I have a newly installed XP Pro Os, so I'm working a bare bones system with little software that would gobble up performance. My modem is an AOpen generic. My port setting is 115K, and my average download speed is 42K and never seems to rise above this. Page updating is slow and sometimes takes half to a full minute to update even in off peak hours. On my previous w98SE system my performance was better, and I pretty sure I saw some 115K performances on downloads.
I called my provider's support center. They said 115K performance was not possible and 42K was good and there was nothing they could do.
Is it possible that our provider(server) is sacrificing service to dialup people to meet demands of higher paying speed and broadband clients.?
I know in the old days computers could be set up to service in priority fashion, and perhaps the servers use this now.
Do the game clients and commercial clients,etc who's programs demand high performance from the server cause a slowdown to the dialup people in any way?
How can I tweak performance?
I know there are software performance boosters that can improve it but they come with a high risk of virus infection. Other than Outlook and HP for my printer I haven't had a chance to build up my software suite, so there's nothing I can see that would bog the system down.
Thanks for the help.
Spence
I called my provider's support center. They said 115K performance was not possible and 42K was good and there was nothing they could do.
Is it possible that our provider(server) is sacrificing service to dialup people to meet demands of higher paying speed and broadband clients.?
I know in the old days computers could be set up to service in priority fashion, and perhaps the servers use this now.
Do the game clients and commercial clients,etc who's programs demand high performance from the server cause a slowdown to the dialup people in any way?
How can I tweak performance?
I know there are software performance boosters that can improve it but they come with a high risk of virus infection. Other than Outlook and HP for my printer I haven't had a chance to build up my software suite, so there's nothing I can see that would bog the system down.
Thanks for the help.
Spence