Internet is super slow. Please help.
Ok... So i've owned my new macbook for about 2 months now. Within these 2 months I have been contected to the internet via my ethernet cable with verizons dsl.
The internet was at a good speed, but it always could be better, a little faster. Especially compared to my old HP laptop with Windows XP.
Well, a few days ago i bought a Belkin Wireless router so I can go wireless at home. I easily set this new device up and was online wirelessly. (i've owned a previous belkin wifi router before and had no problems.
Now... when im online wirelessly, the internet is super slow. sites like youtube.com take forever to load. the videos on that site only load to about 1/4th the entire length. other sites just take a while to load, like ebay.com---especially apple.com
so i decided to connect my ethernet cable again to my macbook and try that again. now even with the ethernet cable, my internet is still slow.
this needs to change. as im sure you can relate, when a problem occurs when dealing with your computer, it can drive you bonkers.
i would be calling applecare right now for help but its really late right now.
ALSO!
Ever since i set up the wifi, ichat has not been working properly. i'll sign on and remain signed on but according to all my friends, on their computers it states i have signed off. i'll even attempt to write to them, send it, but they dont receive it.
one last thing. im not sure if this is due to this whole internet/wireless/router/ethernet thing.... but.... some of my applications take a little while to open. not too long but is noticeable.
Thank You.
Many DSL and cable modems don't play nice with MacOSX, and DNS service from major ISPs seem to be getting less usable all the time. I recommend http://OpenDNS .com/
Open your System Preferences, Network prefpanel, Doubleclick on the network interface with the green button, probably Built-in Ethernet. In the field where it says "DNS Servers", paste whichever address you want. Click Apply Now.
The OpenDNS servers are at 208.67.222.222 and 208.67.220.220 and yes, they are fast and reliable.
Set your modem to OpenDNS too, on the modem DNS configuration page. You should see a huge increase in internet speed. Sometimes the configuration page is very hard to find, but the OpenDNS website has instructions for all popular modems.
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I installed viber on my iPhone 5s. After entering my number, it says:"
No Service
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Message Edited by andyP on 07-16-2008 10:02 PMI have a brand new t61p. it has 4 gb ram 2.5ghz processor and i have windows xp pro which i downgraded from vista too. I have the intel wifi link 4965 agn. My router is a linksys 2.4ghz 802.11b. I know that this is outdated but, i have 3 other computers. 2 Pc's one wireless and the other hardwire. i also have one other old dell laptop with a wireless card that only supports 802.11b. I go to speakeasy.net and i have ran the speed test on all 4 computers. the average for the 3 computers(not the t61p) is 2800kpbs. i should supposbly have 3000kbps according to verizion but that doesnt matter. Anyways when i run the lenovo on the speakeasy website the highest download rate i got was 1000kbps. genrelly its around 700kbps. I have made sure all computers have Excellent signal 100%. I noticed the laptop was slow using the internet on downloads and even web browsing and its a fairly big difference from the others. I feel like something is restricting my t61p. Please please please help me! if you need anymore info i will get it.
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2. Go to Settings>Wi-Fi and turn Off. Then while at Settings>Wi-Fi, turn back On and chose a Network.
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My iMac's internet is super slow!!!!
I have several devices that are conected to the internet at any given time. Including an iPhone 5, iPad 2, iMac 21" and several other computers. All my devices are connected to the internet through an Airport extreme. My internet download speeds are consistantly around 20-25 mbps, however when I try to load a web page on my iMac its like its 10 years ago and I am using dial up. And while waiting for my iMac to load the page if I try to load the same page on either my iPad or iPhone it will load instantly. Again all of my devices are connected to the same Airport extreme.
At first I thought that it was Mediacom's crappy service but then I noticed that my other devices are working perfectly.
Please help, this is extremely annoying considering I use this computer for work and I need constant and fast internet for my job.Can you temporarily turn off Virus Barrier to see if this is slowing your system?
Also in your iMac's Applications folder, locate the Utilities folder, open it and look for and launch Activity Monitor.
Look at the Processes Tab and see if there is anything that is using a high percentage of your iMac's resources.
Also, it may just be you need to install more RAM memory.
if your iMac has a 3.06 Ghz CPU, then it is NOT a 2011 model, but a 2010 model iMac.
OS X especially versions 10.7 Lion and 10.8 Mountain Lion use a lot of CPU, GPU, RAM and hard drive resources.
The base 4 GBs that came with your iMac is not an ideal amount of RAM, but just enough to give sufficient operation of your iMac out of box.
OS X, by itself needs between 2-4 GBs of RAM to operate smoothly and efficiently on its own.
Start running extra applications on top of this and there will be more and more slow down of your iMac.
Your iMac can take up to 32 GBs of RAM.
I recomend installing, at least, another 4 GBs of RAM. If you can afford to install more, great then do that!
But you could just start with only an additonal 4 GBs of RAM.
You should see a speed improvement by just doubling the amount of RAM memory.
Here are the RAM specs for your 2010 iMac.
32 GB (Actual) 16 GB (Apple)
Memory Slots
4 - 204-pin PC3-10600 (1333 MHz) DDR3 SO-DIMM
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I can't get any updates or download any new apps from iTunes because I "cannot connect to the iTunes Store" or sometimes it says server. I have no trouble getting my email or surfing the Internet, so it is a problem specific to accessing iTunes. Incredibly frustrated! Please help!
Saw this on another post.
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Cheers, Tom -
Internet won't work, please help!
Recently my computer's wireless access just stopped working. The main cause is most likely do to leopard. The airport will not turn on at all. It's almost like I lost the software for my airport. I am still able to access the settings but the airport will not turn on. The only way I can access the internet is via ethernet. Please help, I am a student and my computer is vital to my work.
''always opens up at http://www.searchqu.com/406 ''
searchqu see https://support.mozilla.com/questions/854647
: home page keeps reverting to http://www.searchqu.com/406
: refers to
:http://deletemalware.blogspot.com/2011/05/how-to-remove-searchqu-uninstall-guide.html
Also see [/questions/816181] and [/questions/790833]
Then if you need to change your home page see
* How to set the home page | How to | Firefox Help
*:https://support.mozilla.com/kb/How%20to%20set%20the%20home%20page -
After I updated osx 10.9.5 I can't connect to internet through wifi. So, what the problem please help me to solve this problem urgent!!!
I've been having horrible wifi connectivity problems with my mid-2012 MacBook Air for the last several weeks. I just realized today that the problems started around the time that I upgraded to 10.9.5 on September 17th.
It's reached the point where I keep Airport Utility up in a corner of my screen so I can see whether I have internet or not before hitting Send or Post.
After reading Linc Davis' post from September 27th, above, I ran the Wireless Diagnostics when I lost internet. Internet access came back while the diagnostics were running. I pressed Continue and lost connection while the second was running. Based on Airport Utility, I do not have connectivity more than I do.
Note that Airport Utility usually shows that it can see the router, but there is no Internet access. Other times it shows that it can not see the router.
Wireless Diagnostics suggested that I restart the router (a new Airport Extreme that I installed in August.) Restarted the router did not solve anything.
All other devices, wired and wireless, are working fine. The affected device is the only one running 10.9.5 wirelessly.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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