4Gb of RAM but loading websites is incredibly slow. I can't load imgur albums under 5 minutes. I've tried Firefox, Tor, Seamonkey
It feels too slow to me. No way is this considered normal performance for 4Gb of RAM. The raspberry pi 3 has less and was advertised as being ok for casual web browsing. This thing took about 7 minutes to load a hooktube video in 144p. my internet connection is fine on my other laptop.
Could it be to do with my specific wireless card? it's a broadcom BCM4311 and I'm using the b43 drivers for it. I get that the modern web is bloated. I recall someone mentioning The New York Times's website is larger than the original DOOM from 93 in terms of Mb but it has to be something more, right? |
RAM is irrelevant. Only bandwidth matters. nytimes.com is fast for me, and not-large, as I read only an article at a time. What does a bandwidth-measuring site, such as speakeasy, report?
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Good advice above.
To answer your specific question: Yes, Broadcom wifi can be problematic in Linux. Some users report better results with the proprietary Broadcom driver than with the open-source b43. I am not personally a Slackware user, but I found this advice for you, might be worth a read: https://www.slackwiki.com/Broadcom_Wireless |
You might want to check https://www.speedtest.net/. It's not perfect, but it's pretty good for checking the actual speed of your connection.
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I'll just try using the crappy connection I do have to download and install the proprietary drivers. I tried to do it manually before but perhaps it'll actually work this time. |
if this happens using the tor network it might be a normal behaviour: surfing using tor might be frustrating, but slow speeds are pretty common with that.
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Head to a starbucks or library and see if it does it there? Those wifi networks can be notoriously slow, however. I think my partner was getting a pi, so will have to file this in the back of my mind and see if it does it on ours, too.
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How fast is lynx?
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Could it be because you are running the Tor daemon in the background?
https://www.linuxquestions.org/quest...ld-4175656922/ |
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