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It started yesterday afternoon. Suddenly everything went into slow motion. Videos unwatchable, complicated web pages wouldn't load. Data xfer was as slow as cold molasses.

So I deleted cache, removed a few useless apps to make more available memory thinking it was a memory issue with my kindle. Then I powered down and powered back up. No change.

Then I hit the reset button on my internet provider supplied router/wifi. No change. Then I unplugged the router/wifi, waited a minute, reconnected. No change.

My internet box is ~10 years old. I received a letter from the internet provider that they will ship, free of charge, a new router/wifi that will double my data rate. Sounds great! The router/wifi might be the problem. I get to the internet provider url to make the request but the page loads so slowly it times out and I can't make the request <yet>

I ran speedtest, it reports around 0.030mbps upload and 0.08mbps download Xfer rates for my wireless kindle and my wireless laptop.

My conclusion is I need new interrnet equipment.

Everything on the kindle seems to work fine, but the data rate is lacking.

Any ideas? Did I miss anything?

It started yesterday afternoon. Suddenly everything went into slow motion. Videos unwatchable, complicated web pages wouldn't load. Data xfer was as slow as cold molasses. So I deleted cache, removed a few useless apps to make more available memory thinking it was a memory issue with my kindle. Then I powered down and powered back up. No change. Then I hit the reset button on my internet provider supplied router/wifi. No change. Then I unplugged the router/wifi, waited a minute, reconnected. No change. My internet box is ~10 years old. I received a letter from the internet provider that they will ship, free of charge, a new router/wifi that will double my data rate. Sounds great! The router/wifi might be the problem. I get to the internet provider url to make the request but the page loads so slowly it times out and I can't make the request <yet> I ran speedtest, it reports around 0.030mbps upload and 0.08mbps download Xfer rates for my wireless kindle and my wireless laptop. My conclusion is I need new interrnet equipment. Everything on the kindle seems to work fine, but the data rate is lacking. Any ideas? Did I miss anything?

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[–] • 1 pt

If you’ve never used a VPN for browsing Poal, you might have triggered a kike working for your ISP. It’s easy to throttle an account.

Did you try to contact the support?

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No vpn ever, haven't contacted support yet, was getting ready to do that after making sure it isn't something on my end that I overlooked. After spending 10+ minutes for the page to load, I was able to get the number of the local Spectrum customer service center in the next town, but the web says it is closed (like it was after hours), possibly because we are getting 3"-6" of snow this afternoon. The number seems to be out of state.

It looks like I'm going to be limping along for a few days until a new providerr supplied modem/router/wifi arrives.

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possibly because we are getting 3"-6" of snow this afternoon.

Did your problem happen when it started to snow?

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No, started yesterday on a clear day.