Crappy Connection
Posted: 30 Aug 2008, 10:14
Think I might be in need of some GeekHelp as my connection's gone terribly bad recently. Even takes a couple of mins to load pages with pictures/images on them such as the posting screens on HL...
Oddly though, my internet provider's speed test says I have some 14000kbps, no difference whether I'm either plugged in directly to the cable modem without the router interfering or when on wireless in my room upstairs, another independent speed test suggests values of 150 up to 1200 KB/s. But I reckon even 150 isn't slow enough to make simple pages take minutes to load, right?
I've tried both my Mac and the PC (wireless vs wired), they've got the same problem, I tried direct connection without Airport interfering, I called the provider to complain, they did ping tests and whatever more and said everything's perfectly alright and it should be down to software. Seems a bit odd to me, two independent computers on different systems both being reduced to net snails though?
If anyone's got an idea what could be wrong, don't hesitate
Oddly though, my internet provider's speed test says I have some 14000kbps, no difference whether I'm either plugged in directly to the cable modem without the router interfering or when on wireless in my room upstairs, another independent speed test suggests values of 150 up to 1200 KB/s. But I reckon even 150 isn't slow enough to make simple pages take minutes to load, right?
I've tried both my Mac and the PC (wireless vs wired), they've got the same problem, I tried direct connection without Airport interfering, I called the provider to complain, they did ping tests and whatever more and said everything's perfectly alright and it should be down to software. Seems a bit odd to me, two independent computers on different systems both being reduced to net snails though?
If anyone's got an idea what could be wrong, don't hesitate
