Is the internet slowing down or is it just me?

[john_manly]

Hi all:

System: P4, WinXP SP2, 2GB RAM, IE6

In the last couple of weeks, my dialup internet experience has slowed
to a crawl. Google takes 2 minutes to load, and most other pages
timeout before loading. Here's what I've tried so far:

Changed IE settings to allow only 10MB of temporary files
Made sure firewall was enabled
Installed and updated Norton Systemworks, and scanned for viruses,
spyware, etc.
Installed and updated Ad Aware SE, and scanned for spyware
Updated Windows with latest security patches, etc. (this took 7 hours
to download!)

Norton and Ad Aware both found a few things and removed them, but
things are still very slow. I tried Ebay this morning, and though I
could get the main page to load, My Ebay timed out before loading. My
connection says it's running at 48.9kbps, but the animation of the
Windows icon in the upper right corner of IE is very intermittant.

What else can I try? Could it be my ISP? Hardware? Reinstall IE?
Give up and go DSL? Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks in advance,
John.

 

[Rusty]

When I had dialup, my modem caused the same problem you describe. It said I
was on at 48.8k but it was maddeningly slow. A new modem worked like a
charm. This happened twice over a few years.
Rusty

 

[john_manly]

Hi Rusty:

Is there any way to test the modem itself? I'd hate to buy another one
and find out I didn't need it. Besides, I plan to switch to DSL in a
few months (The deal is that my two teenage daughters, wife and I have
to keep our cell phone minutes under the plan limit for 3 months in a
row, and then I'll spring for DSL).

Regards,
John.

 

[john_manly]

If there is a more appropriate forum for this question, could you
direct me to it? Thanks.

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM]

Hi all:

System: P4, WinXP SP2, 2GB RAM, IE6

In the last couple of weeks, my dialup internet experience has slowed
to a crawl. Google takes 2 minutes to load, and most other pages
timeout before loading. Here's what I've tried so far:

Changed IE settings to allow only 10MB of temporary files
Made sure firewall was enabled
Installed and updated Norton Systemworks, and scanned for viruses,
spyware, etc.
Installed and updated Ad Aware SE, and scanned for spyware
Updated Windows with latest security patches, etc. (this took 7 hours
to download!)

Norton and Ad Aware both found a few things and removed them, but
things are still very slow. I tried Ebay this morning, and though I
could get the main page to load, My Ebay timed out before loading. My
connection says it's running at 48.9kbps, but the animation of the
Windows icon in the upper right corner of IE is very intermittant.

What else can I try? Could it be my ISP? Hardware? Reinstall IE?
Give up and go DSL? Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks in advance,
John.

IMHO going to DSL would be worth the cost. I can't get it, though.
If the modem is old I guess that there's some possibility that it is causing
a problem, but it's much more likely that it is noise in the lines or a
malware infection.

So How Did I Get Infected Anyway?
http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=27971

Help with Hijackware
All MS - MVP Sites.
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
(http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm)
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware
(http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm)
(http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/darnit.html)
(http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Malware_Defence.htm)

Unexplained computer behavior may be caused by deceptive software.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/827315