My internet has slowed down, other macs in the household seem to be fine.

I have had no problems with my macbook air but for the last few days the internet has slowed right down but this does not seem to be a problem for other members of the household using the same wireless internet. They mostly have Macbook Pro's.Any thoughts?

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  • [SOLVED] The internet has slowed down (on my arch at least)

    Darned if I know how or when this happened but I now see that I am getting ~20KB/sec on Arch, while WinXP gives me 180KB/sec. This is using wget against a certain 1Mb file using Arch and Windows to confirm.
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    I have tried with a reformatted Apple with 10.4.9 ,,,A fresh new PC, a Mac book at my friends Look, it does not matter where I go. The internet has slowwed down. I have ATT with the DSL Elite Package and when I do a speed test it says 5.3 Mbps. or so. But in real life is runs like 750 Kbps. Here I live in the North Bay Area, Napa Valley. So I am close to the main hubs in San Jose and San Fran.
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      MacBook Air (13-inch, Mid 2011) (Verified)
      MacBook Air - model: MacBookAir4,2
      1 1.8 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 2-core
      4 GB RAM Not upgradeable
      BANK 0/DIMM0
      2 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
      BANK 1/DIMM0
      2 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
      Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
      Wireless:  en0: 802.11 a/b/g/n
    Video Information: ℹ️
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      Color LCD 1440 x 900
    System Software: ℹ️
      OS X 10.10 (14A389) - Uptime: 0:15:56
    Disk Information: ℹ️
      APPLE SSD SM256C disk0 : (251 GB)
      S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
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      Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>  [Recovery]: 650 MB
      Macintosh HD (disk1) /  [Startup]: 249.77 GB (20.55 GB free)
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      Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
      Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub
      Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
      Apple Internal Memory Card Reader
    Thunderbolt Information: ℹ️
      Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
    Gatekeeper: ℹ️
      Mac App Store and identified developers
    Launch Agents: ℹ️
      [loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support
      [loaded] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist Support
      [running] com.wyse.MacCompanion.plist Support
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      [loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
      [loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist Support
      [loaded] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist Support
      [loaded] com.oracle.java.JavaUpdateHelper.plist Support
      [invalid?] com.wyse.PocketCloud.plist Support
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      [loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist Support
      [loaded] com.spotify.webhelper.plist Support
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      iTunesHelper ApplicationHidden (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)
      ScanSnap Manager ApplicationHidden (/Applications/ScanSnap/ScanSnap Manager.app)
      Spotify UNKNOWNHidden (missing value)
      Dropbox Application (/Applications/Dropbox.app)
      TuneupMyMac UNKNOWNHidden (missing value)
      AdobeResourceSynchronizer ApplicationHidden (/Applications/Adobe Reader.app/Contents/Support/AdobeResourceSynchronizer.app)
      Google Drive ApplicationHidden (/Applications/Google Drive.app)
      Google Chrome ApplicationHidden (/Applications/Google Chrome.app)
    Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
      FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 15.0.0.189 - SDK 10.6 Support
      Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
      AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 11.0.02 - SDK 10.6 Support
      AdobePDFViewer: Version: 9.0.0 Support
      Flash Player: Version: 15.0.0.189 - SDK 10.6 Support
      o1dbrowserplugin: Version: 5.4.2.18903 Support
      OfficeLiveBrowserPlugin: Version: 12.3.6 Support
      QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
      googletalkbrowserplugin: Version: 5.4.2.18903 Support
      Silverlight: Version: 5.1.10411.0 - SDK 10.6 Support
      JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 7 Update 65 Check version
    User Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
      Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 7.1 Support
    Safari Extensions: ℹ️
      OpenIE
    3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
      Flash Player  Support
      Java  Support
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          7% WindowServer
          0% fontd
          0% Google Drive
          0% corestoraged
          0% com.apple.WebKit.Networking
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      159 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
      129 MB Keynote
      129 MB Safari
      116 MB mds_stores
      94 MB Dropbox
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      1.07 GB Wired RAM
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  • I have a macbook pro 13' (late 2011) 2.8Ghz Intel i7 memory 4GB 1333 MHz DDR3 and have upgraded my OS X Lion to Mavericks. Everything has slowed down. How do I go back to the older OS X Lion? Or should I improve speed differently?

    I have a macbook pro 13’ (late 2011) 2.8Ghz Intel i7 memory 4GB 1333 MHz DDR3 and have upgraded my OS X Lion to Mavericks 10.9.5. Everything has slowed down and the battery lasts a bit earlier. How do I go back to the older OS X Lion? Or should I improve speed differently? Would improving memory to 8GB help?

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    EtreCheck version: 1.9.15 (52)
    Report generated 28 September 2014 16:16:39 GMT+3
    Hardware Information: ?
      MacBook Pro (13-inch, Late 2011) (Verified)
      MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro8,1
      1 2.8 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 2 cores
      4 GB RAM
    Video Information: ?
      Intel HD Graphics 3000 - VRAM: 384 MB
      Color LCD 1280 x 800
    System Software: ?
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      TOSHIBA MK7559GSXF disk0 : (750.16 GB)
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      Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 749.3 GB (203.96 GB free)
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      [loaded] com.ZTE.driver.ZTEUSBCDCACMData (1.3.1) Support
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      [loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist Support
      [running] PPPMonitord.plist Support
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      [running] cn.com.zte.usbswapper.plist Support
      [running] com.hp.devicemonitor.plist Support
      [loaded] com.hp.messagecenter.launcher.plist Support
      [running] Swapper.plist Support
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      iTunesHelper
      Dropbox
    Internet Plug-ins: ?
      SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.0.0 Support
      FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 15.0.0.152 - SDK 10.6 Support
      Flash Player: Version: 15.0.0.152 - SDK 10.6 Support
      QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
      Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
    Safari Extensions: ?
      AdBlock-2
    Audio Plug-ins: ?
      BluetoothAudioPlugIn: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.9
      AirPlay: Version: 2.0 - SDK 10.9
      AppleAVBAudio: Version: 203.2 - SDK 10.9
      iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.3 - SDK 10.9
    iTunes Plug-ins: ?
      Quartz Composer Visualizer: Version: 1.4 - SDK 10.9
    3rd Party Preference Panes: ?
      Flash Player  Support
      MacFUSE  Support
      Tuxera NTFS  Support
    Time Machine: ?
      Time Machine not configured!
    Top Processes by CPU: ?
          5% Safari
          3% WindowServer
          2% BitTorrent
          2% hidd
          0% softwareupdated
    Top Processes by Memory: ?
      229 MB Safari
      160 MB softwareupdated
      156 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
      135 MB com.apple.IconServicesAgent
      102 MB VLC
    Virtual Memory Information: ?
      45 MB Free RAM
      1.55 GB Active RAM
      1.52 GB Inactive RAM
      895 MB Wired RAM
      628 MB Page-ins
      0 B Page-outs

  • My mid 2011 MacBook Air has slowed down significantly overnight?

    Last night my MacBook Air was working fine.
    When I went to use it this morning, it has slowed down significantly. It takes awhile for it to respond to trackpad movement or the keyboard. Opening finder is delayed now, opening any app is delayed now. Booting it back up takes extra long now, probably around a minute compared to thirty seconds before.
    I've tried an SMC reset, repairing the disk and repairing disk permissions.
    From what I can see, the hardware doesn't appear to be failing, but I could be wrong.
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    Your MacBook Air's memory is not upgradable, and as you already determined unused storage capacity is not a relevant factor.
    There are many reasons a Mac may be performing slower than expected.
    Back up your documents and everything else important to you before proceeding.
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    Boot OS X Recovery by holding ⌘ and r (two fingers) while you start your Mac. At the Mac OS X Utilities screen, select Disk Utility. Select your startup volume (usually named "Macintosh HD") and click the Repair Disk button. Describe any errors it reports in red.
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    Apple Support Communities contributor etresoft wrote a very useful app to quickly gather certain system information that may help point to a cause of this problem. Go to his website, download and run EtreCheck:
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  • System has slowed down considerably after updates from Apple. Is SyncServer the culprit?

    I use MacBook with preinstalled OS Leopard since April 2009. I have also regulalry updated my computer system using the Software Update application. However, since my last update on 12th Aug 2011, I have noticed that my system has slowed down. There is long pause between every character I type, delay in switching applications, battery dries out quicker, slow response to every command.
    I have started facing this problem after updating following software like iTunes 10.4, Safari 5.0.6, Migration Assistant Update for MAC OS Leopard & Quick Time 7.7 from Software Updater. Although, my OS is still leopard.
    I noticed on the Activity Monitor that syncserver is using majority of my RAM and reappers even if I stop the process. Some of its subprocess like AddressBookSync also appears and consumes lot of memory. Is this the problem? Though, I never noticed earlier what size it consumed.
    I use Microsoft Office suite for Mac and have also checked and deselected all sync services. Yet, the Process (PID 305) continues to appear in Activity Monitor.
    I am no techie, and would appreciate quick help to resolve this issue.
    Thanks!

    I was just about to write the same problem, but I don't have VMware; my laptop is late 2008 was running Snow Leopard (uptodate version).
    I've scientific softwares so probably would require a clean re-installation of ML. I MUST MENTION HERE that those software which were written for PPC will NOT work on ML. Just found out that one of my important softwares version won't work on ML; need $500  to upgrade that software .
    Therefore, I'd also want to know how can I go back to SL.
    I'll let you know how clean re-installation has worked.

  • Since installing Leopard (OS X 10.5.8) everything has slowed down.

    Since installing Leopard (OS X 10.5.8) everything has slowed down. From powering up to powering down and everything in between, the computer has slowed down. A friend said every video I've watched - not necessarily downloaded - is on the hard drive and if I clean it up, that might help. But I don't know. I was using Tiger and everything was fine.

    Hello, When I clicked on ABOUT THIS MAC, then MORE INFO, I got this:
    Model Name: PowerBook G4 15"
    Model Identifier: PowerBook5,6
    Processor Name: PowerPC G4 (1.5)
    Processor Speed: 1.67 GHz
    Number Of CPUs: 1
    L2 Cache (per CPU): 512 KB
    Memory: 1 GB
    Bus Speed: 167 MHz
    Boot ROM Version: 4.9.1f3
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    Dennis

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