What is jitter? How to deal with it when you're working remotely

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When you run a bandwidth test, keep in mind that certain network factors can affect the results. If you have a lot of Internet traffic or there's a lot of noise on the data lines, that can alter the results. To determine an average bandwidth speed, you might want to run several tests.

If two adults are on VoIP phone calls and doing video conferencing, and you’ve also got a kid who’s online gaming, that can lead to some serious network issues and you might need a higher-end router to handle those network demands.

Sometimes when I’m on a video meeting and the audio and video are choppy, I’ll turn off my video. This can help lessen the demand on the network and lets us at least continue the meeting with good audio.

Prioritizing packets is generally pretty straightforward. You just have to log in to your Internet network account or call your system administrator to set up your QoS priority rules.