Computer internet connection question

[DocMedic]

HewlettPakard computer

Theres your sign. I kid i kid

Ur Internet provider can throttle your DL's. I'm not sure about DSL, but with cable if theres alot of people on at one time, they'll Throttle them down just so everyone will stay at the same speed.

[trlcavscout]

Theres your sign. I kid i kid

Ur Internet provider can throttle your DL's. I'm not sure about DSL, but with cable if theres alot of people on at one time, they'll Throttle them down just so everyone will stay at the same speed.

Cable doesnt throttle them unless you are maxing out a set amount of bandwidth in a set period of time, it takes ALOT of HD movie downloading or similar before it becomes an issue, and if your being throttled most of the time you never know as you dont see much of a difference. The only node/area I have ever seen with bandwith problems was around UNC and only certian times of the year and that was due to a poor design problem and has since been fixed.

As far as Qwest there is several casues if it is on there end, the best test is to hook up a laptop to your modem and see what its getting. Speed tests will vary from one minute to the next and sometimes give false reports, they are useful in checking for packet loss problems though. You could use some dos prompt commands to check which will bypass your browser and what not. continuous ping test, trace route etc are useful in checking speed problems.

I have seen (on Comcast) through the same modem and router, a questionable desktop with XP get 8 down and 4 up constantly while the new laptop with win 7 was getting 113 down and 5 up constantly.

[Byte Stryke]

I have seen (on Comcast) through the same modem and router, a questionable desktop with XP get 8 down and 4 up constantly while the new laptop with win 7 was getting 113 down and 5 up constantly.

usually that is a difference between NICs, system specs as well as processes.


its probably something simple like they've oversold DSL in the area, he's over 100yds from the switch and old lines in his area.

[SAnd]

Thanks for all your help. I have very little computer skills. I couldn't find the moden stats. The only thing I have is the download rate varies fro .3 to to .4 Mb/s and upload is in the low .20 Mb/s range and the ping is in the mid 70s. I have a DSL phone line connection. When I bought this computer about a year ago I was getting twice that rate - .7 to .8 Mb/s download rate. I first noticed it had dropped about 6 weeks ago.

I know I have old wires and equipment in my area and I am at least a block from the nearest junction box. My phone has gone out 3 times in the last 2 years. Every time I called Qwest they said that the line tested good from thier end. All 3 times it was thier problem. I was wanting to make sure my end was ok before I called them.

Everyone around me has a cable internet connection.

I'll scrounge up a laptop and hook it in to my modem to test it. This will be a good excuse to buy a laptop.

Thanks again for all your time and effort to help me.