slow internet but fast speed test?

My connection speed tests good at 3-4Mb, yet my actual downloading and browsing has slowed right down.

Any suggestions- please!

macbook pro 17 inch, Mac OS X (10.6.2)

Posted on Jan 12, 2010 11:55 AM

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Jan 12, 2010 12:41 PM in response to jamesoliver

HI James,

Maybe maintenance will help...

From the Safari Menu Bar, click Safari / Empty Cache. When you are done with that...

From the Safari Menu Bar, click Safari / Reset Safari. Select the top 5 buttons and click Reset.

Go here for trouble shooting 3rd party plugins or input managers which might be causing the problem.

http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1594

If you are running Safari in 64 bit mode, try running in 32-bit mode instead. Right or control click the Safari icon in the Applications folder, then click: Get Info In the Get Info window click the black disclosure triangle next to General so it faces down. Select 32 bit mode. *Also, (in that same window) make sure Safari is NOT running in Rosetta.*

Try Open DNS - Free / Basic

If Safari is still slow, go to the Safari Menu Bar, click Safari/Preferences. Make note of all the preferences under each tab. Quit Safari. Now go to ~/Library/Preferences and move this file com.apple.safari.plist to the Desktop. Relaunch Safari. If it's a successful launch, then that .plist file needs to be moved to the Trash.







Carolyn 🙂

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