Internet advice needed!

............ Ask two computer experts about help and get six different advices. 

 

Blacksword wrote:   I can't help feeling that the trial version is set up to only fix a set number of errors, leading you to believe that that is all the trial version is capable of. It's the difference between can't and wont!

Hence, don't even touch this program with a bargepole. Stick to AdAware. All the big institutions/companies and employers in UK use this program (the enterprise versions). There is a very good reason for that. 

Snow Dog wrote: Blacksword wrote: Snow Dog wrote: Blacksword wrote: Snow Dog wrote: Blacksword wrote: Snow Dog wrote: Well thats  not bad actually. Maybe your PC IS at fault. Really? I thought 1.46 would be well under par. My computer is quite old ( about 5 years old) Regards Virgin, NTL laid cables in our area about ten years ago. I believe Virgin took over that network, when NTL fell apart, so the cable network is available to me. Is that malware checker completely free? I'm always dubious of anything that claims to be 'free' It's free...and may find stuff! I want to see what others think but 1.5 out of 2 is not bad I think. Ok, I'll run that now. Cheers! Use the Perform Quick Scan option. It detected over 600 errors! It was able to fix 110 of them. If I want it to fix the rest, I have to buy the package. I'll see how much it is. I'll see if what it has done makes any difference first. Thats weird. I've never had it ask me to buy the full version. Don't buy it mate, try another solution.

I think I will explore other options. I'm very cynical of these packages. If you buy something like this and it doesn't make any difference, you'll not get your money back, plus they will probably make you subscribe and jump through burning hoops to cancel the subscription.

I can't help feeling that the trial version is set up to only fix a set number of errors, leading you to believe that that is all the trial version is capable of. It's the difference between can't and wont!

Try the free version of AdAware, Blacksword. Download it for free from www.download.com

When it comes to anti-virus and malware protection, the best versions is actually free downloads (for homeusers). Both the very expensive Norton and McAfee is pretty bad compared to Avast, Avira and AVG.

Windows own firewall is also sufficient enough. Install Windows Defender too.  

Edited by toroddfuglesteg - August 14 2010 at 09:19

Snow Dog wrote: Blacksword wrote: Snow Dog wrote: Blacksword wrote: Snow Dog wrote: Well thats  not bad actually. Maybe your PC IS at fault. Really? I thought 1.46 would be well under par. My computer is quite old ( about 5 years old) Regards Virgin, NTL laid cables in our area about ten years ago. I believe Virgin took over that network, when NTL fell apart, so the cable network is available to me. Is that malware checker completely free? I'm always dubious of anything that claims to be 'free' It's free...and may find stuff! I want to see what others think but 1.5 out of 2 is not bad I think. Ok, I'll run that now. Cheers! Use the Perform Quick Scan option.

It detected over 600 errors! It was able to fix 110 of them. If I want it to fix the rest, I have to buy the package. I'll see how much it is.

I'll see if what it has done makes any difference first.

Also, ping speed might me more important than bandwidth in the case of your problems. Try your ping speed here: http://www.pingtest.net/

I got B: very good; your internet connection should work well for any internet application. Some online games may not perform optimally.

Snow Dog wrote: Blacksword wrote: Snow Dog wrote: Well thats  not bad actually. Maybe your PC IS at fault. Really? I thought 1.46 would be well under par. My computer is quite old ( about 5 years old) Regards Virgin, NTL laid cables in our area about ten years ago. I believe Virgin took over that network, when NTL fell apart, so the cable network is available to me. Is that malware checker completely free? I'm always dubious of anything that claims to be 'free' It's free...and may find stuff! I want to see what others think but 1.5 out of 2 is not bad I think.

Ok, I'll run that now. Cheers!

harmonium.ro wrote: ^ But was your contract for minimum of maximum 2MB? That's important.

If I remember correctly is was 'up to 2mb' So max, I guess.

As I said in my reply to Ian, my computer is getting old, and this problem only really became an annoyance about 6 months ago. Before that it was running ok.

I have noticed though, that since switching to Safari as my browser, last week, I don't actually lose my connection, as I had been frequently with IE8. So, I think that switch has helped.

harmonium.ro wrote: ^ But was your contract for minimum of maximum 2MB? That's important.

Snow Dog wrote: Mine is 9.92 mb/s I just checked...but of course i do have a 10mb/s connection. Maybe you want to upgrade?

I have a 2mb connection, and I'll only upgrade with BT if they don't charge me any more money each month, and I don't suppose that'll be the case. For my line rental, broadband and calls they already charge me over £50 per month, and when you consider all my weekend and evening calls are free and that's the only time I make calls!) you can see I'm paying through the nose. Switching to Virgin would be preferable.

Edited by Blacksword - August 14 2010 at 08:47