slow internet

[Guest]

56k , 2.7 gig intel,80 gig h.d. ,..... My internet downloads and page changes are very slow . downloads always stay below 5k/s ..pages take forever to change and freezes are frequent.

 

[Shenan Stanley]

56k , 2.7 gig Intel,80 gig h.d. ,..... My internet downloads and page
changes are very slow . downloads always stay below 5k/s ..pages take
forever to change and freezes are frequent.

You have a 56K modem... Things will be slow.

Presently, full 56k connection speeds can only be achieved in laboratory
conditions. Your connection speeds will depend on the distance you are from
the telephone company's Central Office (the further you are, the lower the
speed).

Your connection speed will also depend on the line quality of your
connection. Each time you place a telephone call, it will take a different
route to the person you are dialing. The call is routed through different
lines and switches, depending on their availability. Some switches and lines
are older, and therefore somewhat more corroded. This corrosion will cause
some slight noise on the line. Noise that can create a slight annoyance for
voice calls, can spell death or lower speeds for Internet data connections.
Therefore, on one Internet connection you may establish a 43.6k speed, and
if you hang up and dial again, you may establish a 45k or better connection.

Line noise can also be introduced by the quality of your home's internal
phone wiring. The wiring in phone jacks can be loose or corroded, especially
in older homes. Also, the line coming from your phone jack into your modem
will need to be in good condition for the higher speed connections.

Your actual download speed will be affected by the speed of your computer.
This is especially true if you have a software modem that uses your CPU chip
to process the modem data, instead of a dedicated chip on the modem board.

Finally, your download speed will be a factor of the overall traffic on the
Internet. Also, if a particular web site's server is slow, and/or there's a
large volume of traffic on that server, your download speeds will be
correspondingly slower.

You also may want to scan for and remove spyware/adware with Adaware and
Spybot Search and Destroy.

 

[Guest]

If you can spend the money and where you live offers, try cable you will not believe the speed difference. Make sure you have a firewall, updated antivirus and spyware-adware programs running first.

 

[Guest]

-----Original Message-----
If you can spend the money and where you live offers,

try cable you will not believe the speed difference. Make
sure you have a firewall, updated antivirus and spyware-
adware programs running first.

.
try a different fon# if you can,AOL will limit your

bandwidth,if you have AOL....different# first......Think
cable,56,000 modem is just the top speed....just like
your car 56 MPH speed limit,as fast as you can go,your
just out on a Sunday drive,granny doing 5MPH on the
freeway.Your at 5 kbps just tested my cable
2,250,000 kbps,or 2.2 meg......pay bout 30 bucks a
month,AOL dial-up is 24,6 bucks more and 50X faster,try
changing your dialing # and do a speed test from
http://bandwidthplace.com/speedtest/ they give you
3 free test a month,

 

[Guest]

Thank You so much Shenan your answer was very complete and was put in a way that makes it so much easier to understand. I wish more people cared enough on here to expand more on the answers they give, thats if they make any sense to start with. Your a real sweetie. dave lucked out with this one and so did I. :0

----- Shenan Stanley wrote: ----

dave g wrote

56k , 2.7 gig Intel,80 gig h.d. ,..... My internet downloads and pag
changes are very slow . downloads always stay below 5k/s ..pages tak
forever to change and freezes are frequent

You have a 56K modem... Things will be slow

Presently, full 56k connection speeds can only be achieved in laborator
conditions. Your connection speeds will depend on the distance you are fro
the telephone company's Central Office (the further you are, the lower th
speed)

Your connection speed will also depend on the line quality of you
connection. Each time you place a telephone call, it will take a differen
route to the person you are dialing. The call is routed through differen
lines and switches, depending on their availability. Some switches and line
are older, and therefore somewhat more corroded. This corrosion will caus
some slight noise on the line. Noise that can create a slight annoyance fo
voice calls, can spell death or lower speeds for Internet data connections
Therefore, on one Internet connection you may establish a 43.6k speed, an
if you hang up and dial again, you may establish a 45k or better connection

Line noise can also be introduced by the quality of your home's interna
phone wiring. The wiring in phone jacks can be loose or corroded, especiall
in older homes. Also, the line coming from your phone jack into your mode
will need to be in good condition for the higher speed connections

Your actual download speed will be affected by the speed of your computer
This is especially true if you have a software modem that uses your CPU chi
to process the modem data, instead of a dedicated chip on the modem board

Finally, your download speed will be a factor of the overall traffic on th
Internet. Also, if a particular web site's server is slow, and/or there's
large volume of traffic on that server, your download speeds will b
correspondingly slower

You also may want to scan for and remove spyware/adware with Adaware an
Spybot Search and Destroy

 

[Gerry Cornell]

Sharon

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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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