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Originally Posted by ceedee
That's great news, KFK! Very pleased you're now (more) up to speed!
[*]It might be worth changing the DNS servers on your router from VM to OpenDNS as many people are reporting faster connections to websites and generally increased browsing speeds.
[*]And have a read through Annie's excellent Broadband FAQ just in case something jumps out at you.
[*]I wonder if having the wireless service running on the router (even tho' it wasn't being used during your tests) is slowing it down.
[*]I'd recommend turning off anything you're not using, eg. wireless, uPNP, vpn.[/LIST]
Belkin routers default to #11 so it might be worth switching yours to either #1 or #6 and see if anything changes.
Best of luck!
(Oh, and thanks for your kind words, mate.)
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Evenin' ceedee
i'll try OpenDNS a little later tonight and let ya know how things go
Although i don't have wireless enabled on this pc i will switch to a different channel just for good measure and i'll flick through Annies FAQ whilst the girlfriend is busy on the PS3
i don't have much open/turnt on other than UPNP for the PS3 when i need it
Cheers as always
and much welcome for the "kind words"
Hiya bigsinky
it's a shame we're all not getting close to 20mb seeing as we're paying out our nose for it
I think i'll push my luck and ask for a new modem anyway, this white one with my
'all black' setup is really outta place
As for the new drive i currently have a 160gig barracuda which never gets filled as i'm too fussy with my space
Only thing i'm worried about now is seeing as i've upgraded to the 20mb line wouldn't that renew my 12month contract? ...with Phorm approaching (which ceedee so
nicely pointed me to!!
lol) hopefully that wont mean i can't get out or atleast
opt-out of that damned idea! *shakes fist* i suppose if i go on i'll have to move it to the Phorm thread, hehe.
~Kitty x
(Edited as seen bigsinky's post after!)