Forum Archive Index - May 2000

[Brian Gale <brigale@i4free.co.nz>]

You could try using your dial-up connection first i.e. before calling up 
your browser.  I presume you currently get your browser to do the 
connection.  I have noticed, recently, that often one gets a v.slow 
connection through the browser but by using the dial-up first you get back 
to normal speed  - around 45k
you won't ever get to 56k in my experience.
This seems to have happened since the recent ' I love you" worm scare and I 
wonder if the ISPs  have installed extra protection - just a theory.  Don't 
think the new freebies are responsible, many will just be transfers from 
another  ISP, like me :>)

BG


At 09:40 28-05-00 +0000, you wrote:
>A question to any IT pers out there. My ISP is IHUG and I have a 56k modem 
>fitted to my computer. Connection speed was never a problem until about 
>the last 2-3 weeks. Now I find when I do eventualy get connected the speed 
>ranges from anywhere from 9000 to 40 000. Has anyone else found recent 
>slowness when logging on or searching or trying to get into a new sight. 
>QU - Is it because of the introduction of i4free and Z-free that there is 
>so many new users on the system that it has slow internet speed that much. 
>Also if they don't pay anything can they leave their computers connected 
>all day. Would this be the answer or do I have another problem. I feel 
>like that guy on Walker Wireless ad on TV - wanting to pick my keyboard up 
>and throw it at my computer. With the float of Walker Wireless, Safety Net 
>etc I can see more people switching to these if speed becomes a problem as 
>it is with me. Also saves the problem of using phoneline when people 
>trying to ring. Perhaps I need to look more closely into getting some 
>shares in these. I see these Companies are being touted to do well next 
>couple of years before FIBRE OPTIC takes back over again.
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