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besty · 02-02-2004, 12:02

Up until recently I was using an old Windows 98 desktop, which had all sorts of problems and was v. slow. The only thing it did well was browse the internet (using NTL dial-up).

I now have a brand new shiny Windows XP laptop, which does everything well EXCEPT browse the internet. It is still using the NTL dial-up.

The connection speed is rarely above 37.2 kbps, although the performance is much worse than this. I would say it takes an average of 60 seconds to display my google home page. Pages are often not displayed because they time out.

I have installed firewalls and spyware detecters and updated anti-virus stuff so it is nothing to do with any of that.

I still have my old desktop, and the internet always works fine on that.

Has anyone else experienced similar?

02-02-2004, 12:02	#1
besty Inactive Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 6	Windows XP and NTL dial-up Up until recently I was using an old Windows 98 desktop, which had all sorts of problems and was v. slow. The only thing it did well was browse the internet (using NTL dial-up). I now have a brand new shiny Windows XP laptop, which does everything well EXCEPT browse the internet. It is still using the NTL dial-up. The connection speed is rarely above 37.2 kbps, although the performance is much worse than this. I would say it takes an average of 60 seconds to display my google home page. Pages are often not displayed because they time out. I have installed firewalls and spyware detecters and updated anti-virus stuff so it is nothing to do with any of that. I still have my old desktop, and the internet always works fine on that. Has anyone else experienced similar?