Internet is very slow

Suddenly your internet has become slow. This could be true in case of Windows based computer as well as Mac or Linux based computers. It is primarily due to your browser's capacity. When there is a lot of data to store the browser performs significantly badly.

I had the same issue with my Mac. Here is how I fixed my problem and also solution for those who have this issue with different browsers:

Internet Explorer 8

1. From the Safety menu in the upper right, click Delete Browsing History... .
   
   
2. Deselect (i.e., uncheck) Preserve Favorites website data, and select (i.e., check) Temporary Internet files, Cookies, and History.
   
3. Click Delete.

Internet Explorer 7

1. From the Tools menu in the upper right, select Delete Browsing History.
   
2. Next to "Temporary Internet Files", click Delete files... . To delete your cookies, click Delete Cookies.
   
3. Click Close, and then click OK to exit.

Firefox 3.5 for Windows

1. From the Tools menu, select Clear Recent History... .
   
2. From the Time range to clear: drop-down menu, select the desired range; to clear your entire cache, select Everything.
   
3. Click the down arrow next to "Details" to choose what history elements to clear (e.g., check Cookies to clear cookies). Click Clear Now.

Firefox 3 for Windows

From the Tools menu, select Clear Private Data... , and then check Cache and Cookies. Click Clear Private Data Now.

Safari

1. From the Safari menu, select Reset Safari... .
   
2. From the menu, only select Empty the cache and Remove all cookies, then press Reset.

Firefox 3.5 for Mac OS X

1. From the Tools menu, select Clear Recent History... .
   
2. From the Time range to clear: drop-down menu, select the desired range; to clear your entire cache, select Everything.
   
3. Click the down arrow next to "Details" to choose what history elements to clear. Click Clear Now.

Firefox 3 for Mac OS X

1. In Firefox, from the Tools menu, select Clear Private Data.
   
2. Make sure Cache and Cookies are checked, and then click Clear Private Data Now.