What are all the possible reasons for slow net speed?
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Here's the following reason for slow transmission speeds.\n\n1) Poor connection between you & the server you're connecting to.  Sometimes a network hub goes down & your connection has to be re-routed on lesser-used hubs as a slower speed.\n\nIf a key network hub (pretty much within 5 hops of your connection, if you're using a router) goes down, it can severely cripple (if not kill) the connection for everybody that uses it.\n\n2) You're connecting during "Internet Rushhour".  Within the US, it's normally from 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM Eastern Time (which covers the noon hour for the major 4 time zones in the US).  This is when most of the computers are online.\n\n3) Network congestion on the server.  There's just too many people trying to get onto the network at one time or too many users are download from the server.\n\n4) Local network congestion.  This occurs when you're sharing an internet connection with others & a lot of traffic going on locally.  This may be due to a lot of audio / video streams going on while you're doing lower-bandwidth activities (like web-surfing or downloading stuff)\n\n5) Unwanted Network users.  This is possible with unsecured WiFi routers as practically anybody in range will be able to connect to it.  Unwanted users can cause local network congestion, but may be hard to notice since these users can come & go whenever they please.\n\n6) Shared Bandwidth.  If you're on a Satellite or Cable connection, you're sharing bandwidth with others (like your neighbors).  If there's too many people using the same connection at the same time, the connection speed for everybody slows down (this is similar to issue #4).\n\n7) Incorrect Bandwidth Capping.  While this is highly unlikely, it's possible that your ISP incorrectly configured your broadband modem & you're getting stiffed with a slower connection.\n\n============================================\n\nBesides issues #5 & 7, there's nothing much you can do about it.\n\nFor Issue #5, it can be remedied by securing your WiFi router through various ways (WEP / WPA encryption, MAC filtering & disabling SSID broadcasting).\n\nFor Issue #7, you'll probably want to check with your ISP to ensure that the bandwidth caps are properly set.\n\nFor Issue #4, you could try to control how others use the internet connection...  but they'll most likely blow you off unless you can control the router(s).
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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.
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Try resetting your router, if your running a network.  The router table in the router could have some of the ip addresses messed up.\n\nI had trouble accessing some websites and a few were very slow loading.
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You did not mention which area you have come from. What type of connection you are using. What computer do you own? and what environment you use internet in like some internet cafe or some office LAN etc.  I start with assuming that you have a standalone desktop computer and you connect to the internet through a Dial-up connection. First of all check you phone line, it must be a noise free line, you can check it by picking up the handset and dial a single digit from your keypad, listen carefully, there should be silence, no humb, no noise. If this is OK, check your modem is properly installed and is of a good make, some modems dont match to your ISP's hardware which result in slow speed and frequent disconnection. USR or Lucent Modems are the best.  On no. 3 comes the selection of service provider, select a good and esteemed ISP rather selecting a low-rate ISP.  If you have the facility of DSL in your area, just subscribe for it, it will increase your net speed manifold.
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well could be thousand of problems , you have to explain it more , but it could be problem of text size or connection problem or browser problem.\nclick View > text size on internet explorer and see if its medium.\nto test connection see if pages are loading slower than before or not.\nyou can also try another browser or reinstall your current browser.
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Hey there's nothing wrong with good old dial-up!  Try looking at this site:\nhttp://help.prodigy.net/help/network/prob/slowconnect.html\n\nI know it's a bit heavy for the normal internet user, but if you can identify the type of modem you've got, it should help to try to modify the initialization string as they suggest.  Always remember to make a note of what's in there first!
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1] your email attachment is more [heavy] than required kb that can be handled by the email account.\n\n2] the net connection might be slow
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there are many reasons that can cuase your coputer slower than before:\n-Using alot of programs(Games, Design sofware...)\n-Virus (Trojan horse and the other viruses...)\nIn this case you need to set up  programm that u can trust like : Avast      , Kasper sky etc.\n+Avast is trail version http://www.avast.com/\n+kaper sky is free for 1 month http://www.kaspersky.com/fr/productupdates\n\nHope this can help you!
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This happens mainly due to your PC configuration i.e hardware, in particular the mouse not matching with the intended performance parameters. Go to control panel and fix your Mouse settings- check the speed - is it too much, or too less. Go for a Windows Xp or Linux with at least double RAM (256 Hz) when you go over Internet and also, work out with your ISP why the speed is slow. Quite often, a combination of slow speed, bad hardware and Anti-Spyware software give a dreadful surfing experience.
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A few searches on the net said this was a virus or a trojan. I would suggest running a program like ad-aware and also a anti-virus.\n\nYour net will also run slow if others on the network are infected with malware or viruses and Dial-up will be slow by itself aswell.
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Occasional network slowness is common, by which I mean a period of slowness that happens maybe 2-3 times a week for a half-hour or less.\n\nIf you're slow all the time -- for more than a half-hour, or every day, especially if it's not always at the same time of day -- it would be something to worry about.\n\nIf you want to try to clear chronic network slowdowns:\n\n1. Shut down the PC.\n2. Turn off the router / switch / hub, if you have one.\n3. Turn off the DSL modem.\n4. Wait a few minutes (3 or 4 minutes).\n5. Turn on the DSL modem and wait for the power light to stop flashing. Ensure the power, data and connection lights are all showing normal (your DSL modem manual will explain what these lights should look like in normal operation).\n6. Turn on the router / switch / hub, if you have one. Make sure its status lights show ready and normal operation; again, check your user manual.\n7. Power up the computer and give it time to go through all the startup files (generally, 2-3 minutes after you see the desktop).\n\nYou should have better performance.
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There can be a couple of reasons.\n\nMay be connection is slow.\n\nCheck the TCP IP settings too!
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It's probably both solutions mentioned, slow ISP and memory.\n\nGoto http://www.4allmemory.com to do a free live online check to see what memory you have, and what is available to add, it works good! :)
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Freeware only solutions?  Well, I have a couple, but if the settings or problems aren't there that normally cause the reason for slow-down in internet speeds, they won't do much in the end.\n\nFirst off, check for spyware and other software that uses up bandwidth.  Spybot S&D is my recommended choice for this.\n\nIf you want to mess with the various TCP/IP optimizations and possible DNS archiving, try looking through various Freeware downloads from PCWorld.com in their Downloads section.  Webcelerator is an example of such freeware software(released 2002).  If you are using older OSes like Win95 to WinME, it may add minor performance but nothing for certain.  I would not advise using such software on more recent OSes like XP, but thats out of inexperience with any changes they may have incorporated since I haven't bothered with those settings on XP myself yet.
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It would be helpful if you posted some basics about your internet connection.  56k users will be doomed to such happenings, as sometimes "noise" over the connection will cause packet losses.  Also, peak internet use times will cause those types of problems.
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run speed test for your net connection.this error appears mostly when you have problems with net connection.if it s slower than it should be contact your internet provider then;)
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the only thing that is definatly the case it that this is a 'weakest link' problem... something in your setup is causing the problem- it could be your processor, ram, os config, network card, router, service, or even just a problem at whatever website you're visiting...