<!--QuoteBegin--RPG_Jssmfulhud+Oct 11 2003, 08:55 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (RPG_Jssmfulhud @ Oct 11 2003, 08:55 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> It depends on the server you are connecting to. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--> Definately. Although, Otto, i'd recommend you try <a href='http://us.mcafee.com/root/speedometer.asp' target='_blank'>this</a>, or another similar, to test your connection speed (Yes, i know it's a bit primitive). If you're consistantly going at speeds significantly* slower than you should be, i'd give your modem a test (Try it on another phone line with broadband / dialup access) or contact your ISP about it.
<!--QuoteBegin--OttoDestruct+Oct 11 2003, 09:05 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (OttoDestruct @ Oct 11 2003, 09:05 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Well that gave me this:
265.76 Kbps (33.22 KBps)
.... Jebus thats crappy considering we're paying 30 a month. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> What should you be getting?
And also, have you closed all applications that may be eating your bandwidth?
Try this again tomorrow, and a few times in between, then, as i said above, test your modem / router on another line (Take it to a friend's house or whatever) and if it's not that, then get on the phone to your ISP about it.
Well Otto, with a 256kb download, you won't really get any faster than 33kb/s... <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
<!--QuoteBegin--RPG_Jssmfulhud+Oct 11 2003, 09:11 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (RPG_Jssmfulhud @ Oct 11 2003, 09:11 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Well Otto, with a 256kb download, you won't really get any faster than 33kb/s... <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> Yeah, but if he's supposed to be getting 512kbit, then there's a problem.
I've gotten like 80k/s before. I'm guessing they switched our type of service without telling us about it. I'm not about to call them though (SBC Yahoo!) It took two weeks, and one ENTIRE day (not kidding, 12+ hours) on the phones to get them to fix their mistake and get us hooked up correctly. The entire time they blamed me. *Edit*
<!--QuoteBegin--OttoDestruct+Oct 11 2003, 09:14 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (OttoDestruct @ Oct 11 2003, 09:14 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> I've gotten like 80k/s before. I'm guessing they switched our type of service without telling us about it. I'm not about to call them though (SBC Yahoo!) It took two weeks, and one ENTIRE day (not kidding, 12+ hours) on the phones to get them to fix their mistake and get us hooked up correctly. The entire time they blamed me. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> To be honest, with poor customer support and an unreliable service... i think it's time to switch ISPs.
<!--QuoteBegin--::esuna::+Oct 11 2003, 03:15 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (::esuna:: @ Oct 11 2003, 03:15 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin--OttoDestruct+Oct 11 2003, 09:14 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (OttoDestruct @ Oct 11 2003, 09:14 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> I've gotten like 80k/s before. I'm guessing they switched our type of service without telling us about it. I'm not about to call them though (SBC Yahoo!) It took two weeks, and one ENTIRE day (not kidding, 12+ hours) on the phones to get them to fix their mistake and get us hooked up correctly. The entire time they blamed me. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--> To be honest, with poor customer support and an unreliable service... i think it's time to switch ISPs. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> We're in a forced year long contract, and there isn't any other broadband ISP around here that would be any better anyway.
Sorry, missed the 512kb/s part... /bangs head on table
And wow... I'm glad the ISP is so good here. Everything that we got was a constant price but the speed doubled in the past months... <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
EDIT: And yes, change the ISP. I mean, they have no right to let you pay the same price, yet lower the speed drastically.
Well, I'm probably not in the same area as you, Otto, but I had SBC Yahoo DSL, with a similar plan and although my speeds were higher than that, I thought their customer service sucked as well and I experienced many, many down times. Switched to Comcast Cable a few months ago and 1.672 Mbps (213.98 KBps) is what I get now according to that test thingy. I think it's about time SBC gets its act together. Try contacting other ISP's to see if they're coming to your city/township/village anytime soon.
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Definately. Although, Otto, i'd recommend you try <a href='http://us.mcafee.com/root/speedometer.asp' target='_blank'>this</a>, or another similar, to test your connection speed (Yes, i know it's a bit primitive). If you're consistantly going at speeds significantly* slower than you should be, i'd give your modem a test (Try it on another phone line with broadband / dialup access) or contact your ISP about it.
*Edit. <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
265.76 Kbps
(33.22 KBps)
....
Jebus thats crappy considering we're paying 30 a month.
265.76 Kbps
(33.22 KBps)
....
Jebus thats crappy considering we're paying 30 a month. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
What should you be getting?
And also, have you closed all applications that may be eating your bandwidth?
Try this again tomorrow, and a few times in between, then, as i said above, test your modem / router on another line (Take it to a friend's house or whatever) and if it's not that, then get on the phone to your ISP about it.
Yeah, but if he's supposed to be getting 512kbit, then there's a problem.
*Edit*
Er.. thats "I used to get like 80k/s before"
To be honest, with poor customer support and an unreliable service... i think it's time to switch ISPs.
To be honest, with poor customer support and an unreliable service... i think it's time to switch ISPs. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
We're in a forced year long contract, and there isn't any other broadband ISP around here that would be any better anyway.
And wow... I'm glad the ISP is so good here. Everything that we got was a constant price but the speed doubled in the past months... <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
EDIT: And yes, change the ISP. I mean, they have no right to let you pay the same price, yet lower the speed drastically.