I have a terrible internet connection, Is there anything else I can do??? READ ON 10 points for the best ?

Question

We are on a 1.5 meg internet connection. There is literally nothing we can do about it because all our area allows us to have is 1.5 meg.

I'm very annoyed.

When I go on youtube it buffers every 2 seconds.

When I play runescape the person just wont move.

It is also very hard for me to access certain websites.

The reason why we have such terrible lag is because every night there are 5 computers playing very high powered games online.

Now heres the question. Would upgrading my computer help the lag abit.

Here is my computers information.

105 watt power supply

2.4 GHZ

80 GB hardrive

512 MB of RAM

Oh by the way, we have talk talk :( and we're on wireless :(

My dad, who is a computer engineer said upgrading the computer would help internet lag.

I personally believe it wont.

It is impossible for us to have better speed.

What do you think?`

Answer 1

Your issue will not be solved by replacing the PC, after all, how is that going to effect lag across other servers?



The issue is more likely to do with contention of users on AOL's network (yeah, talktalk use AOL backbone!)



HTH

Answer 2

I work for a ISP and guess what not even we can see what you look at, We can see your usage but not the content. In crime prevention we would monitor how much your downloading and at what time. Unless your Uni has a more advance system than the police and the ISP then I don't think so. If the scare stores the other people are peddling were true there would be a lot more pedo's behind bars. Unfortunately there is not. The only application I can Think of is a back-door, The type you IT department uses to fix your computer form another location, For this system to work you would have to trick them into letting you into there computer, Your usual paranoid Internet user is wise to this and will just click no. Evidence collected in this way not be used in court because it;s obtained by deception. Google has a system now that monitors your type of content to advertise to you and this can be used to see what type of content you are looking at but a simple spywere remover will remove this. To be honest it's as long as you don't store anything on your computer no one will ever know what you have been looking at. To be extra save use a Proxy server and a windows cleaning program. I of cause do not advocate anything illegal!

Answer 3

A good start is to see what speed your line is capable of having not what the provider says it can do.

http://www.thinkbroadband.com/speedtest.html

The above will test your line and give you a report at the end, its usually quite quick. Gives actual upload and download speeds though this can vary but is usually a good guide

http://www.broadbandspeedchecker.co.uk/

The above will do a very similar test but will list options for potentially quicker providers available in your area.

Both are very useful for checking what you are getting and should be able to get not what the providers claim! This may give you an indication as to whether the actual broadband speed is part of the problem

Answer 4

I use BT Total Broadband with a BT Voyager 210 Wired Router.

I get the same as you but it's very quick connection wise.

I don't have any trouble with YouTube or Audio and Video Connection on the BBC Websites either.

How far are you from the exchange and have you considered BT?

It's NOT your PC

Answer 5

Internet speed tends to slow the further you are from the Exchange. Perhaps a fibre optic provider like Virgin Media might work better for you. (Food Hamper, please)