My connection seems very slow. What’s wrong?

Spyware, Windows Updates, and IM clients can all run in the background and absorb bandwidth, making it seem that your connection has been suddenly slowed to a crawl. You can use programs such as Ad-Aware and/or Spybot Search & Destroy to test and make sure you do not have spyware on your PC that is using your connection, and keep your anti-virus current to make sure you do not have any Trojans, worms, or viruses on your PC that are slowing it as well.

Ensure your wireless adapter card is located near a window that is facing the wireless access point. Be sure to remove an aluminum sunscreen from the window where the wireless card is located.