Wifi super slow, MAS nearly unresponsive, help!

Hi guys. I'm less than a week into owning my first Mac (a MBP). I can't figure out how to fix this issue I'm having. Internet is very slow, I set up my Time Capsule to use 2 bands, one for G and one for N. I'm the only one using the 5ghz band since our other computers all use G, the 2.4ghz band.

I just asked mom if her internet was slow, she said no. So I'm not sure what's up.

I bought the Civilization IV game from teh MAS and it practically refuses to download. I've only got 25mb downloaded from a 1.76gb file. And it's been 15 or more minutes. It says it will take---well it wont tell me now but it still says calculating...

I rebooted my computer and it hung there prior to reboot so I waited and waited and then gave up and forced the computer to shut down via pressing the power button down for about 4 seconds. It rebooted fine, it's usual 5 secons to go to the login screen. Something around 5 seconds (i have an ssd drive).

I don't know how to use Onyx but I have it. Could it be a permissions problem? a PRAM problem? audio works fine though. I'm just totally confused as to why this happened.

Well I repaired permissions, winging it with Onyx. Whatever I did fixed the problem. Internet is fast again. Ok good I just checked, MAS is working fine now. Woohoo! I'm glad I downloaded Onyx.

Download an app called iBoostup from the app store it helps my mac sometimes when it is acting up. I am happy to hear you got it working.

rabbitjetta said:

Download an app called iBoostup from the app store it helps my mac sometimes when it is acting up. I am happy to hear you got it working.

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Do you recommend iboostup over onyx? I used onyx and it worked fine. It seems since the update (today and yesterday) people are complaining that it wont run (the free version). I think I'll stick to Onyx since it worked before, but thank you for recommending an app for me

edit: Actually wow my dates are off in my brain -- those reviews were posted Aug 22 and 23 this year.

xdunlapx said:

Do you recommend iboostup over onyx? I used onyx and it worked fine. It seems since the update (today and yesterday) people are complaining that it wont run (the free version). I think I'll stick to Onyx since it worked before, but thank you for recommending an app for me

edit: Actually wow my dates are off in my brain -- those reviews were posted Aug 22 and 23 this year.

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iBoostUp is one of many cache cleaner type apps that does the same sort of thing that Onyx does, but is crippled in the free version. I wouldn't worry about it. Onyx is the granddaddy of Mac maintenance apps and isn't lacking in comparison to the pay-for apps that do the same thing.

Just keep in mind that there is little need to run the maintenance routines more often than once or twice a year. The caches are there for a reason, and deleting them constantly can actually slow your machine down.

cwa107 said:

iBoostUp is one of many cache cleaner type apps that does the same sort of thing that Onyx does, but is crippled in the free version. I wouldn't worry about it. Onyx is the granddaddy of Mac maintenance apps and isn't lacking in comparison to the pay-for apps that do the same thing.

Just keep in mind that there is little need to run the maintenance routines more often than once or twice a year. The caches are there for a reason, and deleting them constantly can actually slow your machine down.

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Oh ok, I was wondering how often I should run it. But I figured if nothing was wrong then I don't need to worry about it. Thanks!

I love onyx I was just mentioning iboostup as well. I use both of them.

rabbitjetta said:

I love onyx I was just mentioning iboostup as well. I use both of them.

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Do you also apply hand sanitizer after washing your hands?

As long as one tool works then why use another?