why is my dsl connection so slow. i got dsl recently and it feels as slow as dial up , if not slower.?

Answer 1

You should be aware that there are certain times of the day, and certain times, when traffic is slow or crowded. Early a.m., late at night = pretty good. During the day, weekends, holidays = slower. Compare the traffic on the internet like the mall on a school holiday. Additionally, other things can slow you down:

- Are you using a complex screensaver - it runs in the background and eats memory. I had fun with mine, then changed it to blank.
- How many programs do you load at startup? Maybe you should check it out and ensure you are running just what you need.
-To do this: cl Start, cl Settings, cl Taskbar and Start Menu.
-cl Start Menu, cl Customize, cl Remove.
-cl the icon for the program you wish to remove
-then cl Remove.
-This will prevent the program from loading at startup, but will not remove the program from the hard disk.
-Are you in a large file? If so, save frequently to restore full memory access. (Your work remains in memory until you “save” it to disk.

1.Did you run an error check? Open My Computer,
Right-cl on C:, Select Properties, Tools – Run an Error Check ( checkmark “check all and fix); then run a Defrag

2.From IE, click Tools, Internet Options
delete cookies
delete files (offline files)
clear history (set days to save to 0 if you want)
click o.k., and Restart

3.click Start, Programs, Accessories, System Tools – run Disk Cleanup

4.click Start, Run ipconfig renew (type ipconfig space renew)

All these things should be done regularly. The more frequently they are run, the less time they take.
-Note: Games and videos are mostly graphics. Graphics create large files. If this doesn’t help, you should consider getting more memory.

Answer 2

Supposedly DSL gets slower the further you are from the "switching stations". It was always a rule of thumb that once you got beyond 3 miles from it that it would slow down incrementally from there. However, there must be a parameter that is affected by the number of users online also.

Well, I switched to Verizon DSL in May from my Adelphia highspeed cable hook up and thus far I'm sorry I made the move. Although Verizon touts up to 3Mb/sec, I rarely see anything close to that. Very frequently I'm seeing far below those "pie in the sky" numbers. Comcast just came into our area (bought out Adelphia) and I'm seriously considering paying the $75 "fine" from Verizon for quitting my 1year contract early just to switch back to high speed cable.

Answer 3

I have that problem too but usually it happens when a virus is downloaded onto your pc. Check through your programs to see if anything might be causing a virus or run some scans

Answer 4

contact your internet provider and ask what speed you are signed up for. DSL has 3 or 4 different speed blocks. Usually they sign you up for the slowest one to start. You might have to pay a few dollars more a month to move up to one of the faster ones. This is what mine offers, as you can see they are quite different.
Download Max. Speed #1-- 256 Kbps
Upload Max. Speed #1--128 Kbps
--------------------------------------------------
Download Max. Speed #2--1.5 Mbps
Upload Max. Speed #2--384 Kbps
-----------------------------------------------
Download Max. Speed#3--3.0 Mbps
Upload Max. Speed #3--384 Kbps
------------------------------------------------
Download Max. Speed#4--6.0 Mbps
Upload Max. Speed #4--384 Kbps
-------------------------------------------------
also as you can see, the upload speed don't change much. They figure you will do more downloading than uploading.

Answer 5

that is occurred to me earlier than and that i contacted verizon and so they constant it over the cell. simplest dangerous side is, i needed to wait a pair days earlier than it obtained constant. i dont believe it has whatever to do with what you are doing and it is anything on verizons finish and they're the one individuals that may repair it. well success.

Answer 6

viruses. eat up bandwidth
clear some temporary files or something too