Im paying for 5mb internet speed from charter cable. Speedtest.net shows i only get a download speed of between 1-1.5mb/s!! Can anyone lead me to some solutions to this problem?
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Are you using wireless or wired?
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both, but im testing this on my wired computer
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i did a test yesterday on my computer and got a rediculous 100 and some odd kbps speed download (i pay for 3mbps). but on my upload, it was around 2mbps...yea megabits.
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Maybe a lot of users happen to share your cable connection when you did the Speedtest.
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well i've done about 30 tests at different times within the last 2 days and none of them will go above 1.3mb
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blue68f100 Notebook Virtuoso
A couple of things to check. On cable modems the line connection must be made with less than 4 spliters, or it degrades the signal 2 much.
Download CableNut and the aux pack. Then chose the connection that best suits your connection. See if that helps. -
it takes 8 bits to equal 1 byte. a 5 mega-bit line >= 700 kilobyes/sec
And if your cable modem has "block sync" then it will perform to the speed that is coded in the account. If you are using alot of splitters, then yes the signal is degraded, if the signal falls too low, then the modem will not sync or will intermittenly drop connection. GL -
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You may also have a lot of line noise on the cable, especially if you have old RG-59 cable in your house, and the same cable is carrying both cable and internet. That will severely limit your speed.
why is my internet speed so slow??
Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by leoan, Aug 11, 2007.