Have you done an independent check on your line speed? I use this site when checking mine; http://www.speedtest.net/?noflash=1

 

This is the result of that test

Click here

test two

 

Wish we could get speeds like that. We live in Essex about 2 miles from the exchange and are grateful for 4 meg. with copper cables. No chance of fibre for years.

Don't forget that if there's a lot of traffic on the internet particularly sites you are visiting then the responses will be slow. Just like queuing in a busy shop!

Terry

 

Like the analogy Tel

 

Is your cpu usage OK? I'm wondering if a lot of things might be running and slowing the system.

 

CPU is at around 3% spiking to 9%, ram at 3.4-3.7gb so not over stressed.

 

Do you have Windows automatic updates enabled? If so it's possible that the system has been trying to download and install those. After a reboot the system will simply try to download and install them again - and again and again! On my laptop I have automatic updates disabled as I have found that they frequently slow the machine down. Another possibility is automatic backup to another hard drive or partition. Or available disk space is low which will slow the machine down. On some machines Microsoft Security Essentials / Windows Defender seems to bring them to a halt so try switching those off next time it slows down and see what happens.

 

Yes I do have auto update turned on Peter, always have, but next time it goes slow, I'll give it a try, not got any auto back up though.

 

Kev

The safest option with auto updates is to select the option for windows to advise of updates but only to download when you are ready. The windows update panel will show all the downloads available for when you are ready to download them. This avoids the pain of downloading happening whilst you are trying to access the internet for something else. This is how my computers are always setup. Windows will nag you to change the setting but just ignore it.

Terry

 

Do you access the web via internet explorer I was told that slows it down so I switched to Chrome which sped things up

 

Have you cleared cookies and done a defrag ? Sorry if that sounds a bit tech.

 

Sorry missed the last few posts, they must have dropped of the Active page :roll: but I'm on Chrome, install updates only when I say, and defrag all done before the OP.

 

Give Opera or Safari a go Kev. They use less data and so are faster I understand. Opera is my browser of choice.

 

I use Opera on the phone sometimes, but not keen on it or Safari on the laptop.

 

You think you got probs Kev??


Here in sticksville I get Download 1.75 Mbps and upload .44 Mbps!!! Ping 12ms

 

You think you got probs Kev??

Here in sticksville I get Download 1.75 Mbps and upload .44 Mbps!!! Ping 12ms

But I bet you have a nicer view out of the window

 

One other thought is that when I experiencing really slow speeds I rang BT, turns out they had been doing some remedial work at the exchange and whilst doing it had "turned down" the speed of downloads etc, when they checked they had forgot to return it to its original speed, that's what they told me. They told me when it was going to "turned up" again and rang straight away to check it was ok..and it was