Internet speed

[Fletch]

I have a 56 k modem on my home PC and access is very slow. How can I speed up my internet, at the same time spending minimal money

[sabrinah]

Speed is dependent on lots of factors, not just your modem. Try to avoid going on the Internet at popular times as the amount of traffic slows things down. Who is your ISP?

[ManOWar]

You can also ask your ISP if they provide a proxy service. This is a service whereby requests from all of their users are cached (stored) so that similar requests from other users don't need a trip to the website itself, a copy of the information is served from the cache. So, ask them if they provide that facility, and then use the settings in: TOOLS\INTERNET OPTIONS\CONNECTIONS to set-up the proxy settings.

[nanjupuram]

Hi,
The speed of the connection is depended on the package you choose from the service provider.You can expect the speed up to the package level,If you feel that the speed is to low compared to the package then follow this simple steps.
* Check the Start up programs and remove the unwanted
* Maintain a Decent Space limit at Hard drive
* Check for Malware, Spyware and bots
* Clear cookies and temporary history files
* Close unwanted background tasks if any
* Reset the modem
* Browse with latest and updated browser
* Download using torrents
* Upgrade your hardware
After doing these steps your Internet Speed will get increase.Before and after doing these steps then check your uploading and downloading speed in MBps and Mbps from http://www.scanmyspeed.com/ .