the background. Find your browser's download manager and ensure no files are downloading, then check to see what other programs are running, and check each one of them to be sure it isn't hogging your connection. 
If someone left a torrent running and neglected to tell you, that could very well be the source of your slowdown. [substeps] Check to see if system update or scan programs are running, too.