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    why is my DL speed so slow

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by merky works, Jun 19, 2006.

  1. merky works

    merky works Notebook Geek

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    so i just got alltel dsl at my house and im not getting anything near the speed i should get. i have to 1.5mbs service and when i try to run tests it says that i am only getting 300-350 kbs :( . i use to have dsl service from verizon at a differnet house and while it was 3.0 mbs i would get 1500 kbs without any tweaks. my friend who has cable can get 600 kbs at peak useage times. what give.
     
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  2. kegobeer

    kegobeer 1 hr late but moving fast

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    Have you contacted Alltel? Perhaps they can shed some light on your download speeds.
     
    kegobeer, Jun 20, 2006
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  3. Tim

    Tim Notebook Virtuoso

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    I would call your provider. Do you download or use your internet a lot? My internet puts us ona thing that is call "heavy user". Instead of gettting the paid for speed we are slown down. I hate my ISP but I really can't change since I don't pay for it.(It is my dad's)

    Ask them if they put you on a "heavy user list". If they did I would suggest getting a new ISP.
    Tim
     
    Tim, Jun 20, 2006
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  4. Ice-Tea

    Ice-Tea MXM Guru NBR Reviewer

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    What exactly do you use for your testing? Downloading from a slow server will obviously result in slow speeds.

    Then again, you may just be far from the central.
     
    Ice-Tea, Jun 20, 2006
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    dagamer34 Notebook Evangelist NBR Reviewer

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    If you are running a speed test, make sure you pick a location that is close to you. There is no point in running a speed test that's in Japan if you live in the middle of the US. :p
     
    dagamer34, Jun 21, 2006
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    Sykotic Notebook Evangelist

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    If you testing using your download speed, remember that a 1.5 MegaBIT/sec line will result in 187 kiloBYTE/sec since 1 byte = 8 bits. There are also alot of factors that can determine your actual speed, dont be quick to blame your ISP. If you always get 300-350 kiloBIT, maybe your only coded for a 384kilobit dsl line (most popular,cheapest). I always use speakeasy.net and its always consistant.
     
    Sykotic, Jun 21, 2006
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