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Can you say bittorrent? :)
The other scenario we keep hearing about is if you are using bittorrent, your ISP may be throttling you. (In which case I'd switch ISP's, myself.)
-Leo
I don't think it exactly matches the case described here; but, my ISP's DNS servers were often incredibly slow to respond or failed to respond at all. I switched my router to point to OpenDNS and my web experience is quicker overall.
Posted by: KSS at July 29, 2008 1:37 PMMy internet connection is really slow but I think it is my computer that is doing it. I have Windows 98 and a 100.00 MBPS ethernet connection.
I must upgrade I think.
Your answer to slow internet experience has helped me with my problem with ATT&T. My DSL slowness is turtleish. My problem is with my lack of knowledge and their support considers me a nut when they try to help me and I do not understand. Keep up the good work, I'm learning.
Posted by: betty deneke at August 1, 2008 3:54 PMI've just recently changed my ISP but I'm with Betty in that the technicians I speak with don't seem to understand what I'm saying....maybe it is because I can't understand their gutteral accents...but what is the solution...???I guess you learn to live with it since changing ISP's presents another problem???
Posted by: Peter E Avon at August 6, 2008 7:35 AMI have a similar problem with my ISP and these articles were very helpful.
Thank you
Using Belkin G+Mimo wireless Router for cable not bt line connection keeps dropping
Posted by: phil at May 5, 2009 1:49 PMwhat did you mean by ISP's throttling you for using bittorrent? How does that work? I have had an exceptionally good connection until recently when I downloaded a torrent. I know it wasn't a virus and I haven't checked the router, but it's fairly new. Could they be throttling my connection speed because of that download?
ISPs are starting to watch for bittorrent usage (they can look at the packets of information being transferred and it's often clear that they are bittorrent), and will penalize people who use it by intentionally slowing down their internet connection - throttling it.
04-Jun-2009
I have this problem with a workhorse Netgear router. Paying for 20megs from Virgin: get 3.5megs on average. Called Virgin, engineer came round. He said it could 'be anything' on MY system...and BTW, Virgin 'STRANGLES' the connection speed because they don't have the capacity to provide the service. (verbatim).
Posted by: sam at June 18, 2009 5:53 AMhi,
yes my internet speed varies every time i check the speed and it varies with different browsers too why is that ?
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