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icymist

(15,888 posts)
Sat Jan 18, 2014, 10:17 PM Jan 2014

Computer takes forever to load online. Is this the Net Neutrality ending?

I may aw well have dial-up again as it now, just in the last three days, have noticed a real slow down in how long it takes a page to load! Pictures? The wi-fi seems to be back to dial-up speed! Videos? Forget about it! In running the troubleshoot I get a message that I am able to connect to "some websites". I checked with Kaspersky when this first started and they wrote back that my system is just fine, no problems. Anyone else experiencing slow-downs like this?

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Computer takes forever to load online. Is this the Net Neutrality ending? (Original Post) icymist Jan 2014 OP
Have you tried ohheckyeah Jan 2014 #1
No. But right now, use this online speed test and make note of the results: NYC_SKP Jan 2014 #2
11 MBS icymist Jan 2014 #3
That did it! icymist Jan 2014 #4
Good job! NYC_SKP Jan 2014 #5
Funny, I don't know what causes it TroglodyteScholar Jan 2014 #6
Worked for me this time. icymist Jan 2014 #7

ohheckyeah

(9,314 posts)
1. Have you tried
Sat Jan 18, 2014, 10:19 PM
Jan 2014

rebooting your router and/or modem? I had to do that last week and my speeds are back up to where they should be.

 

NYC_SKP

(68,644 posts)
2. No. But right now, use this online speed test and make note of the results:
Sat Jan 18, 2014, 10:22 PM
Jan 2014

Here:

http://www.speedtest.net/

My old DSL sucked, then I went back to comcast and it got pretty fast.

Tonight I was at 20 MBS, it's been faster but 20 isn't bad.

Do the test and see what your speed is.

TroglodyteScholar

(5,477 posts)
6. Funny, I don't know what causes it
Sun Jan 19, 2014, 11:58 PM
Jan 2014

But I have the same thing with my router once in a blue moon. Just a reboot does the trick.

Maybe check that your router's firmware is up to date...?

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