SLOW INTERNET PAGE LOADING

Hi, I bought my IMac G5 last May just after the Tiger release. My problem is the time it takes for internet pages to load, which considering I have a broadband connection at a fairly fast speed, is appalling. This problem has existed since I bought the Mac and hasn't changed. I tried to bid on ebay last night, the item had 1 minute 30 seconds to go so I put on my bid and sent the page. By the time the page had refreshed the auction had ended, so you can imagine my frustration. I did post here a few months ago but no-one came up with any suggestions, I was also hoping that there would be an update or something to correct this problem but there doesn't appear to be. This is my first Mac and I love it apart from this one very annoying thing as I do use the internet alot. Anyone have any suggestions???
Imac G5 Mac OS X (10.4.2)

Thanks for the info, I still haven't managed to whip a keyboard from work to try as yet but still intend to. I have a few other ideas that maybe others could advise on. I read a letter in this months Mac format mag regarding USB modems basically advising against using them in preference of an ethernet modem/router. Im not to au fait with what these are/why they should be better but I have got my hands on one from a friend and tried to install it earlier, it seems though, that I am going to have to spend over an hour on the phone to my ISP trying to get info out of them for it to install properly (this I am not looking forward to although I will persevere).
The other thing that I thought maybe the problem is with my ISP. I pay for upto 2mbps broadband connection but I have heard that some companies can cap this. Im not sure how they do it and whether it would affect download or upload/page loading. I have sent them an e-mail to see if they can advise.
Other than that I will assume it is the G5 as I cannot think of anything else, but as you can see I have quite a way to go before I can pinpoint the problem.
Again any advise on the above is very much appreciated,

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