- Apr 5, 2014
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Hello!
I have been running my system just fine for over a year now. I have Win8, Cable Internet, Netgear Router. I normally get DL speeds of around 20-25 M/sec which is great!
Suddenly a few days ago my Internet speeds dropped for no reason that I could see. I called my provider; they sent someone out today and replaced the cable modem. The new modem produced the CORRECT speeds on THEIR laptop, but when plugged into my PC the speeds mysteriously dropped to about 5 M/sec.
Thinking that it might be my Network Adapter, I plugged in my USB Wireless dongle into my PC instead of using the usual MOBO Realtek Ethernet. So, I'm not a PRO at this by any means, but that SHOULD be a COMPLETELY different connection, right?
Well, STILL, I am getting about 5 M/sec, BOTH with wired Ethernet and Wireless through my router.
The ONLY thing that I've done recently right about when this began happening, was that I updated my AMD Catalyst video drivers to the newest version. I'm quite sure that I didn't change ANYTHING else.
Can anyone think of WHY this has happened and what could have caused it?
Also, just in general, WHAT PRECISE settings would affect the DL speeds that I can simply go in and change. Also, oddly, my UPload speed is unaffected. Strange...
Any thoughts...???
Thanks so much!
I have been running my system just fine for over a year now. I have Win8, Cable Internet, Netgear Router. I normally get DL speeds of around 20-25 M/sec which is great!
Suddenly a few days ago my Internet speeds dropped for no reason that I could see. I called my provider; they sent someone out today and replaced the cable modem. The new modem produced the CORRECT speeds on THEIR laptop, but when plugged into my PC the speeds mysteriously dropped to about 5 M/sec.
Thinking that it might be my Network Adapter, I plugged in my USB Wireless dongle into my PC instead of using the usual MOBO Realtek Ethernet. So, I'm not a PRO at this by any means, but that SHOULD be a COMPLETELY different connection, right?
Well, STILL, I am getting about 5 M/sec, BOTH with wired Ethernet and Wireless through my router.
The ONLY thing that I've done recently right about when this began happening, was that I updated my AMD Catalyst video drivers to the newest version. I'm quite sure that I didn't change ANYTHING else.
Can anyone think of WHY this has happened and what could have caused it?
Also, just in general, WHAT PRECISE settings would affect the DL speeds that I can simply go in and change. Also, oddly, my UPload speed is unaffected. Strange...
Any thoughts...???
Thanks so much!
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