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July 29th, 2009

Slow Internet connection? Try using a coffee filter

Posted by Andrew Nusca @ 8:46 am

Categories: Networking, Offbeat news

Tags: Internet Connection, Coffee, Unpluggd, Cable, Internet, Network Technology, Ethernet, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Networking

Can you really cure a slow Internet connection with a coffee filter?

According to the folks over at Unpluggd, absolutely. Hardware issues aside, one way to cure a laggy connection is to swipe the ends of all your cables with a coffee filter.

(A clean coffee filter, of course.)

Unpluggd explains why:

They’re lint free and pick up any small particles or grime that might have been on the fingers of the last person to install the cable.

[There have] been numerous accounts of techs in the field who had a greasy lunch and the install directly after didn’t run as smoothly as it should. Although this didn’t fix our problem (we had a bad ethernet cable) he claimed its worked wonders for tons of other, now satisfied customers.

Ever tried this tactic? Leave your experience in TalkBack.

Andrew NuscaAndrew J. Nusca is an associate editor for ZDNet and SmartPlanet. See his full profile and disclosure of his industry affiliations.


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Try this in UK to speed up adsl
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While you're at it...  Dorkyman | 07/29/09
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Doh!  PacoBell | 07/30/09
Why does this scare me....  Sneighke | 08/24/09
I don't get it  Economister | 07/29/09
Nope. You have common sense.  frgough | 07/29/09
Slow internet connection or slow news day? (nt)  Economister | 07/29/09
No but...  Sneighke | 08/24/09
This looks like a job for ...  waecaidr@... | 07/29/09
I would hate to have to.....  Economister | 07/29/09
They would need to...  GuidingLight | 07/29/09
Bust this...  Sneighke | 08/24/09
Ridiculous!  Rick_R | 07/29/09
RE: Slow Internet connection? Try using a coffee filter  algzdnet | 07/29/09
LOL!  GuidingLight | 07/29/09
Man! Those don't work?  TranMan | 07/30/09
RE: Slow Internet connection? Try using a coffee filter  abcmurphy | 07/29/09
Reminds me of Wargames...  Freddy McGriff | 07/29/09
How about projecting some Chi energy then?  kraterz | 07/29/09
RE: Slow Internet connection? Try using a coffee filter  tomasb | 07/30/09
In related news,  Palmetto | 07/30/09
Gold plated fiber optics  ParanoidAI | 07/30/09
RE: Slow Internet connection? Try using a coffee filter  David Wilson | 07/30/09
corrosion  DiamondT | 07/30/09
Who Are You Going To Call? Mythbusters!!!  homeboy@... | 07/30/09
RE: THANKS IT WORKS !!!!!!! IT SMELLS GOOD TOO  dr.lal.dallas@... | 07/30/09
RE: Slow Internet connection? Try using a coffee filter  waltmaine | 07/30/09
How about..........  luke_george | 07/31/09
I lieu of Loverock  Chalfont | 07/31/09
Dirty contacts? Fizzle dip it!  whisperycat | 07/31/09
Another use for the coffee filter  BigTipper | 07/31/09
RE: Slow Internet connection? Try using a coffee filter  FiOS-Dave | 08/19/09
Try this in UK to speed up adsl  ronangel | 10/06/09

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