My internet is slow! Is there anything I can do to make it faster without buying anything new?

Question

I have high speed internet but it's not as fast as it used to be. Also, opening documents, folders and programs on my computer takes longer to load. I have a lot of files, documents and hundreds of website links in my favorites that I don't need. If I delete a lot of that, can that make my internet faster or does that have nothing to do with how fast my internet is?

Answer 1

Certain programs access the net in the background and can use up bandwidth so deleting these could help yes.

Answer 2

buy Nortan virus checker, scan your computer, buy also internet security software of Norton.  

Answer 3

Well hun, sometimes, the Internet is slow because alot of usage, you  have a virus, or its just slow for the time being, it should speed up, if you don't have a virus.

Answer 4

Sounds like you need to do a little dustin' and cleanin'.  Try downloading Advanced Windows care from iobit.com.  It's free!!!  That program ROCKS for keeping your machine running smoothly and clutter free.  Use the Beta version...it's soooo cool.  It's in it's like third stage of production.  The less clutter the better.

PLUS...Firefox will help in speeding things up as well for your Browser.  You may ijn the future want to upgrade your memory as well.  It's getting cheap at tigerdirect.com too.

Answer 5

Try deleting uneeded files and programs from your computer. It works in making your whole computer faster...