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downloading speeds

Discussion in 'General Internet' started by stubolton, 2008/01/20.

  1. 2008/01/20
    stubolton

    stubolton Inactive Thread Starter

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    I am running win 98 se with 512 mb ram,63% available,connected with wireless router @1.5mb speed.Heres my problem.One day I can download emails with lightning speed..ie;3.0mb will load in approx 30-50 secs..the next day it will take 2-3 mins to download the same email..even navigating within my computer the speeds will vary from day to day..I've deleted my temp files,cookies,etc...what should I look for to get my speed up.?...thanks
     
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  2. 2008/01/26
    markp62

    markp62 Geek Member Alumni

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    Just a thought, but do you have a password on your wireless connection? Maybe try changing it, as I am thinking someone in a car on a laptop with a wireless receiver could be jacking your bandwidth.
     
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  4. 2008/01/26
    TonyT

    TonyT SuperGeek Staff

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    Windows 98 is not optimized for networking, you need to "tweak" the registry to allow win98 to take advantage of broadband speeds. Speedguide.net has registry patches to enhance win98 networking speeds.
    Get these: sguide_tweak_9x.zip, sg_webtweak_9x.zip here:
    http://www.speedguide.net/downloads.php
    Also, irregular download rates can be due to the ISP network.
     
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