Does anyone know why my "client" bit rate to sl is so slow? I have a fast dsl connection..

[Perry Toros]

I have a fast dsl connection but for some reason when I open up my avatar health and go under the lag meter is says that my client bit rate is below 10 an that my internet connection might be slow or sl might be downloading a lot of images.  Because it's so slow I can't tp I can change clothes I my friends list is frozen and I cant hear music or any sounds cause there isn't enough juice going to sl.  Anyone help please I think I might have some kind of bug but I don't know how to fix it. 

[Rolig Loon]

There's a good summary of common ailments that affect viewer performance here >> http://community.secondlife.com/t5/English-Knowledge-Base/How-to-improve-Viewer-performance/ta-p/1316923 and another very nice one here >> http://blog.nalates.net/2011/10/26/troubleshoot-your-sl-connection/ and, finally,  another here >> http://wiki.phoenixviewer.com/fs_very_laggy .  There's a lot of overlap among those three sites, but they each have some extra things to say, and they give you a well balanced picture of where to look in solving your problem.

Without knowing more about your computer and Internet connection, to say nothing of your Preference settings, it's hard to give more specific advice.  One very simple thing you can do, though is get off wireless, if you have been using it.  Wireless is not adequate for SL, and it gives a lot of SL residents problems.