Slow DSL Tips & Tricks

Ever Wondered why so many people are consintly bad mouthing there ISP? More common than not, most noobs blame there ISP for there slow speed straight away, usually the problem lies between there keyboard and the back of there chair, ignorance mostly, not the ISP.

In NZ as you know there are major changes in DSL with the LLU and all, In some cases it may not be the User, but Telecom, in which case it is best to elliminate you as the one causing the error.

Here are some tips to take to avoid looking like a noob.

If you can't follow this, take your computer in for a clean-up at your local Computer repair shop.

1. Check that the cables are all connected.
- If you have DSL make sure you have filters on all phone eqipment.
- If you have dial-up Get Broadband.

2. Reset your Router.
- If you have a dsl modem, buy a DSL Router.

2. Update your Antivirus and run a deep scan,
- If you are using a free antivirus you may want to Download an Offline Virus Scanner.
- Or try an Online Scanner (this will take up large amounts of data, but you shouldn't have to install anything).

3. Install and Run Spyware/Adware Removal tools
- Best one's I've found are Adaware http://lavasoft.com and spybot http://spybot.com. These two will get most ad and spy ware.

4. Run Windows Update
- Open internet Explorer
- Click on Tools > Windows Update and go through the express setup.

5. Run Scandisk and defrag.
- Start the computer in Safe Mode (usually by pressing F8 every second, During startup)
- Click on Start > All Programs > Accessories > System Tools > Disk Defragmenter.

Edit: Firefox has settings that can also speed up your connection. More Details Will Follow