There have been predictions that the whole internet system is heading for total congestion and perhaps collapse about the year 2012 due to too many users. Perhaps it is happening a bit earlier than predicted.
Pat On 15/06/2011, at 11:24 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: > > I can understand this drop in speed if we were on Cable BUT NOT on ADSL as > we are. > Cable modem services can slow down significantly if many people in your > neighborhood access the Internet simultaenously. > > Internet speed ultimately depends on the service provider. Your ISP may > change their network’s configuration, or suffer technical difficulties, that > inadvertently cause your Internet connection to run slow. > ISPs may also intentionally install filters or controls on the network that > can lower your performance. > > I’m not convinced as to why this drop in speed is happening, especially since > it has only been noticed in the past few months. > > I will be interested to follow your experience with Westnet / iiNet > monitoring the line for your connection. > > Cheers, > Ronni >>> On 14/06/2011, at 6:50 PM, John Daniels wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> Hi everyone >>>> >>>> I am still being plagued with a big reduction in speed in the evening. Up >>>> until 3.20pm it was 162KBs, then went to 90KBs and 50KBs >>>> >>>> Has anyone else on Hammersley Exchange experienced this? >>>> >>>> Cheers >>>> >>>> John -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:[email protected]>
