Help make my broadband faster

Pythagorous

My broadband connection appears to be running a lot slower than usual so I'm wondering if there are any regular procedures I should be going through to keep the laptop running smoothly? Should I regularly be deleting ccokies etc to help?

Thanks

edit - sorry double post

Reluctant_spender

Cookies should not really affect your browsing speed.

Go here and try tweak test - it will test your connection and advise you acdcordingly

www.dslreports.com/tool

You could also run a range of anti spyware products and a cleaner e.g

Spybot, windows defender and CCleaner

Pythagorous

just tried a test and it gave download speed of 1421 KB/s, upload speed of 107 KB/S and latency of 387ms. Is this bad?

espresso

Do you use an insecure wireless network? Is someone pinching your bandwidth? Have you done a speed test?

Pythagorous

Hi espresso. I do indeed use a wireless network. I'm staying long term in a hotel who give their guests wireless access through superclick.

The security issue is something I've been concerned with. I wonder if it's unwise to do internet banking using the hotel's wireless?

Pythagorous

just checked the icon and it says the hotel's wireless network is unsecured! It also shows about 10 other wireless networks that I seem to be connected to.

DrSmutt

unwise.

only if you havent asked at the front desk the exact details about their wireless network so you can correctly identify it.

DrSmutt

that 10 other networks are other guests.

Pythagorous

DrSmutt wrote:

unwise.

only if you havent asked at the front desk the exact details about their wireless network so you can correctly identify it.

Front desk seem to think that there isn't a problem although the girl idn't inspire me with confidence!

When I click on the connection icon it shows their wireless connection to be unsecured whereas all the others showing are secured.

DrSmutt

dis she give you network name, ip address.

Pythagorous

i can see both the name and ip from the connection icon