funklogic Posted May 11, 2005 CID Share Posted May 11, 2005 I been having problems with my computer being slow, I have called Adelphia many times and they have said that it is not the modem it's your computer. Well I tried to fix the problem through my computer but it still remained slow. A few days ago I got an Adelphia Tech to come and check out my connection, since the modem goes off about every 2-3 hours a day. He checked the cables and found out that it was hooked up in a way that made my modem slower, but this still didn't fix the fact that my modem turns off every once in a while. My major problem is that the tech supposedly got my speed up a little but it doesn't show. This is how I use my computer: I start it and the internet runs pretty good, but from start to about 5 min on the internet in comes to a speed of 30-35 Kbps, and my computer runs slower than dial up. For me to stay on the internet I have to keep unplugging the modem for me to get another 3-4 min of internet until I have to do this over and over again until I am done using the internet. I have Norton Antivirus, Spyware Doctor, Registry Mechanic (free version) and Registry Fix (free version). The registry cleanup programs only delete a certain amount of viruses, bugs,etc. And this is basically my problem, paying for high speed internet but having slower than dial-up speed. Can anyone please HELP ME!!!!! Karl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peepnklown Posted May 11, 2005 CID Share Posted May 11, 2005 Follow this first: https://testmy.net/forum/t-5012 I would keep bugging them until they fix it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funklogic Posted May 11, 2005 Author CID Share Posted May 11, 2005 I checked the link, and the one thing that caught my eye: NEVER use a USB connection, use ethernet instead. Right now I am using a USB connection. What are the major disadvantages in using USB and how would it be affecting my speed????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peepnklown Posted May 11, 2005 CID Share Posted May 11, 2005 USB networking forces a heavier load on the CPU than Ethernet does (Ethernet cards have a dedicated controller chip that does most of the work), so there might be a performance loss in using USB. USB is highly influenced by the quality of the device drivers; Ethernet drivers are more mature than USB drivers. Plus, USB overhead can be extremely slow compared to Ethernet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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