Why is my internet so slow at night?

More people are online at night time than at any other time of the day. With more people online, Internet congestion gets way worse – think of rush hour on a road. Network cables have a limited capacity, so the more users there are the slower everyone's traffic moves. In Australia, peak hours are between 7pm and 11pm, so you can expect your connection to slow down between those times. Why these hours? They're around when people are getting home from work or school and settling in for entertainment or study, using the Internet in the process.

Does resetting your router make it faster?

It can, but there's no guarantee. Resetting your device by turning it on and off again is a generally good quick tech fix to try, since it's easy to do.

Do Wi-Fi boosters increase Internet speed?

Not necessarily. All a Wi-Fi booster does is extend the range of a modem's Wi-Fi signal. This can improve your Internet speed if there's a good distance between you and the modem or there are lots of walls and such in the way. It may also help boost a signal from a modem that has extremely poor signal output. However, if you're not that far away from the modem and your modem has an okay signal to start with, a Wi-Fi booster probably won't help.