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11 years ago

When I go to MSN News (or other sites) I get the little circle going around while the connection goes on,BUT it keeps stopping etc and I have to wait until more information is released. Is there any way to speed the download, so the little dot won't stop and start stop and start and disrupt the message.?

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Elmer J Fudd
11 years ago
marie, can you add a bit more information please. What kind of internet connection do you have and what is the advertised speed?

Also, what browser are you using. Have you tried using a different one, does it seem to work the same or better/worse?
marie_ndcal
Original Author
11 years ago
I have Wi-Fi thru my phone company an using Fox Fire most of the time Where would fid advertised speed?
Thanks
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PKponder TX Z7B
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Hi Marie,
The advertised speed is what the phone company sold you ...for instance you purchased 1.5 MBPS for $60.00 per month.
grubby_AZ Tucson Z9
11 years ago
They always say "up to xxx Mbs" and seldom let you pin them down. The absolute slowest DSL speed I have had since graduating from actual analog line modems has been from a phone company. Qwest (and subsequently Century Link) supplied less than ONE Mbps and called it "high speed".

Suggestion: Google "internet speed test" and get ahold of Ookla. Run it and report the results here. Ignore what the big boys swear you have.
aputernut
11 years ago
There are several speed test you can run online do a search
DA_Mccoy
11 years ago
If you delete your cookies daily or have your browser set to delete all history on closing, each time you return to a website the cookies have to reload. This could be causing the delay.

Some sites have numerous cookies and some by their nature can be larger than others, particularly for graphic laden sites. I have two financial institutions that following my weekly maintenance it takes a long time for them to reload the first visit after the clean up.

You might consider:

Firefox has an add-on called Broadband Speed Test and Diagnostics 1.2.5. The couple of times I matched it against on-line offerings they were pretty close.

DA
anne_ct
11 years ago
When is the last time you defragged your system, Marie? This simple act might help considerably. It's worth a try.

Go to Control Panel>Performance Information & Tools>Advanced Tools>Open Disk Defragmenter>Defragment Disk>System C:

Anne
carolb_w_fl_coastal_9/10
11 years ago
Auto-play video ads seem to significantly interfere w/ loading of big sites like MSN.com, etc. as well.

Also check if your router is being blocked by furniture or something else - we had that problem w/ ours.

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