Why is my internet so slow at 6am in the morning?

Question

I'm the only one up and no one else is using the internet in my home yet my internet is so slow, but at other times in the day when lots of people in my family are using the internet at the same time the internet runs alot faster and smoother.

Why is this?

Answer 1

First thing's first:



Do you have other people that use your internet? If so, make sure they're not downloading a bunch of stuff!



Secondly - Powercycle your modem! Go to the modem itself (lil box with blinking lights that has one of those coaxial cables (the one thats normally used for cable tv) and UNPLUG the power, leave it for 30 seconds, plug it back in - give it a minute and try again...(Reboot your computer)



Optional - even though it's only specific to the time of day - this might help you overall, but not remedy your 6am issue (thought you might want this as every KB/sec counts hehe!)



If your internet is still slow - clear your temporary internet files! Every website you visit - every little picture and word is SAVED to your computer, so that if you go back to that website - it loads a bit faster... WELL there is such a thing as too much of a good thing - eventually if you have tooo many internet files (and I mean it takes a lot) it takes time for a computer to go through all those files and everything feels slooower.... If you're running Internet Explroer - go to 'Tools' at the top, Internet Options, and click on Delete Files. It may take a few moments but it's worth it.



If it's still absuredly slow - call your Internet Service Providor - as it will likely be something to do with the lines that run your service... It happens where your signal strength may be TOO high or TOO low (this happens gradually over time, and weather/temperature can effect the lines) and they may need to send someone out there to put a filter on your line if it's too high, or a booster if it's too low :) So don't hesitate to ask them how your signal strength is looking!



There are a few factors that will still affect speed but those are the culprits.



Hope this helps! *thumbs up*

Answer 2

Your neighborhood service node may simply be on a timed power cycle every day at 6am. My cable internet has gone out at 7am daily for the last decade because that s just how the neighborhood is wired. The service nodes literally turn their power off and back on again and it takes about an hour for things to go back to normal.

Answer 3

The more people using the Wimax the slower it will be. I have the same problem. 10 minutes after the school buses drop off all the kids, the internet slows down to dial up speed. Contact your ISP. for a differnt plan.

Answer 4

your computers internet may be slower at 6am in the morning because your computer may have been on all day or you internet receiver may have a weaker connection at that time in the morning it also may depend on what internet provider you are with and how much a month you pay for you internet connection also the speed off you internet can depend on if you have a wireless of wired connection to you computers internet a.k.a a modem

Answer 5

It could be that the websites that you are visiting are american based, therefore they would be more demand on them until after 9am. Someone may be stealing your wireless connection if it isnt secured, someone could be running p2p or bittorrent applications, which use a lot of bandwith thus making the speed slow, switch your router / modem (or both if your on virgin media) then try it again. If its still slow then its just the time of day, if you ring the isp tech support they will tell you its just the time of day.

Answer 6

Its when American youth goes online, lots of people on the websites they are 5 hours approx behind us, at 6am it is 1 pm there and they are mostly online till 2 am, try your sites later i always get much better speed when America goes to sleep about 9am British time.

Answer 7

It's possible somebody is downloading at night time.



I have a program called utorrent that I use to download large files. It has the option to set download schedules. I can download at higher speeds at night time, and lower speeds during the daytime. It's likely that someone in your family has a similar program running on a similar schedule.



Good luck, and I hope I helped :)

Answer 8

If you have a switch try turning you're modem off and back on after 5 mins.



That seems to fix the problem for us. I assume someone is hacking into you're network.

Answer 9

Your computer hasn't had time to fully awaken. Give it a hot shower and a cup of Joe and it'll be ready for the day.

Answer 10

bcoz your cats watching porn?



errm possibly bcoz loads of people are on the same website as you which consequently will cause it to be slow..

Your computer might just be starting up slowly and may be a fault with your computor.

Your internet might be just warming up as its the morning.. and would have just been turned on.

xxx

Answer 11

make sure that you have your router locked and if you have cable and your neighbor has cable internet that means both of you guys share a internet conection so your neighbor may have their torrent running most of the time

Answer 12

As opposed to 6am at night?! =P

Answer 13

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