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dellfanatic
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I've got a few tabs open in IE7, one for AOL Live Help to complain about the slow speeds I'm getting on supposedly a 6.5MB service.
Also, in the first IE window things aren't moving at all, web pages won't load, but as soon as I opened a new internet explorer window things are fast again, why is this?
I run ccleaner each night before shutting down, and also I've installed ZOneALarm on this vista computer which also seems too much of a co-incidence with all these problems, any ideas?
Also, in the first IE window things aren't moving at all, web pages won't load, but as soon as I opened a new internet explorer window things are fast again, why is this?
I run ccleaner each night before shutting down, and also I've installed ZOneALarm on this vista computer which also seems too much of a co-incidence with all these problems, any ideas?
Blackadder: Baldrick, I have a very, very, very cunning plan.
Baldrick: Is it as cunning as a fox what used to be Professor of Cunning at Oxford University but has moved on and is now working for the U.N. at the High Commission of International Cunning Planning?
Blackadder: Yes it is.
Baldrick: Hmm... that's cunning.
Baldrick: Is it as cunning as a fox what used to be Professor of Cunning at Oxford University but has moved on and is now working for the U.N. at the High Commission of International Cunning Planning?
Blackadder: Yes it is.
Baldrick: Hmm... that's cunning.
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Are you using a wired internet connection or a wireless one?Lack of money is the root of all evil.
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THanks, the router is a wireless one but is connected to the PC via an ethernet cable, wireless is disabled so it's not someone else using the connection.Blackadder: Baldrick, I have a very, very, very cunning plan.
Baldrick: Is it as cunning as a fox what used to be Professor of Cunning at Oxford University but has moved on and is now working for the U.N. at the High Commission of International Cunning Planning?
Blackadder: Yes it is.
Baldrick: Hmm... that's cunning.0 -
Try disabling ZoneAlarm to see if things speed up. Also go here:
http://www.speedtest.net/
And let us know your results
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]"The internet is a great way to get on the net."
- Bob Dole, Republican presidential candidate[/FONT]0 -
Have you tried turning off your phising filter in IE 7? This can really slow things down.something missing0
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I've disabled ZA and done speedtest - things are still fairly slowish and this is reflected in the speed...
http://www.speedtest.net/result/-1.png
(even that results window won't load up properly :wall: )Blackadder: Baldrick, I have a very, very, very cunning plan.
Baldrick: Is it as cunning as a fox what used to be Professor of Cunning at Oxford University but has moved on and is now working for the U.N. at the High Commission of International Cunning Planning?
Blackadder: Yes it is.
Baldrick: Hmm... that's cunning.0 -
lol Speedtest give their own URL after u've done the test copy that in here [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]"The internet is a great way to get on the net."
- Bob Dole, Republican presidential candidate[/FONT]0 -
http://www.thinkbroadband.com/speedtest/results/id/11828551277681668175.html
I waited ages but nothing loaded up, it just said 'loading' so I used thinkbroadband instead Blackadder: Baldrick, I have a very, very, very cunning plan.
Baldrick: Is it as cunning as a fox what used to be Professor of Cunning at Oxford University but has moved on and is now working for the U.N. at the High Commission of International Cunning Planning?
Blackadder: Yes it is.
Baldrick: Hmm... that's cunning.0 -
Ok that would hint that the problem might not be your computer, but might be either the line itself or your internal wiring :x
try unscrewing your MAIN phone socket box, and plug in your broadband (through your filter) directly into the test socket.
If you get faster speeds using that speed test, then your internal wiring is screwed... if not, then you have either serious line attenuation or your line is faulty. You could alwyas ring BT and ask them to do a line test...
Also find out how far away you are from your ADSL Exchange (assuming your using ADSL), http://www.samknows.com/broadband/maps.php?id=39
Let us know[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]"The internet is a great way to get on the net."
- Bob Dole, Republican presidential candidate[/FONT]0 -
Nice idea same speeds though
http://www.thinkbroadband.com/speedtest/results/id/11828576249616428899.htmlBlackadder: Baldrick, I have a very, very, very cunning plan.
Baldrick: Is it as cunning as a fox what used to be Professor of Cunning at Oxford University but has moved on and is now working for the U.N. at the High Commission of International Cunning Planning?
Blackadder: Yes it is.
Baldrick: Hmm... that's cunning.0 -
dellfanatic wrote: »I've got a few tabs open in IE7, one for AOL Live Help to complain about the slow speeds I'm getting on supposedly a 6.5MB service.
Does not look like you are on ADSL max to me! Where have you got this 6.5Mb from?:doh: Blue text on this forum usually signifies hyperlinks, so click on them!..:wall:0
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