My internet recently got slower, it jumped from the speed of broadband to the speed of dial up.?
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if you have no password protection on your wireless router it could well be that the neighbours have been enjoying using your broadband connection...it sounds like you may have been "shaped" by your ISP ...what they do is shape your usage down to dial up speeds if you have exceeded your download limit for the month..check with your ISP if this is indeed the case..then make sure you put a password on your router!!
1114387
It depends on if you are talking about dial up or not.  You can always find free trails online offering to increase you dial up speed.
774235
I had the same problem with DSL.  Dial-up was acting strange too.  The phone company was pointing fingers at the ISP.  The ISP was pointing fingers at the phone company.  If cable Internet is available and you can afford it, do it!  It will solve your problem and has superior performance.\n\nChances are if you changed it ISPs, they are using the same equipment in the central office as was used with the original ISP; so changing ISPs probably could not have solved your problem.  If you go to DSL it might even get worse.\n\nIf the telephone company is unable to help you, and you probably won't be able to fix your dial up.  Cable Internet is your best bet.
909827
check your modem/router  go to\n1. My Computer>Properties>hardware>device Manager>network adapters,right click and scan.\n2.check your dial up setting.
893462
Yeah! Get rid of your dialup and go with DSL or cable broadband!
872740
Hi there,\n\nIf it is a Dial up modem then:\n\n1. Start > Control Panel > Phone and Modem options > Modem Tab > Properties > Modem Tab again > Select 57600 as Port speed since 115200 gives a pseudo connection speed resulting in slow connections. Click OK and close all the windows. Restart your system.\n\n2. Check with your ISP/Telephone company for any AT Strings required.\n\n3. Remove any Fax / Answering machine from the same line.\n\n4. Avoide to use cable more than 2-3mts long.\n\n\nHope this helps...\n\nArash Shirali...
372547
Sounds to me like your problem could be with the type of modem you're using..whether you're using dialup, cable, etc. Video files are quite large, and speed of uploads will vary depending what type of service you're currently using.
530243
Try these steps top to bottom:\n- Unplug and replug your broadband modem\n- Turn on and off your modem\n- Reset your modem.
892221
well probably b/c dial-up is notoriously slow. or you might want to invest in getting an anti-virus program and maybe a fire wall. or you might want to de-frag your computer.
1176890
Depends on your connection - dialup vs broadband -  \nAlso, depends on your ISP limitations on your down and up speeds.\nYou can always decap your modem as well (although this is illegal).
810841
Well it does go slow due to users on the ISP and depends on the distance from the Line Exchange. Also it depends of what broadband company your using. If you've using BT and have the Home Hub just unplug it and plug it back in and it normally speeds it up.
865791
Dial up has nothing to do with IE7. Depends where you downloaded the browser; if its from a secure location (MSFT for example) you should contact your ISP to give you the settings again (it might have been wrongly installed); if u got it from I don't know what obscure site then... u have a virus!
1034116
it is buffering.  This will happen when your speed is slow or there server is getting hit hard.  Slow internet try viewing them at a later time when most people are not on the internet.
546163
There are two forms of movement in internet connections, download and upload speeds. Upload is how much information you sent. Download is how much you recieve. Typically download speeds are slower than upload speeds. I believe that for a 56kbps dial up your download speed is 33kbps much much slower.
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idk but i had that same problem when i had dial-up and when yahoo was my homepage.
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Note sure how you tested the speed, but you should first use a connection speed test program (many out there, for example http://reviews.cnet.com/7004-7254_7-0.html). Your BB provider may also have a test program. \n\nIf it looks like the speed is still slow afer testing, there is little you can do on your computer (download accelerators do not help w/ large files, just web pages), and you need to call your BB provider to see if the line to your house might be noise (in which case they will automatically throttle the speed), or you are too far away from the CO (which limits the maximum speed of your connection)
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Make sure you have filters on all your phone lines, including any TV boxes that use the phone. This can cause slowness. You can check with the manual and see if you can access the DSL router to see what DL and UP speeds you are at. If you are below what is promised then check with the company. If you are above where you are supposed to be then either live with what you have or call the company, pay more to upgrade. This is all dependant on how your DSL is setup and it may not be the same way I am familiar with. They also have Internet Speed Check's that you can use to check your speed. That will give you an idea if you are at a good speed for DSL. \n\nhttp://reviews.cnet.com/7004-7254_7-0.html