If
you have taken your broadband
speed test and they find nothing
wrong on their end, your connection
might be off because of your
connection. You may have a
wire or connector that has
come loose, and in some cases,
you will need to reset your
modem. The last time I found
my service to be painfully
slow, it was because the memory
on my modem had been full.
I’m not sure what kind
of data this collects or uses,
but once the memory was emptied,
my connection was fine.
When there is no problem
on your end, no problem on
your service providers end,
and you have passed the broadband
speed test with flying colors,
most likely there is something
else wrong with your computer.
In many cases, you will find
that you have spyware, malware,
or a virus tying up your computer.
Some viruses use up so much
of your computer memory that
it may make your broadband
Internet run like dial-up.
If you take care of all of
these, your last step would
be to have your computer looked
over by a professional for
any hardware problems.
Once your computer is up
and running again, run a broadband
speed test once in a while
to make sure everything is
up and running, and keep your
computer protected from viruses
and spyware. If you don’t
have antivirus, make sure
you get it. Find a good spyware
program and take advantage
of the free firewall Zone
Alarm offers. All of these
together will help keep your
computer protected.
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