Streaming suddenly slowing down? Gaming lag spiking at peak hours? Your ISP may be the culprit. Here's how to find out — and what to do about it.
If your internet slows down at specific times of day, on specific apps, or for specific activities — streaming, gaming, torrenting — your ISP may be deliberately throttling your connection. Here's how to detect it.
Internet Service Providers use a technique called Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) to examine your traffic in real time. When they detect bandwidth-heavy activities — video streaming, gaming, large downloads — they can artificially cap your speeds to manage network load or push you toward more expensive plans.
Throttling is legal in most countries and is common practice. Most ISPs don't disclose when they're doing it.
If your speed is significantly faster with the VPN, your ISP is almost certainly throttling your regular connection. The VPN hides your activity type, so the throttling algorithm can't trigger.
Our VPN Speed Test lets you measure your real-world download speed and latency with and without CyberCat active. The difference tells the story.
The most effective solution is a VPN. When your traffic is encrypted, your ISP can see only that you're using data — not what type, which service, or how much of it is video vs. gaming vs. browsing. Without that information, targeted throttling becomes impossible.
CyberCat's Standard mode adds less than 10–15% overhead on fast connections — far less than the throttling it prevents. Stealth mode is included on every plan when a network blocks or throttles a normal VPN.
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