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need advise

Feb 19, 2009 3:18AM PST

I am using road runner broad band
a links router and my one computer -(laptop runs with great speed)
my other 3 bog down to nothing unless i shut down my laptop.
any help would be great
karen

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Try changing the port and see what happen?
Feb 20, 2009 2:37AM PST

There's no reason for the laptop behaving that way.

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slow broadband
Feb 20, 2009 3:37AM PST

I did not think so either- but every day for months the lap top has great speed and my others slow down to a hault.
thank you
karen

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hi
Feb 20, 2009 9:08AM PST

You need to check them correctly

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slow broad band
Feb 20, 2009 9:14AM PST

How do you check them?
I run a business
www.iamtheprincess.com
which is strictly online- so I have to have my Internet moving quickly at all time
thank you
karen