Very slow browsing speeds after 10.4.6 update

after updating to 10.4.6 Firefox, Safari are so slow compared to previous browsing speeds on a cable modem.
Speed has slowed from better than T1 to low DSL.
have run Cocktail, cron scripts, light cache cleaning etc,
DiskWarrior says all is good...
Disk Utility says all is good...
permissions are good....
TechTool reports, "A Fragment Length is Invalid" - MainAutomation_carbon.8li
this is the only problem found.
Would this be the cause of the slow down?
If so, can I delete this file,, would a new one be created?
or what can repair this file?
If the above is not the cause of the slow down, any
suggestions on solving this problem would be greatly appreciated.
dual 1.8 G5 Rev A Mac OS X (10.4.6)

Have you created a new account and named it "test" to see how your browsers work in that User acct? (That will tell if your problem is systemwide or limited to your User acct.) This account is just for test, do nothing further with it.
Open System Preferences >> Accounts >> "+" make it an admin account.
Let us know and we'll troubleshoot this further.
-mj
[email protected]

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My catalogue of problems starts about a month ago. The phone line developed heavy interference and my Broadband connection kept dropping. This was diagnosed as being a fault with my HH 1.5. BT duly sent me a replacement HH3 which arrived about 3 days later. I installed the new hub, changed all the wiring and the filters for the new kit that came with the hub only to discover that the interference on the phone line was now even worse. It was so bad that at times you could not even hear what was being said on the other end of the phone, so an engineer visit was arranged.
A week later a BT engineer came and checked the line, sure enough there was a second problem and all the wiring from my house to the nearest telephone pole had to be replaced.
These problems had had a catastrophic effect on my connection speed and profile (I was getting about 500 kbps both up and down stream), so I dutifully reset the hub after the engineer had finished and waited for the line to stabilise.
14 days later and the upload speed had doubled, but the download speed is still unchanged at 570 kbps, about half the current upload speed. The line was a bit temperamental for the first few days but I have been able to maintain a solid connection for the last 4 days, current stats are as follows:
ADSL Line Status
Connection Information
Line state:
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Connection time:
4 days, 04:42:16
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574.3 Kbps
Upstream:
1.184 Mbps
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VPI/VCI:
0/38
Type:
PPPoA
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G.992.5 Annex A
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Interleaved
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29.9 dB / 5.6 dB
Line attenuation (Down/Up):
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18.3 dBm / 12.4 dBm
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279 / 615
CRC Events (Down/Up):
0 / 94
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):
0 / 156
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The Hub is connected to the test socket. Disconnecting the ADSL feed to the hub has had no real effect (The upload speed increased marginaly but still no change to the download speed). Reran speedtest too, the new stats are:
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1. Best Effort Test: -provides background information.
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0 Mbps
0.5 Mbps
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Download speedachieved during the test was - 0.44 Mbps
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IP Profile for your line is - 0.51 Mbps
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0.94 Mbps
0 Mbps
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Upstream Rate IP profile on your line is - 0.83 Mbps
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0 days, 00:02:29
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574.3 Kbps
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1.2 Mbps
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VPI/VCI:
0/38
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PPPoA
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G.992.5 Annex A
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Interleaved
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Output power (Down/Up):
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FEC Events (Down/Up):
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CRC Events (Down/Up):
0 / 0
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0 / 0
Loss of Signal (Local/Remote):
0 / 0
Loss of Power (Local/Remote):
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Capped (very slow) broadband speed after line repa...

Hello,
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welcome to the BT community forum where customers help customers and only BT employees are the forum mods
from the information you have provided you are on 21CN adsl2 and your profile will be correct as it changes as and when your conenction speed changes. problem is probably your low connection speed
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Very slow (glacial) performance after 10.4.10 update

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Fast internet connection but very slow browsing

Hi,
For some time now we have been struggling with very slow browsing speeds. Sometimes the web page will not even load. ADSL speed checks show a good up and down speed and shown below and everything appears to run well if we simply download a file.
Do any of the numbers below indicate any problems?
We have various pc's both hard wired and connected wirelessly and the problems are the same on all. The laptop works fine on my office connection.
Any help greatly appreciated.
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Connection Information
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Hi,
Thanks for replying.
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15.57 Mbps
0 Mbps
21 Mbps
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0.83 Mbps
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Very slow upload speed via infinity 2 (business) unlimited after phone line fix (street cabinet) ?
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E1200 router: very slow download speeds, ok uploady got

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I am having a problem with very slow start up after expanding RAM on my 2009 Mac Pro.

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Very slow broadband speeds

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My first post, and I'm hoping that someone will be able to help me with this.
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I think you're making the same mistake a lot of people make.
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on 28-10-2012 12h38
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MER
2351
2177
0
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0:00:56
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0
0
0
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Very slow connection speed

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