Is BT Anytime to blame for slow connection?

[Stan Sted]

I have been having terrible trouble with my internet connection and I cannot establish if it due to the computer or the ISP, BT Anytime.

I recently had the puter upgraded with a 1Gig Athlon processor, 256MB Ram, a new Elite motherboard (with an on board 56 bpps modem) and for any graphics works with Photoshop it fairly whizzes along. Previously the computer had an AMD 200MHz, 96MB, and a separate 33bpks modem, and the connection was slowish, but constant.

It is not so hot now, after a hour or so use on the net. The connection seems to stall and the glowing lights on the two little monitor screens at the bottom right of the screen, goes out and may not light up again for a few minutes. There is then a surge of activity for a few mins then it slows down again. All this has been especially noticeable during the school Easter hols, so is system overloading a possible factor?

Do I need to get a separate modem, is the motherboard or processor stalling/overheating or is it just the BT connection. There have been rumours that BT disconnects Anytime users who may use the service, er um, at anytime.

However, when my daughter uses my telephone connection to run her Mac G4 with 400Mhz and 680 MB and separate modem it belts along at great speed.

Any advice would be gratefully received and returned in beer at the Gatbash

cheers

SS