Spinning ball loading pages in Safari

Just switched to DSL. I'd say about 80% of the time, I am waiting for the spinning color ball when I try to load a page. It happens a lot when I move the navigation bar on the right to go up or down the page. The ball spins for a good 15-25 seconds. I emptied the cache in Safari already. Any suggestions?

danigrec,
Try the procedures listed in Speed up Safari, and let us know what happens.
It will also be helpful if you tell us more about the specifics of your your computer and your DSL setup.
;~)

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