my internet connection at home is incredibly slow at the moment. i have adsl2 on optus.
i had thought it was because of the isp, but at the moment i'm using free wifi at maccas and its still very slow... this makes me think it's probably an issue with the computer.
Be specific - slow download speed or sluggish to respond when you enter or click an address/link? Run one of the speedtests online and compare the result with your internet package. If the result shown is slow as compared to that, lodge a complaint with the ISP. If it's the same or close then the ping may be high and it is an issue with their servers or line - best to speak with them. You can try Google or Open DNS as suggested by Stve. This will help if you don't have speed or ping issues. I personally am using Google DNS.
i'm using the google dns now... it is a little faster. going on web pages it is acceptable (still a bit slow) but dl'ing torrents it is still only dl'ing them at 50-60 kpbs... i have got speeds of over 1mbps before so this i fairly slow...
You could try a torrent accelerator, haven't used them my self, my problem isn't speed its having no space left on my hard drive.
Suggest you search for torrent accelerator on Google & do some research. Torrent Accelerator
My Computer
At a glance
Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bitIntel Core i7 4770K overclocked to 4.7GHz Qua...16GB Team Group Vulcan Gold 2133MHzATI Radeon HD 7880 Series Display adapter
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
self build
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit
CPU
Intel Core i7 4770K overclocked to 4.7GHz Quad Core Haswell
Motherboard
Asus Z87 Pro (Socket 1150) ATX Motherboard
Memory
16GB Team Group Vulcan Gold 2133MHz
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Radeon HD 7880 Series Display adapter
Monitor(s) Displays
NEC LCD2690WUXi2
Screen Resolution
26" 1920 x 1200
Hard Drives
Samsung 500GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s
Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s
PSU
Corsair AX760 Platinum
Case
Cooler Master HAF X Gaming Tower
Cooling
XSPC RayStorm 750 RS360 Water cooling
Mouse
Razer Death Adder left handed
Internet Speed
126Mb download 11.5Mb up
Antivirus
Avast free
Browser
Opera
Other Info
Main Browser is Opera
Favorite software Adobe Lightroom & Photoshop
best plugins Nik software
Firewall : Private firewall 7
Torrents are slow means your ISP is throttling. Try encryption in your client (google it) or use a VPN like BTGuard. Reinstall your network card drivers and see if there is any difference in speed. Speed problems are usually dealt with by the ISP and the problem is pretty much always at their end.
well, it turns out that there was a problem with the phone line, the rain had corroded the box from the wires to the house so finally the phone stopped working completely aswell.. had someone come and fix it today and now the net is back up to 12mbps...
and on top of that using opera with the turbo mode aswell. all good. thanks for your help guys
