I have netzero dial-up because where I live I cannot get DSL.. I was just wondering how I can make it as fast as possible.. how to make my modem fast as possible and getting my computer to run smoothly because right now my dial up freezes often and is very slow even though i have netzero highspeed and its on the middle setting.... any help would be appreciated!!
2007-07-29 05:21:39 · 9 answers · asked by kharv29rcr 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
Have not had dial up for years, love my broadband, but lets see first what speed modem do you have? Next if you are running a file share program like limewire, bearwire or any other set the control to not allow uploads, that slows you down tremendously. Keep your computer's cache clean use ccleaner free at ccleaner.com After running the cleaner go to system tools and run defrag, could be your files are fragmented so your hard disk works to hard searching for them. Go on at off peak times when you do need to download something.
2007-07-29 05:32:07 · answer #1 · answered by Pengy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi,
Sorry can't really give you any advise about Dial up but can help you with your slow system, just go to your system tools folder and run "Disk Cleanup" which will delete all your temp files for you then Defrag you hard Drive to get your free space back again, which should make your P.C run better and not Freeze up so much. Hope this helps you.
2007-07-29 05:31:31 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Contact your phone company to see how fast the land line wire is at your house. There are different speed lines the way I understand it. Do not know if in the public's control though. But they can tell you whether any need to waste time on modem and computer if the land line is a slow wire.
2007-07-29 05:27:46 · answer #3 · answered by Marissa 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have dial up service with Earthlink. Their Dial Up Accelerator is pretty fast for dial up. I have been using them for over two years, and I am very satisfied. Maybe Net Zero isn't such a hot company to do business with.
2007-07-29 05:26:54 · answer #4 · answered by WC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A clean computer is key to a faster computer. Run the 3 scans below.
Run a virus scan weekly.
Update and run your Anti-Virus program. Don't have one? You can run a free online scan from CA.
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virusinfo/scan.aspx
Run Spybot and Adaware weekly.
Download, update and run Spybot---http://www.safer-networking.org/... . Don't forget to use the Immunize feature.
Download, update and run Adaware---http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaw...
Now to prevent spyware from being installed in the first place....
Download SpywareBlaster---http://majorgeeks.com/download2859.html
SpywareBlaster doesn't scan and clean for spyware - it prevents it from ever being installed.
It's main features include:
- Prevent the installation of ActiveX-based spyware, adware, browser hijackers, dialers, and other potentially unwanted pests.
- Block spyware/tracking cookies in Internet Explorer and Mozilla/Firefox.
- Restrict the actions of potentially dangerous sites in Internet Explorer.
Now lets clean up your registry.
Run RegScrubXP weekly. Run Cleanup every time you log off.
Download RegScrubXP--http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?d...
Safely cleans junk out of the Windows 2000/XP system registry. All changes made to the registry are fully restorable to it's original condition. You can make an exclusion list of registry entries that RegScrubXP will not display as problems. You can sift through a list of file extensions, company names, run upon startup programs, Internet Explorer history, and uninstall programs to delete what you think is junk.
Download CleanUp---http://www.stevengould.org/software/clea...
Free disk space, make your computer run better/faster and protect your privacy - all in one easy solution. All for free!
Now lets clean up your disk.
Run a Disk Cleanup 2 times a month. Run Disk Defrag. monthly.
Do a Disk Cleanup and Disk Defrag. You can find both of them by following the path below.
Start>all programs>accessories>system tools>Disk Cleanup. Let it do its thing. You can check every box that has something to delete.
Now follow the same path and do a Disk Defrag. Again just let it do its thing.
Now lets tweak your connection.
If your speed is good I would not mess with it by trying to tweak it. If you do tweak once it is done you should not have to do it every again.
There are many programs out there to do this. I will give you 2 of them.
The first one is TCP Optimizer.
Description: The TCP Optimizer is a free, easy Windows program that provides an intuitive interface for tuning and optimizing your Internet connection. There is no installation required, just download and run.
http://www.speedguide.net/downloads.php....
You can get support for the best way to set it up right from their forum http://forums.speedguide.net/
The second one is Cablenut.
Windows XP tested and approved
CableNut is a tool for optimizing your Internet Connection. We have provided a way to tweak any option you may want to in the adjuster. You can load "CableNut Custom Setting" files that are included with the program to tweak your Internet connection.
http://www.cablenut.com/
Again support is available right from their forum.http://www.broadbandnuts.com/index.php?p...
All programs are FREE!
After applying the suggestions above you will have a clean and faster computer. Enjoy.
2007-07-29 05:36:43 · answer #5 · answered by rlh242424 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Below links can help. Be sure to scan before opening the setup.
I use both with DSL.
2007-07-29 05:32:30 · answer #6 · answered by Emeraldeyes 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope
2007-07-29 05:29:23 · answer #7 · answered by Wounded Duck 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try this http://www.topshareware.com/Robust-Internet-Speed-Booster-(Full-Free-Version)-download-7963.htm its a tool to increase your dial up speed hope it helps
steve
2007-07-29 05:29:45 · answer #8 · answered by Firebug 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try this speedup tool:
http://boost-computer-performance.info
It works very well.
2007-08-01 21:48:13 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋