

This NID is usually a square gray box located on the exterior, where the telephone outside plant connects to your homes or business’s inside wiring. Inside wiring is critical to maximizing the performance of DSL (non-fiber) Internet connections. At minimum, the use of Category 5 (or even better, Category 6), twisted-pair inside wire from Waitsfield and Champlain Valley Telecom’s Network Interface Device (NID) is recommended. But for mobile devices that don’t support a wired connection or when using one isn’t feasible, choose your Wi-Fi network. For example, you might use a wired connection for desktop computers, laptops, and gaming consoles.


Try to match each of your devices with the best connection option. Connecting your devices via Wi-Fi is more convenient, but speed and reliability will be reduced. To do this, connect an Ethernet cable from the back of your router to your laptop or computer.Ī physical wired connection from your Internet router to your device is always the fastest, most reliable connection and should be used whenever it makes sense.
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Open Speedtest Tips For Optimizing Your Internet SpeedĬustomers often ask us how to test, choose, and optimize the speed of their Internet connection.
