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By Jessica Merritt If you’ve had your computer for a while, chances are it’s just not running like it used to. Slow startups, dragging programs, and sluggish graphics are all common problems. Read this guide to find how how you can make your computer get up to speed with the way you work.

I’ve just seen your video Optimize Your ISP’s Slow Internet Connection, and I’m kind of an expert on this subject because I have been using dial-up and slow speed connections for all my life and I have only recently updated to a wireless HUAWEI 2G and 3G connection.

Already under fire for its traffic management practices, Comcast is now considering a plan to slow down the connections of users transferring the most data during peak times. The company has just officially said it’s “made no final decisions” about such a practice, but it makes no qualms about the fact that it’s been testing the idea.

Speed Matters, a broadband advocacy project of the Communications Workers of America (CWA), has released its second annual state-by-state Internet speed report, and the results show the U.S. still has a long way to go to catch up with the rest of the world. The report found that the average U.S.

I had recently changed my Internet Service Provider (ISP) and my Internet plan too. I have switched from cable internet to broadband form as Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL). Basically ADSL is a modem technology that transforms ordinary phone lines into high-speed digital lines for high-speed Internet access.

Scientists at the University of Oxford with ways to increase internet speeds by, ironically, slowing down the light used in fiber optic communications.  The boost would come through replacing the existing system required to separate and route different signals to different destinations.  Using

About 5 years ago, broadband internet connection was just a dream for normal people as it was too expensive to get one. People used Dial-up connection to connect to the internet and it was too damn slow. Still, lots of people use dial-up connection to browse the web.

A fast PC has little to do with the Internet speed up situation. Oftentimes, making simple adjustments to a computer will enable it to load web pages faster. Clearing the clutter that gets downloaded into the PC or switching to a better Internet service provider that does not clog up PCs will often do the trick.

One of the father's of the Internet, Vint Cerf, offers suggestions for controlling network congestion on broadband networks in the wake of the FCC's ruling against Comcast.

There is nothing worse then having a slow broadband connection. It makes everything from posts to email slow to a crawl and it's hard to tell which provider is going to offer you the best speed for... [[ This is a content summary only.