I noticed i had sluggish internet service today.

This was my internet speed this morning.

So I did the usual:

1. Restarted my computer (didn’t work)

2. Restart my router (didn’t work)

3. Updated ClamWin anti-virus & Spybot Search & Destroy (both free & work great.) & Shut off the internet router.

5. Restarted my computer & ran ClamWin anti-virus & Spybot Search & Destroy (nothing found)

7. Called Time Warner (they said that it was at already at full speed. no problem found.)

8. Updated & ran Peer Block (free, works great to block pesky spies, WORKED!)

Immediately I noticed a change. So I ran another speedtest:

After updating and running Peer Block

WOW! Peer Block helped, but I wanted to make sure I was getting full speed so…

9.  On my wireless router, I fire walled different ports used by Time Warner (WORKED!) – I also blocked the IP address from a Time Warner email I received a while back telling me to stop downloading tv shows….

After blocking Time Warner's IP address from my wireless router.

Tada!!

Block your service provider and get better service.

Who’d thunk it?