NEW PC~Should I get Faster DSL + Hardware?

Hi buffee

I would guess that this new Lenovo has Windows 7 64bit SP1 installed?

If your internet speed before the new PC was connected to your internet was fast with the HP then no an increase in DSL speed is not likely to help you much, as the issue is likely something installed on the Lenovo.

I would start by removing all the surplus applications that makers add as many of them are none equired apps that startup with the PC and most tend to also like JAVA, Adobe have updaters which use the internet to check for updates. Most updates are not that frequent to really need these updaters.

Then check Windows update for any updates and then Lenovo support for any udpated drivers mainly Networking.

Then see how you are doing.


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If speeds are the same then check AT&T for any firmware updates to your modem and what model is it btw?

What you could try is if the modem is an old one it may not be fully compatible with Windows 7 so either a tweak, update in modem firmware or a new modem could help.

First I would try the tweak in this one below and what it does it disable an auto-tuning option some modems do not have for the newer windows TCP/IP protocols.

You will need to do this from an elevated commant prompt and to do this type CMD in the Start Search box and then right click it and choose Run as Administrator, then type this in at the prompt

netsh interface tcp set global autotuninglevel=disabled

and hit enter, you can set it back to enabled by the below command

netsh interface tcp set global autotuninglevel=normal

If that doesnt help then contact AT&T but if your internet speeds where OK before on the old PC then do not let AT&T talk you into a quicker package as the likelyhood is the old modem is the cause.