I’m using Comcast high-speed internet and it’s great. I can download things lightning fast and gererally surf the internet quickly.
I have a weird problem, though.
I use Firefox and it goes through a few steps to load a web page. I’ll use www.yahoo.com as an example. Here are the steps(as displayed in the lower left of the browser).
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Looking for www.yahoo.com
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Connecting to www.yahoo.com
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Waiting for www.yahoo.com
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Transfering data from www.yahoo.com
Now, if all goes well, that all happens in the blink of an eye. But I’ve really noticed that I frequently get a long pause during step 3. It will say, “Waiting for www.yahoo.com” or ANY web page practicaly. Now, a small wait is no big deal, but sometimes it waits 5-10 seconds and maybe more. That might not seem like a lot, but it does hold up the surfing speed.
Again, once it is finished waiting, the web pages load instantly.
What could be causing the long “waiting for…” pauses? I do use a wireless adapter and router, but it’s brand new and I can download very fast with it. I’ve checked my bandwidth and it is always very high(over 5.5 mps).
Any ideas?