Also, check what's running at startup via msconfig.
Dafydd.
We have an xfinity cable modem, and everyone in our home uses the wifi. We are using the router they gave us. I have windows 8.1 on a laptop that is about 2 years old if that matters.
When I am on my laptop my internet is like using dial up. It is awful, but nobody else seems to be having this problem. It is like this even in the middle of the night when nobody else in the house is one as well.
But what is weirder than that, is if I do a speed test, I am getting 15mbps or higher speeds on downloads and like 7mbps or something for uploads. Yet, I can't get a page to load in under a minute and half.
Why would the test show good results but my pages not load?
Also, downloading things sometimes stalls, or using netflix etc.
I often turn my connection off and on again just to reconnect and see if that gets it to load. I can't tell if this really helps or not, but sometimes I think it does a little.
I have no idea even where to begin on understanding this problem. I am hoping so much that someone on here will know what is going on. Or can help me figure it out.

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