internet running SOOOOOOOOO SLOWWWWWW

[ansmwke]

ok i have a t1 or t3 at school. and ive gone on dif computers and they are zoomy zoomy fast online. and i go on mine and i try downloading something from 22 t3 users on limewire and it downloads at 1kb/s. i try sending a photo through aim to someone with cable and it takes 5 minutes for a 72k pic. my aim keeps signing on and off like my internet keeps getting disconnected and reconnected and some websites i havbe to hit reload many times for it toload up. is there something i can do to make my internet experience more pleasurable?

thank you

[ansmwke]

i have an amd athalon 2800 with 512mb ram

my computer is like 6 months old so its not like my computer isnt campatible with the internet... ahh

[ansmwke]

the aim message that also comes up with aim is

Unknown error. Try again later.
Error category 7.
Error code 3.

[The_Duck]

Have you tried running anti-malware programs on your computer? Download, install, and update spybot search and destroy and adaware and run them. The links can be found on the upper left hand corner of the site. Also, update and run your anti virus, if you don't have a good one (norton, I hate norton ) Try AVG or Avast!, both are free and good.

If you have done this, and I'm sure you have, post back here and let us know, that will narrow some possibilities down.

[ansmwke]

ive done it all.... ive tried everything my little brain can think of... anti virus, spyware, windows update, removing programs.... repairing internet connection, unplugging it, retarting computer....

[ansmwke]

when im in safe mode my computer runy good (not internet speed tho) AIM works fine and it isnt so draggy... but like i said the internet is still slow in safe mode

[ansmwke]

i restarted my computer not in safe mode and its back to the same problems. is there a program that would check my computer for problems or anything?

[Gecko]

Go and run the Tweak tester.
This will tell you if your system is setup right for broadband.

[ansmwke]

all it does it say

* Downloading file of size 146000: Failed to download, or server busy: Read timed out

[liljim]

Are you in a collage dorm room or something? What im thinking is if your hooking into a certain network drop in a certain room, there could be a problem with that particular line and not your machine. Has any other machines been tested on the same location your using? have you tested yours from a different location? Im just looking to eliminate possibilites.