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my connection has suddenly slowed down tremendously

Aug 4, 2005 8:01AM PDT

i have dialup obviously. i connect at 52.0kbs and that hasnt changed. but since 2 days ago. everything i do is taking about 3 times as long, and my downloads are only going at 2.0kbs opposed to the usual 5.0-6.0kbs. 2 days ago i had a issue with some spyware or virus or somehting about the messenger buffer message and kept getting pop ups. i checked this site for any solutions and i downloaded shootthemessenger and its currently running. since then the pop ups have stopped.


i have tried ad-aware etc to see if i was being slowed down in that way but nothing. my computer looks clean.

i cannot think of any reason why my internet suddenly is going so slow. unless there is still an issue with the thing shootthemessenger is stopping.


any ideas??

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Hi
Aug 4, 2005 8:19AM PDT

did you checked with your ISP maybe they have some technical problems !!!

Also check your modem wire if u use it for long time or if it is twisted or if its in exposed area that you step on all the time then maybe you need to replace it .

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yeah done that
Aug 4, 2005 8:24AM PDT

they are both fine

thanks for help anywayHappy

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Dial-up Slow Down
Aug 23, 2005 3:28PM PDT

It seems like you've checked everything BUT there's only one other possibility I can think of -- spyware. Did you download through Cnet or somewhere else? Some locations include malware inside spyware -- but you probably already know that.

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