Does Cold and Wet Weather Affect Internet Speeds?

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asked Mar 18, 2019 in Internet by 0siffca (210 points)
Does Cold and Wet Weather Affect Internet Speeds?

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answered Mar 18, 2019 by nikdhil (310 points)
The cold weather and rain shouldn't directly affect your internet speeds.

But sometimes when water or even just droplets of water gets onto wired connections such as at your telephone box outside your house or on the pole somewhere the connection could get lost temporarily or could short out and then cause a drop in internet speed or cause you to lose your internet connection completely.

However if the internet connections is really good then the cold and wet weather should not affect your internet speed.

Other people getting online at the same time can cause a slowdown of your internet connection too because if you use DSL internet the internet traffic has to travel through one big connection once it reaches the telephone office where the DSLAM is located.

Also other people in your house streaming movies, videos etc can slow down your connection to the internet.

If your internet connection speed continues to drop when it's cold or wet out then it would be a good idea to contact your ISP because it could be a problem on their end or even yours that needs fixed outside.

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