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speed up my Internet access? | ||
The speed at which information from the Internet appears on your computer depends on a number of factors:
- Type of access: If you're connected to the Internet through a LAN, you'll be able to receive information more quickly than if you're using a modem.
- Modem transmission speed: If you are using a modem that transmits data at a rate slower than 28,800 baud, you should consider upgrading your modem.
- Image-intensive Web pages: Some Web sites have a lot of images, or have one very large image. These images take time to load onto your computer. Check to see if your Web browser has an option not to load images.
- Slow Web servers: Some Web sites are located on slow Web servers. There is nothing you can do to speed up your access to these servers.
- Popular Web servers: When "breaking news" is posted to a Web site, a large number of people may connect to the site at the same time, causing a slow-down. You might try to connect to the site at another time (such as early in the morning) or on another day.
- Popular time of day: The Internet is more heavily used at some times of the day than at others. You might try connecting to the Internet at various times of the day to find out which times seem to work best.
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