Why internet speed is so slow?

Simple Internet Access Diagram
Simple Internet Access Diagram

Reasons Internet speed is slow
A(Your PC) - Too many applications in your PC use Internet and/or at least one application is malicious, e.g. virus, worm, etc.
B(Your ISP equipments) - Network congestion and/or over-utilization in your ISP
C(Your ISP international gateway) - Network congestion and/or over-utilization in your ISP international gateway
D(Internet) - Network congestion and/or over-utilization
E(Website host international gateway) - Network congestion and/or over-utilization in website host international gateway
F(Website host/server) - host is overloaded

1 - Network congestion and/or over-utilization between your PC and your ISP
2 - Network congestion and/or overiutilization between your ISP and your ISP international gateway
3 - Network congestion and/or over-utilization between your ISP international gateway and a cable operator
4 - Network congestion and/or over-utilization between website host international gateway and a cable operator
5 - Network congestion and/or over-utilization between website host and website host international gateway

For broadband users in developing countries, besides Internet over-utilization at user PCs(comparing to subscribed rate and/or real capacity of ISPs) and overloading at website hosts, usual issue is network over-utilization and/or under capacity at (2) and (3).

3 Responses to “Why internet speed is so slow?”

  1. wendy Says:

    thanks.

  2. Tobias Oglee Says:

    Hi. Thanks for this article. I was wondering if their was an email address that I can contact you on. I would like to use the diagram above in a manual on website editing that I am writing. I am wondering if this diagram is yours, and if it is copyright. We would give you full credit on the page that the diagram appears and in the acknowledgements section of the manual. Please email me, if this is OK. If not, I will have to recreate the diagram or use somebody elses. If it is OK, please let me know who I should acknowledge.

    Thanks

  3. bbtools Says:

    Hi Tobias, you may use the diagram since it is created by me. I would appreciate if you can include this line near the diagram : “Source : http://bbtools.encikwan.com/blog/index.php/2009/04/why-internet-speed-is-so-slow/“. If possible, let me know where I can get a copy of the manual you are writing.

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