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You detail your PC…. by GeeBee – 8/30/06 6:29 AM In reply to: GAH! slow computer, laggy games, HELP! by twitchandfidget

…but not actually what your playing, and at what settings and detail levels! So figuring out what your problem is, not happening beyond the general.

But let’s get to the bit you do detail (slightly) first.

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Understanding The Internet Speed [Technology Explained]

Have you ever done a speed test on your Internet connection? A lot of people have, and they see Internet speed numbers like 500 kbps or 2 Mbps or sometimes even higher numbers. Then they turn around try to watch a streaming video on YouTube and the video stutters or stops for seconds at a time.

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Connection Speed

The speed at which you connect to the Internet is determined by a number of factors:

• the speed of your modem
• the modem type and speed supported at the number you dialed
• the quality of the phone lines in your area
• the amount of traffic on the Net

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What happens when you are awaiting an important email and your Internet is so slow that it makes you wait for an eternity before you can check your mail. Well, the first thing that one is going to do is curse the Internet connection! The next thing which could be done is to ensure that the speed of your Internet connection increases. If you are not using a broadband Internet connection, go for one. Using a DSL broadband connection will give you a fast access to the Internet.

Broadband Internet Access Broadband Internet access, often called as Broadband, is a high data rate Internet access. It is also referred to as high speed Internet access because of the same reason. According to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), broadband is defined as having a data transfer rate of 256 kbit/s or more. And this is the most common baseline which is marketed or advertised as broadband all over the world. Broadband Internet does not interfere much with the telephone lines.

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Internet Connection Speed Test

Want to know if the speed of your Internet connection is really that good or that bad? Test it out with a quick Internet speed test. Not only can you test & compare your Internet speed against your type of connection, but against other forms of high speed Internet access, like DSL, Cable or even T1 lines.

Internet Speed Test provided by Speedtest.net
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What do South Koreans, Romanians, and the Swiss all have in common? On average, they enjoy faster Internet connection speeds than Americans, according to the quarterly “State of the Internet Report” issued by Akamai, a technology company in Cambridge, Mass., that sells fast data delivery to businesses and other enterprises that put content online. The company looked through its data for an average connection speed throughout the United States and found it to be 3.9 megabits per second, the 18th highest among all countries—meaning that it is well behind first place South Korea, with 14.6 megabits per second. Not only does South Korea have a high average connection speed, it also has a high number of very fast connections: Seventy-four percent of the country’s connections are more than 5 megabits per second, a speed that Akamai calls “high broadband.” Only 24 percent of U.S. connections qualify as high broadband.

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Many of the countries that rank higher than the United States have invested significant government funds in building up broadband infrastructure. The United States, on the other hand, has pursued a more “free-market approach,” which, according to David Belson, director of market intelligence at Akamai, works to both its advantage and detriment in terms of speed of connections. The advantages are that many heavily populated places in the country have multiple providers and that competition works to bring down prices and improve service.

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If you have Windows XP, try this. Everyone that has tried it says it works, tell us if it works too. You should be logged as Administrator (not even accounts with administrator privileges).

1. Start – Run – type gpedit.msc.

2. Expand the Local Computer Policy / Administrative Templates / Network Branch. 3. Highlight the QoS Packet Scheduler in left panel. 4. In right panel double click the Limit reservable bandwidth setting.

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The health of your computer can affect your Internet connection. Spyware and viruses can definitely cause problems, but your Internet connection speed can also be affected by add-on programs, the amount of memory the computer has, hard disk space and condition, and the programs that are running.

Two of the most frequent causes of poor Internet performance are spyware and viruses. Spyware can slow your system by interfering with your browser and monopolizing your Internet connection. Spyware monitors your Internet use and keystrokes, which adds delays. The problem is compounded when there are multiple spyware programs running at the same time. If the problem is severe enough, you can lose connectivity altogether. To get your Internet performance back, you should regularly run an antispyware program to clean out any spyware infestation. For more information, see Scan for spyware and other potentially unwanted software.

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Hi dude..

If you want to increase your upload or download speed, kindly try downloading the software DAP (download accelerator plus), Surely your download speed increases. if you want improve your video viewing rate to be increased, install speedbit video accelerator.

To improve your internet connection speed, First improve your system speed, kindly follow these steps:

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Internet Cyclone – is a powerful, easy-to-use, Internet Optimizer / Internet Accelerator for Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000 and XP designed to automatically optimize your Windows settings which will boost your Internet connection speed up to 200%. Internet Cyclone is compatible with all modems and high speed LAN, ISDN, CABLE, DSL, T1 or other connections. This software will still be useful to you after upgrading your Internet connection.

Using this software you will gain guaranteed faster Internet speed for the time you’re online. Surfing, downloading files, emailing, playing online games, and anything else you do online will be faster. This is excellent software for slow dial-up modems as well as high speed access connections.

This software will be extremely valuable to you as you continue to upgrade your computer and connections. It will work with all connections and all browsers so it will still be extremely useful to you in the future. You should use Internet Cyclone as a REAL alternative to expensive upgrades. What can Internet Cyclone offers to you ?

• Internet Cyclone optimizes your Windows settings automatically or you can customize them.
• You can speed internet connection without changing your Hardware.
• Works with all Browsers.
• It is compatible with all Dial-Up modems and high speed LAN, CABLE, DSL, DSL (PPPoE), T1 or other connections.
• nternet Cyclone will speed up web surfing, online gaming, e-mailing, chat and video conference and it will even speed up downloads.

How does this work ? While the actual maximum transfer speed of your Internet connection cannot be changed except by upgrading your hardware, Internet Cyclone can increase the performance of your existing modem/network hardware by optimizing Windows modem/network settings to maximize the efficiency of your current hardware. By default, your Windows PC does not manage Internet connections as optimally as possible.
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