Why is my internet so slow all of a sudden?

[nioin3k]

pwnt.

That hurts.

[nioin3k]

NEWS FROM THE FRONT LINES!

My download and upload speeds have increased dramatically in the last few minutes, however they are still not as good as they have previously been.

Perhaps there is nothing to fear.

Perhaps god does not hate me.

[nioin3k]

That's typical behaviour for the Comcast network.
Your speeds will always bounce all over the place.
Retest several times over the course of a few days and that's the sort of thing you'll see.

I didn't notice this problem until now, but today my speeds have gone from 4000 to 7000 to 19000 back to 14000 and just all over the place...

Hopefully it fixes itself soon!

[Barbarossa]

Attention Whore

[IdolEyes787]

Attention Whore

Are you making a comment about the poster or trying to get benchez attention.
Please be more specific.

[nioin3k]

Attention Whore

[clocker]

Hopefully it fixes itself soon!

It's not going to "fix itself", soon or ever.

Part of the disparity is just normal fluctuation due to network traffic (more users=less bandwidth) and part is due to Comcast's inane "SpeedBoost" (which they actually brag about in their ads!).

I recently took advantage of a Comcast special offer which included an upgrade to their top tier internet speed.
Following the "upgrade" I monitored the speed using a few test sites (speedtest.net, dslreports,pcpitstop) and saw absolutely no change from my previous service.

I called to complain and was told that none of those sites provide an accurate measure.
I asked how I could verify the line speed and was told there really wasn't a good way but maybe downloading some large files from a known fast server (they actually recommended nVidia) was the best real world test.
So I said that they basically just expect me to take their word- and pay extra money- that my service was now faster.
"Yes", was the response.

Sadly, fiber optic won't be hitting my area anytime soon and Comcrap is the only deal around but make no mistake...they suck bigtime.

Here are two tests I just ran- approximately 24hrs. apart...




Note that not only is the DL speed different but the ping time varies quite a bit also.

[nioin3k]

Hopefully it fixes itself soon!

It's not going to "fix itself", soon or ever.

Part of the disparity is just normal fluctuation due to network traffic (more users=less bandwidth) and part is due to Comcast's inane "SpeedBoost" (which they actually brag about in their ads!).

I recently took advantage of a Comcast special offer which included an upgrade to their top tier internet speed.
Following the "upgrade" I monitored the speed using a few test sites (speedtest.net, dslreports,pcpitstop) and saw absolutely no change from my previous service.

I called to complain and was told that none of those sites provide an accurate measure.
I asked how I could verify the line speed and was told there really wasn't a good way but maybe downloading some large files from a known fast server (they actually recommended nVidia) was the best real world test.
So I said that they basically just expect me to take their word- and pay extra money- that my service was now faster.
"Yes", was the response.

Sadly, fiber optic won't be hitting my area anytime soon and Comcrap is the only deal around but make no mistake...they suck bigtime.

Here are two tests I just ran- approximately 24hrs. apart...




Note that not only is the DL speed different but the ping time varies quite a bit also.

Damn.

I'm in the same boat as you, Comcast seems to be my only option right now.

I'm not happy with it, but I guess all I can do is wait for something better to come along.

I hate how they boast speedboost...sigh.

I wish you the best of luck with your internet issues!

Thank you for the detailed post.