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As mentioned before i have a PowerMac G4 DP 867MHz.
it seems to me my internet connection is rather slow, when i was on my pc P3 600MHz it worked faster. I use IE and some times Netscape. Is there anyway to speed up my connection? I've got high speed DSL from Sympatico(canadian)
any thoughts?
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DSL seems slow...any advice
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Posted 21 March 2003 - 11:35 AM
Have you tried any of the bandwidth websites? Go to www.bandwidthplace.com/speedtest and post your results here, just for comparison.
There's a little program called BandwidthOptimizer available on versiontracker.com which has helped some people. Didn't work for me, actually slowed down, but ymmv.
Also, if you're in Jaguar, go to the Network prefs and show "active network ports". Drag your primary method of connection (ethernet or airport) to the top of the list.
There's a little program called BandwidthOptimizer available on versiontracker.com which has helped some people. Didn't work for me, actually slowed down, but ymmv.
Also, if you're in Jaguar, go to the Network prefs and show "active network ports". Drag your primary method of connection (ethernet or airport) to the top of the list.
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Posted 21 March 2003 - 08:24 PM
http://www.dslreports.com also measures upload speed under the Our Tools link.
Upload speed is important even when not actually uploading. Sometimes it can drop off to almost nothing while the download speed remains GOOD. This very asymmetrical situation can allow fast ftp downloads, but still make some web pages agonizingly slow, especially secure pages.
Upload speed is important even when not actually uploading. Sometimes it can drop off to almost nothing while the download speed remains GOOD. This very asymmetrical situation can allow fast ftp downloads, but still make some web pages agonizingly slow, especially secure pages.
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Posted 26 March 2003 - 07:14 AM
Both DSL and cable get packet loss. The great thing is that with DSL, you can clear your packet loss. Also, another great thing about DSL is that DSL was specifically created to give you a constant bandwidth despite other user's usage etc. You can "train" your DSL modem to give you that specific bandwidth. Once it is trained at that bandwidth, your set. However, the downside to "training" is that it must occur at off hours when network usage is low and when it is a cool, dry night.
If you feel that you do want to train your modem, it is simple to do: Just turn it off, leave it off for a handful of seconds, then turn it back on and connect to several web sites - surf around and load different media. After 5-10 minutes of surfing, you've trained your modem. You will now get the constant bandwidth you were getting while surfing.
If you feel that you do want to train your modem, it is simple to do: Just turn it off, leave it off for a handful of seconds, then turn it back on and connect to several web sites - surf around and load different media. After 5-10 minutes of surfing, you've trained your modem. You will now get the constant bandwidth you were getting while surfing.
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