Disabling add-ons
My laptop has installed Windows 7 and Internet Explorer 11. I have AT&T DSL, no other choice in my rural area. The videos are slow to load, frequently stop and reload while playing, generally a pia...
Forum Discussion
MrWizard wrote:
win 7 and your PC are Fine
the problem is the slow speed of the DSL
nothing you disable, will help, unless it is some background process , sending data to the cloud for storage
nothing else is going to eat into your data bandwidth
IF you are watching youtube videos
there are several download addons that you can use
that will download the selected video to your PC, then you watch it with NO interruptions or buffering after it has downloaded
if you are trying to watch netflix etc..the best you can do is set netflix to SD resolution
OP is using IE and most likely BAREFOOT IE (IE no ad blocking).
OP needs to seriously think about adding on AdBlockerPlus to reduce as many ads as possible.. Running without an adblocker even on super high speed connections will make any browser sluggish and yes, those ads often can cause buffering..
But, I think the OP may have a ISP noise problem on the line or even a weak DSL connection which may be contributing to the problem especially if they are more than 5 miles from the phone co switches..
OP can use the DSLReports website that I posted to get further help in troubleshooting the DSL line and modem, they have a lot of knowledge on troubleshooting ISP problems.
