I live in a NYC apartment. There are two apartments in our building, a 5 person (mine) and a 3 person. Unfortunately, the building has only one cable input for us to share (it is in our room and we run a connection to theirs). Thus, there are 8 computers hooked up to the same connection.
Obviously it is slower than typical, but we've been dealing with insanely slow speeds (10 kb/s and lower). We believe this is largely due to the kids in the other apartment downloading files and playing online games. It's really becoming a pain to deal with.
Anyone have any suggestions on steps to take that don't involve starting a war with the opposing apartment?
2007-02-01 04:18:38 · 7 answers · asked by Sanjay M 4 in Computers & Internet ➔ Internet
Really the only option is to check with your provider and get a higher broadband package. You have 8 people there that can share the cost, so it shouldn't be any big deal.
That's the only option without spending major cash, i.e. $1,000+
2007-02-01 04:26:06 · answer #1 · answered by Benjamin M 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When I was on dial-up, I would open several different sites after one loaded, so that when I finished reading or posting at the one I was on, others would have opened. There are programs that you can download that claim to speed up your connection... My firewall has told me they were virus or other malware when I tried that approach... Good luck... As others told you, it helps when I close some of the open programs, maybe... If I'm working with a picture editor, while the internet is downloading a page into my browser, it affects the computer response time, rather than the internet...
2016-05-24 02:03:49 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are cable amplifiers on the market. They boost the signal strength to televisions. I would imagine they do the same thing for your PC connection.
2007-02-01 04:28:41 · answer #3 · answered by Sally 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ask them for a modem and a private connection instead of a shared one..
though it maybe of lesser speed but then it will be constant throughout..
thats the case here in india..
2007-02-01 04:34:13 · answer #4 · answered by Sid 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try lobbying for your own private cable connection. Unfortunately, there's really nothing else you can do about it.
2007-02-01 04:24:38 · answer #5 · answered by Navigator 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you are hard wired to all the computers, try running a wireless router..i have found that this works pretty good..let me know if that works.or if you are running a wireless router try hard wireing it directly to another router..this works to..
2007-02-01 04:33:45 · answer #6 · answered by trkman2 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
do your thngs overnight?
2007-02-01 04:22:09 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋