Slow Internet Speed out of NO WHERE

Well I have a decent Internet Speed... Until about a week ago I started noticing that my downloads were going at a 30-60kb/s speed when normally they go at 80-100kb/s (Hey, if I was an adult, I'd been buy way faster Internet, but come on, I'm only 14). So yeah I don't know if its something with my settings or Verizon is just down for a while... but yeah I'm going to try my Internet with out my router connected and see how that goes...because it might be something in the router's settings.

you really shouldn't use the internet without a router between you and the modem... your just asking to get a virus....
its likely that you have spyware/adware due to the porn sites you've been visiting...
download and run "adaware" and remove any infections...
you might also run "hijack this" it will tell you anything that is having any effect on your computer... if you post a read out of the hijack this results, i can tell you what you should remove...

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Sprint slow Internet speed out of no where anyone else please help

I have a sprint iPhone 4 and suddenly my 3G speeds have been really slow I don know what could be goin on I've called sprint and they have refreshed my service and it's still happening I have also done restores
My brother has the same iPhone 4 with sprint and his speeds are up to 1.24/ 1.98 mbps downlaod and .78/.89 upload
And my speeds are slower the highest speeds I've gotten are .79 mbps download and .45 upload
Slowest speeds I have gotten which is the most common speeds I get now is about .14/.16 Mbps download and .45 upload

In my personal opinion, Sprint iPhone seems to have issues when switching from wi-fi to 3G. It seems to cause a (hickup) in the data speed. This seems to be pretty consistant (75% of the time), when going from wi-fi to 3G.
The following steps tend to fix it 95% of the time.
Before you try the steps below, make sure you give your phone a SPRINT network update (not apple update, however...an apple update is a good idea too.)
To perform a sprint update, open your phone keypad, like you are going to make a phone call. Then dial ##UPDATE# then press "call". You will get a popup that says "starting service update" . press "okay" . the popup window will close. For 60-90 seconds, your phone will look l,ike nothing is hapening. You will then get a message that says "service update complete". press "okay". the popup will close. At this time, look at your 3G symbol on the top left. It will dissapear as the phone reconnects to the cell tower. When the reconnect happens , you will initially see a "o" where the 3G symbol was. then within 5-10 seconds the 3G will appear again. At this point power the phone off. wait 60 seconds, then power back on.
Now, next time your phone data is dragging, the next step should fix it.
#1, go to settings>airplane mode>off. wait 60 seconds, then turn back on. This will reset the tower connections and fixes the issue most of the time.
#2. If #1 doesn't help. Power the phone down, wait 60 seconds, then turn back on.
#3. If #1 or #2 doesn't help, contact sprint.
This is an ongoing issue with Sprint for me, I have called NUMEROUS times, and this is Sprint tech supports most effective solution. However , no one can tell me how to keep this from occuring.
Good Luck!

Slow internet speeds and dropping connection

hello, I am making this post on behalf of my dad, for a good few months (5-6 maybe even longer) we have been experiencing slow internet speeds and a dropping connection when ever the phone is picked up. when an incoming call is answered some or all devices connected to the internet drop out for a second then come back online, the connection does not completly disapear but causes any voice chat, streaming or gaming to disconect. We have BT wireless phones (not sure what exact type) which we have had for a few years. they are connected through an ADSL filter which as far i can remember has been there for years. We have a netgear DG834GT router which has also been there for a few years. I went onto its settings and got this information, not sure if its usefull or not.
System Up Time 42:18:47
ADSL Link
Downstream
Upstream
Connection Speed
1760 kbps
448 kbps
Line Attenuation
61.0 db
31.5 db
Noise Margin
13.1 db
13.0 db
I also got this from the BTW speed tester
1. Best Effort Test: -provides background information.
Download Speed
1.24 Mbps
0 Mbps
2 Mbps
Max Achievable Speed
Download speedachieved during the test was - 1.24 Mbps
For your connection, the acceptable range of speeds is 0.4 Mbps-2 Mbps.
Additional Information:
Your DSL Connection Rate :1.76 Mbps(DOWN-STREAM), 0.45 Mbps(UP-STREAM)
IP Profile for your line is - 1.25 Mbps
I hope this is enough information to figure out what is going on with it.

put everything back as it was and this is what it looks like now:
ADSL Link
Downstream
Upstream
Connection Speed
160 kbps
448 kbps
Line Attenuation
61.5 db
31.5 db
Noise Margin
19.9 db
12.0 db
also while i was doing that i did i quiet line test and both myself and my brother listened to it and agreed that there was buzzing/static

Slow internet speed -upgraded it to highest speed

I have had FiOS internet for about four years and never questioned the speed 10/2, but I had it plugged into the router. On 3/4, I upgraded to TV FiOS/internet and phone bundle. I do not have my computer where the router is located now (downstairs) and I had asked them to move it upstairs, but left before they had done it. When I checked the speed (I guess the wireless speed since it is not plugged in to the router), it was 15.66/10 mbps. I ordered the 35/35 mbps speed bundle. I called Verizon and asked them about it and she checked the speed and said that it was "pretty good" considering it is wireless. What? I am not getting what I am paying for. Do I need a DSL filter on all the phone lines? Do I need a new router (I still have the old one)? I have read on the community here that everyone has called several times to get an answer to the slow internet speed problem. Does anyone have the 35/35 mbps speed plan and have it work at this speed? I might as well go down to the 15 or 25 plan if that speed is all I am every going to get......But maybe if I go down to 25 plan, I'll get 10 or 15...... I will continue to try and work with Verizon to get this solved. .Thanks for any help.

Sorry to hear we are losing your business. If there is anything that we can do please let us know
Anthony_VZ
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Slow internet speed, being used by unknown websites

Hello all,
For about a month i have been experiencing slower internet speeds than usual. Contacted the isp and went through all the processes and there was not a problem at their end. I was advised to go to network utility and check how many processes there were, found out that there was too many to count.
It seems i have internet processes coming from my macbook ip address from uknown sources such as ookla.com etc. Now i have downloaded spyware programs for mac which have failed to find any viruses or spyware at all.
Now i know the problem is coming from my macbook as the unwanted guests our appearing under the macbook ip address, my router is receiving the right speed so it can't be the isp?
Right now i am just wondering what to do to stop these processes using up my internet connection and potentially turning my router into a server.
Any help would be grateful.
Mark Lees

Yeah i have little snitch but it appears to not spot these websites, i can send you a screenie of the netstat screen
Then that would imply the only connections going out from your mac are from legitimate applications.
lots of things will engage outbound connections.
safari
firefox
itunes
spotify
and sites that you visit that have embedded video often host the video on other servers. So you would be suprised at how many socket connections you have at anyone time.
If you have little snitch look at the monitor window and it will show all the recent connections.
You could reset little snitch to default rules and then you will be prompted to allow or deny each new connection.

I have slow internet speed and having issue with download of photoshop cc is there an alternate I can go somewhere with high speed to download.

I have slow internet speed and having issue with download of photoshop cc is there an alternate I can go somewhere with high speed to download. without using this creative cloud that downloads first.

We need to know more about your system, please download EtreCheck and run the report and please post it on your next reply. Then we can see how your system is configured, what apps are on it and look for anything obvious. We will look forward to seeing your report.

Slow internet speed - terrible service

For the last 5 weeks I have been plagued with very slow internet speed. I have spent at least 4 hours on the phone with verizon techs. They always say that they will call back and never do. This is absolutely the worst service imaginable.

Step one: Visit http://www.giganews.com/line_info.html and post up the Traceroute the page shows, if you wish. Be aware that your non-bogan public IP Address will show up. It might shown up as the final hop (bottom-most line of the trace) might contain a hop with your IP address in it. Either remove that line or show only the first two octets. What I'm looking for is a line that mentions "ERX" in it's name towards the end. If for some reason the trace does not complete (two lines full of Stars), keep the trace route intact.
For example this what I saw when I was using Verizon
news.giganews.com
    traceroute to 71.242.*.* (71.242.*.*), 30 hops max, 60 byte packets
    1 gw1-g-vlan201.dca.giganews.com (216.196.98.4) 13 ms 13 ms 13 ms
    2 ash-bb1-link.telia.net (213.248.70.241) 39 ms 7 ms 7 ms
    3 TenGigE0-2-0-0.GW1.IAD8.ALTER.NET (63.125.125.41) 4 ms 4 ms GigabitEthernet2-0-0.GW8.IAD8.ALTER.NET (63.65.76.189) 4 ms
    4 so-7-1-0-0.PHIL-CORE-RTR1.verizon-gni.net (130.81.20.137) 6 ms 6 ms 6 ms
    5 P3-0-0.PHIL-DSL-RTR11.verizon-gni.net (130.81.13.170) 6 ms 6 ms 6 ms
    6 static-71-242-*-*.phlapa.east.verizon.net (71.242.*.*) 32 ms 32 ms 33 ms
Step two: Can you provide the Transceiver Statistics from your modem?
#3 If you don't know how to get that info:
a) What is the brand and model of your modem?
b) If you have a RJ-45 WAN port router connected to it: What is the brand and model of the RJ-45 WAN port router?
#4 If you have a RJ-45 WAN port router connected to the modem, even if you know how to get the Transceiver Statistics from the modem: What is the brand and model of the RJ-45 WAN port router?
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Slow Internet Speed

For the last 2 months I have had a problem with slow broadband speed. I have tried everything to fix it here... I have the Home Hub plugged into the master socket. I have tried a different router, different cables nothing I do changes the speed.
We have had two BT Open Reach engineers come to our house to try and solve the problem no ones knows what the problem is. When they do the test everything passes. The sync speed is around 5 Mbps but we get no where near that. They rest my profile and still no difference in speed.
It's not been working since July... Each day they ring us a say they run tests.. The fault has been put though to our engineering team... Nothing changes though.
ADSL Line Status
Connection Information
Line state:
Connected
Connection time:
0 days, 07:27:18
Downstream:
5.031 Mbps
Upstream:
448 Kbps
ADSL Settings
VPI/VCI:
0/38
Type:
PPPoA
Modulation:
G.992.1 Annex A
Latency type:
Interleaved
Noise margin (Down/Up):
8.2 dB / 23.0 dB
Line attenuation (Down/Up):
44.9 dB / 26.0 dB
Output power (Down/Up):
19.7 dBm / 12.3 dBm
FEC Events (Down/Up):
50360 / 360
CRC Events (Down/Up):
38 / 191
Loss of Framing (Local/Remote):
0 / 0
Loss of Signal (Local/Remote):
0 / 0
Loss of Power (Local/Remote):
0 / 0
HEC Events (Down/Up):
167 / 107
Error Seconds (Local/Remote):
26 / 90
Speed Test Results
This Test comprises of Best Effort Test: -provides background information.
Download Speed
78 Kbps
0 Kbps
7150 Kbps
Max Achievable Speed
Download speedachieved during the test was - 78 Kbps
For your connection, the acceptable range of speeds is 600-7150 Kbps.
IP Profile for your line is - 7150 Kbps
Any help sorting this out would be amazing! I've had enough of not being able to do anything on the internet. Thank you in advance!

Hi I suggest you contact the forum mods and ask them to look at your download speed they should be able to get that sorted for you this is a link to them
http://bt.custhelp.com/app/contact_email/c/4951
they normally reply by email or phone within 72 hours
They are a UK based specialist team who have a good record at getting problems solved
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Slow internet speed due to Marvell Yukon LAN driver

Hello all!
I am a newbie here so not sure if I am supposed to ask this question here but anyway hope my problem gets solved somehow.
I am using Toshiba Satellite A200 Notebook, I got this last week and everything works fine except for my internet speed, its too slow. I am on a 10Mb/s plan but my speed is no where close to that. I am getting speeds near 200kb/s to 300kb/s max. After a lot of googleing I came to know that the Marvell Yukon LAN driver is the problem here.
According to some websites, we are supposed to roll back the driver to a previous version, I did this but still the speed does not want to increase. I have tried almost all the things I can do but getting nowhere so far. I have called my ISP, they say everything is looking good on their side, ran Norton Antivruis scan on this machine, disabled firewall, and the list goes on but nothing.
It would be great if anyone could help me out here.
Thanks in advance...

Hi,
did you checked your connection with another computer, if the problem still exists with another machine??
Would be really interesting...otherwise I suggest you to recover your machine to "factory-default". Maybe it solves something.
Another idea would be to remove the "Qos" (Quality of service)service from your network connection which virtually slows down the connection due to software reasons.
Please give some feedback and please tell me which system youre using (Vista, XP)
Thx
bye

Windows 7 64 Bit Very VERY slow internet speed

I just bought two new laptops for my wife and I and we've been having terrible trouble with download speeds since taking them out the box.
We are using the exact same configuration and IP as before only our last two computers were on XP and Vista but there were no issues whatsoever. I even went and bought a new router just in case that was the problem but it made absolutely no difference, leaving
me with the conclusion its a problem with the 64 bit version of Windows 7.
Currently I cannot even watch a Youtube video because after loading the first couple of seconds, it stops loading and then after a couple of minutes there's a quick burst of speed and stops again.
I can't complete a speed test on my connection on either laptop. Normally this would take only a few seconds but the site (speedtest.net) crashes every time using windows 7.
Setup;
Windows 7 64Bit
Intel i3 2310M @ 2.1Ghz
4Gb of RAM
My IP is VirginMedia UK on a 10Mb connection (same problem wired or wireless)
As you can imagine this is very frustrating since I have just paid out over £1000 to find my browsing experience has virtually at a stand still.
Any help in this matter would be very much appreciated

I recently had the same problem after installing Windows 7 64bit. The internet speed for some reason was really slow. After looking for a solution I tried to flush the DNS. It worked.
Open start menu
type "cmd" in the search then hit enter key
when the new screen opens type:
ipconfig /release
hit enter and then type
ipconfig /flushdns
hit enter and then type
ipconfig /renew
hit enter and the problem is solved.

Win 7 on bootcamp partition, very slow internet speed

hi!
it might be an answer to my problem somewhere on this forum, but
right now i do not have the time to browse through - so ill just post my problem quick and simple.
im running windows 7 ultimate on a intel imac, via bootcamp. the issue is simple, yet pretty annoying.
in iOS, my internet speed is great, as it should be (my bandwidth is 12/12 mbit).
but in windows 7, for some reason (been like this ever since install) things are going SO slow.
i mean, watching videos on youtube is a nightmare, every 3 second at lowest quality possible, it still
has to buffer. same goes for other streaming sites/services. downloading usually does not exceed 300 kb/ps, but in
ios this could easily hit 1,5 mb/ps.
if i listen to music on say grooveshark (adjusted to lowest quality) the music stops to buffer if i load a different webpage. its that bad.
ive taken a bandwidth check in windows and in iOS, and in iOS the speed is normal, in windows its 1/10th of what it should be.
anyone know why this problem persists?
as i know of, windows 7 doesnt have any bandwidth limiting of default.
so i thought it might be a windows 7/imac hardware conflict. help?

Hi, I'm having the same problem.
I installed win8.1(64bit) on a iMac7,1 20inch(mid 2007) using Winclone.
Everything was working fine after I downloaded some driverhelper and installed those drivers.
Yet the internet on Win8.1 is very slow, the download speed is merely 60-100kb/s .
While if I open the Mac system, the same resource can easily to beyong 2MB/s.
As I have 25Mb/10Mb connection at home.
I'm new here , don't know exactly what driver I need to fix this problem.
Try to install boot camp.
However, I tried 5.0 / 4.0 , it all said bootcamp x64 is not supported on this computer model.
Don't know where i can download the bootcampe 3.0 to have a try ?
Or is it just too old iMac to be fixed？

PC to Mac - slower internet speed?

I have just purchased my first mac (entry level imac 17"). I love the computer and the operating system. However, the internet speed is extremely slow (almost like dial up). I have a pc and a mac, both running off the same connection. The mac is significantly slower surfing the exact sames sites. It's not a cache issue or anything like that. The mac is just slow. I have tried both the wireless and ethernet connections and it's slow either way. I have tried downloading Firefox and that doesn't seem to make a difference either.
Any help?
Thanks

Clint,
Have you tried using the "Automatic" setting that you first saw after setup? Unless you made changes to it, I'd imagine it's still in effect, just not active since you're now using another "Location:" setting. Or, was that "Automatic" setup too slow as well?
If you'd like to try yet again, using the same basics as included in the Network Setup Assistant, but with more stringent settings:))
There's no need to dump any of your current setups that already work - at System Preferences>Network in the "Location:" selector simply use "New Location..." to name yourself yet another new setup (perhaps "wireless Feb 11") and proceed:
Set the "Show:" selector to "AirPort" and choose the "TCP/IP" pane. Check that "Configure IPv4:" is set as "Using DHCP." No other settings are necessary on that preference pane. If you make any change, be sure to click the "Apply Now" button before leaving that preference pane.
Switching from the "TCP/IP" pane to the "PPPoE" pane, if the isp connection settings are already held within your wireless router, which I think they most likely are, the "Connect using PPoE" box should not be checked. There would also be no need to have checked the box "Show PPPoE status in menu bar." If you make any change, again be sure to click the "Apply Now" button before leaving that preference pane.
Now switching from the "PPPoE" pane to the "AirPort" pane, have the box "Show AirPort status in menu bar" checked, and I suggest setting the "By default, join:" selector to "Preferred networks." Eliminate all other networks listed [remember, you'll only be eliminating them from this new location setup, not from your other, already working "location" setups], then add your wireless network security method, name and password to the preferred networks list, and click the "Apply Now" button.
Then within the "Options..." button, I would set the "If no preferred networks are found:" selector to "Keep looking for recent networks" and check the box "Require administrator password to Change wireless networks." I would definitely NOT check the "Automatically add new networks" box. Click the "OK" button and again the "Apply Now" button.
Now switch the "Show:" selector from "AirPort" to "Network Port Configurations" and drag the activated "AirPort" configuration to the top of the list. Once again click the "Apply Now" button.
Even with this new setup now activated, when you open the menu bar AirPort icon you will continue to see the other wireless networks in your area that are visible to your AirPort - but you won't have to worry about them confusing your Network connection, as it will no longer be considering them.
To return to one of your previous connection setups, simply switch the "Location:" selector to the one you want to use, and click the "Apply Now" button. The new setup just completed will remain unchanged in the "Location:" selector under the new name chosen.
Now, in the "Location:" selector name a second "New Location..." (such as "enet to router Feb 11") - this will be for ethernet access to your router.
Set "Show:" to "Built-in Ethernet" and select the "TCP/IP" pane. Check that "Configure IPv4:" is set as "Using DHCP." No other settings are necessary on that pane. If you make any change, be sure to click the "Apply Now" button before leaving that preference pane.
Switching from the TCP/IP pane to the PPPoE pane, if the isp connection settings are already held within your wireless router, which I think they most likely are, the "Connect using PPoE" box should not be checked. There would also be no need to have checked the box "Show PPPoE status in menu bar." If you make any change, again be sure to click the "Apply Now" button before leaving that preference pane.
Now switching from the "PPPoE" pane to the "Ethernet" pane, check that the "Configure:" selector is set to "Automatically" and if any change is made, click the "Apply Now" button.
Now switch the "Show:" selector from "Built-in Ethernet" to "Network Port Configurations" and drag the activated "Built-in Ethernet" configuration to the top of the list. Then drag the activated "AirPort" configuration to the position immediately under "Built-in Ethernet." Once again click the "Apply Now" button and that new setup is completed and activated. Your iMac will be connected to the router by ethernet and at the same time can use wireless to connect to a wireless printer or to another wireless computer.
After both new setups are in place, I suggest to boot from your Install Disc 1, get past the first (language selection) screen, and (after fully loading) the second screen will contain a "Utilities" pull-down in the menu bar. Open and select Disk Utility. On the left side of the box, select the top-most drive shown, on the right side select "First Aid" and then click the "Verify Disk" or "Repair Disk" button. Allow to run to completion. Run a second time to be sure. Do not run Disk Permissions Repairs, but instead quit the installer version of Disk Utility, quit the installer process, and restart to your usual startup disk, which you can re-select using "Startup Disk" also located in the "Utilities" pull-down where you found Disk Utility. After restarting, Repair Disk Permissions in a similar manner after opening the version of Disk Utility located in your Applications>Utilites folder.
Please don't hesitate to let me know the results of the above series of recommendations.
However, if all that doesn't make for some improvement, I'd think you'd want to check with your router maker's website (or the router supplier's website if it was supplied by your isp) to see if there's a firmware update that might be applied to your router. Such an update might help your router's encryption capabilities, or might provide updated Mac support for the Intel-based Macs.
Beyond that, I'd be calling AppleCare for support with your connection, since you're still within the 90 days of AppleCare phone support that is part of your new Mac purchase.

Slow internet speed/ dropping internet

I am on the Bt Ifinity 2, last year at summer time (8/10/2014) every thing was fine 59 mb/s down 19.55 mb/s up. bettween then and the 11/11/2014 speeds fell to 13.8mb/s down 10.24mb/s up. (mediafire link for page download for internet speeds http://www.mediafire.com/download/24vs7ra8pyl09qc/bt+stats.rar )
during this time untill the 19/11/2014 the internet would just drop randomly, 3,5,6 times a day commonly (not shown on the graph for due to no internet). the internet droped and the router was not connected to the internet shown by the ui in 192.168.1.254. internet speed is lower then the what was on the speed test so would strugle to steam youtube videos.
i thought that this was a throtling thing origionaly, but i tryed off peak time 1-4 AM the connection dropped slow speeds
we called a bt enginer out for the 19/11/2014 we a router replacement and some line was changed there was no internet dropping untill reasontly speeds increased slightly.
8/1/2015 I was downloading addons for battlefeild on my playstaion when the internet started dropping again the internet speed on speedtest.net showed a resonable speed of 30mb/s down 1.97mb/s up which should be fine for content consumption. well thats what i thought, youtube videos in 240p would not play.
in my oppinion it looks like bt has being throtiling my traffic, but i know bt only "manages p2p taffic during peak times"
any one know whats wrong, by the way there is know other users on the network at the time of the speed tests
Thanks for reading

Next time your speeds are bad, or right now if they are now, please try this:
In order to rule out the Homehub as potentially being the device responsible for your speed loss, you can connect the Openreach modem directly to the PC and see if the speed improves.
To do that follow these steps:
Step 1: Remove the homehub from the modem cable
Step2: Connect your pc/laptop to the modem via the cable instead
Step3: Open network and sharing centre on windows and click set up a new connection or network
Step4: Connect to the internet then click make a new connection Broadband PPPoE
Step5: Username [email protected] and the password as BT
Step6: connect, If it doesn't,keep pressing try again until it does.
However, please note that this will stop any other access apart from the PC
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If not, I'll try again

Slow internet speed with OSX Yosemite

I updated to OSX Yosemite & now my internet speed is painfully slow on my Mac book Pro 15 Retina. It work fine (Great), prior to the update. Is there a known problem and fix for this?

Yosemite created two problems for me and the problems happened immediately, I never had any internet connection problems with Mavericks OSX.
Problem 1) My internet speed went from 85MPS to 35MPS. This happened on both of my MacBook Pro Laptops with Yosemite. Using the same router with a non-Yosemite computer yields 85MPS or greater speeds.
Problem 2) WiFI connection looks normal but internet connections don't work. Pinging APPLE.com though the terminal yields the same result, No Response. I used the ping command to rule out a Safari problem. Normally one of my laptops will not go online at all. *** To work around problem 2, I am using Two Routers. If one doesn't connect or drops, I simply use the other one. Both Yosemite MacBooks drop my internet connections constantly, regardless of which router I use, but I have notice that the faster Comcast router drops more frequently. Sometimes when I connect to the COMCAST router I cannot get any internet data (Safari or Ping). This is very repeatable and is intermittent.
Apple please advise me what to do!!!! I use VPN's and work through the internet. This is affecting my job performance.
Thanks

Slow Internet speed using ethernet cable.

Hi
I have a an old imac, still working and running on 10.5.8 !!
I still use it for music and simple word processing.
I have linked it up to the internet with a ethernet cable and the internet speed is vastly differnet to by ipad / iphone using wifi.
I syspect that its the imac and not the router?
Any idea what has gone wrong and why ethernet connect is not faster than wireless
Thanks

DOH!
It occurs to me --finally-- why you may be seeing this slowness on a wried connection. That latest G4 iMacs retained the 10/100BASE ethernet port Apple used to put on all consumer and educational Macs. The PowerMacs and PowerBook were considered "pro" models and had 10/100/1000BASE ethernet ports--much faster.
You may see improvement by going wireless if your iMac has USB 2.0 ports:
NewerTech MAXPower 802.11n/g/b High-Performance Wireles USB Adapter w/bonus ext cradle. For Mac & PC
It will give wireless "n" speeds if used in a USB 2.0 port--that's the protocol your other devices are probably using.
To see if you have USB 2.0 ports, hold OPTION and, while hlding it, click the Apple menu. In 10.5, the first entry should change to "System Profiler." Launch it.
In the opening screen:
find the code in the second line that I've indicated with the red arrow; for a G4 iMac the line will be "PowerMacx,x"--please post your code and your screen size (15, 17, or 20). From that we can find out if you have USB 2, making the wireless option viable.

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