system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
ELI5 How unplugging and replugging my modem helps my internet connection.
gpt
Most modems have provision to reduce the data rate on the line if the error rate gets too high. Not all have the ability to try again later at a higher data rate, and revert if all is well. So each burst of interference on the line triggers your modem to reduce the data rate. To start again at a high rate, reset the modem by unplugging it for 15 secs or so.