. very slow connection

[beecee]

hi , im new on here , looks  like a great site . i share a wireless network with 2 other laptops which work fine , but when i try open a web page it can open straight away or take up to 3 mins , same wit trying to open emails , if i bring my laptop to a wifi zone in a hotel etc this problem does not occur , any ideas / i have adell inspiron 9400 win xp service pack 3  netopia 2247nwg wireless router . cheers
BRIAN

[beecee]

any help folks ?? if you need more information let me know . thanks
BRIAN

[Carbon Dudeoxide]

Welcome to ComputerHope.

Is this a recent problem?

Are you connected via Ethernet Cable or are you using Wireless?

[beecee]

hi and thanks for welcome and reply , this has only started approx 2 months ago , and the laptop is connected through a wreless router .
 BRIAN

[Broni]

Try connecting it straight to the modem, and see, if same thing happens.

[beecee]

I have connected it to the modem with an ethernet cable,and it is just as slow =/

My laptop is constantly receiving 54.0Mbps from the router.
Where my son's is always changing from either 12-24-36-48 Mbps.

I was told that the lower the number the faster the website surfing is,which makes sense,because his is much faster at 12.0Mbps than mine which is at 54,so is there any possibility that my settings are set to always be the same,and his are allowed to change?

[Broni]

What are the numbers from here: http://www.speedtest.net/

[beecee]

download is 2631  upload 176kbs , cheers

[beecee]

[Broni]

What is your ISP advertised speed?

[Broni]

I see on the net, it should be ~3Mbps, so your reading is pretty good.

[beecee]

3mbs

[Broni]

As I said, the speed looks fine. What browser are you using?

[beecee]

my signal speed sits at a constant 54mbps , is this ok ? lm using latest internet explorer , but i tried firfox with same results .

[Broni]

It shouldn't have any influence.

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