If im connected at 1.0 mbps

[Smith]

i have bell sympatico, and it says im connected at 1mbps.

what should my download speeds be like?

just want to know, ill tell u whaty they are right now when i get some responces ;)

[ziggyjuarez]

Mine says 10.0Mbps.Eny way i can make it faster?Dont know why but it seems like an internet speed blocker of some kind.eny help?

[JRSellers]

1 mbps? I think any dial-up user (including me) would love to go that fast.

[Smith]

what download speeds should i be getting?

[muchspl2]

just because your nic card is 10/100 doesn't mean your getting that speed.
try a speed test at http://www.dslreports.com/stest

[tesco]

around 100kb/s.

[Smith]

http://img122.exs.cx/img122/3616/testspped.jpg

if my speeds are so good, why am i only getting 100-150 kbps?

[tesco]

100kb/s is around exactly what you should be getting.
but you're not. Your download speed is almost half what you should have.

[Spicker]

theres something with ur connection..

you should be getting around 2.5Mbps down and around 600-700kbs upload....

call sympatico up...

check ur rwin and stuff...

EDIT: im talking from experience...(i used to be a bell customer....)

[Mr. Elmo]

the 1mbps doesnt mean anything, i have 3mb download speed and it still says 1mpbs ...my friend has 256k dsl and it says 1mbps. what are the speeds of your plan?

[Smith]

would a router affect this?

no other computers where on when i did this test though :unsure:

[Shadow0890]

would a router affect this?

no other computers where on when i did this test though :unsure:

If it's wireless, yes. If it's wired; I don't think so. My speeds are just as fast as they were before I got a router and I am currently running 2-3 PCs online at a time; but it may be different to you.

Try using http://tech.msn.com/products/speedtest.armx it's pretty good. I have Cable with a router and have reached speeds over 3000Kbps.

[Mr. Elmo]

go to bandwidth place and test...its based on where you live rather than a fix location

[TheDave]

8 b's in one B, remember. in theory 1mbps will get about 128 kBps but you'll get about 110. and hi jaig, what are you talking about?

[Samurai]

8 b's in one B, remember. in theory 1mbps will get about 128 kBps but you'll get about 110. and hi jaig, what are you talking about?

Glad you pointed that out. Nearly just posted the exact same thing.

@TheCanuk - How the fuck can you not know what price plan / connection you're on? Did you just throw darts at an ISP mag and choose the one you hit??

I suggest you stop looking at your Local Area Connection too, it's your NIC card capable speeds - listen to muchspl2 on that one.

Run a proper speed test that shows your speed in KB /Sec not kbps.

I also suggest ringing your ISP and telling them to charge you a little bit more because you wouldn't know otherwise ;)

[Smurfette]

Run a proper speed test that shows your speed in KB /Sec not kbps.
...or multiply KB/s by 8 to get Kb/s.

Hi Samurai... thanx for the package, it turned up on Tuesday just as my continental tobacco supply was running out. :)
You're a diamond geezer mate.

[Samurai]

Welcome bud :)

[backlash]

mine says 100Mbps :) gotta love broadband!

[Samurai]

did you even read the thread? or are you joking? :dry:

[Spicker]

mine says 100Mbps :) gotta love broadband!
Totally Ignorant..... :dry:

thats the speed of ur NIC card...not the speed of ur internet!

http://www.dslreports.com/stest go there and test ur speed...i bet its not going to be anywhere close to 100mbps.... :dry:

[backlash]

hahaha. u guys are so sensitive. I know what it means - I was just playing. hehehe. next time I'll throw a ";)" in there. Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[lynx]

Hmmm, another one with very strange upload rates.

I would be tempted to ignore reports from that site, they do not appear to be accurate.

Good job you knew that one too. :ohmy:

[Voetsek]

http://www.adslguide.org.uk/
Test here

[h121589]

I always Connect at 22.0 Mbps and my download speed is like 160Kbs sometimes i get like 500Kbs but it goes to 160Kbs after like 5 secs

[Smurfette]

I always Connect at 22.0 Mbps and my download speed is like 160Kbs sometimes i get like 500Kbs but it goes to 160Kbs after like 5 secs
I connect to my modem at 100Mbps... and the other computers in the house; my connection to the internet, though, is only 768kbps, and I'd be willing to bet that your connection is similarly restricted.
Most often you see downloads start at very high speeds and then fall back because Windows effectively starts the download before it actually starts counting how long it's been downloading, which makes it seem like it started fast.

[Spicker]

I always Connect at 22.0 Mbps and my download speed is like 160Kbs sometimes i get like 500Kbs but it goes to 160Kbs after like 5 secs
if it goes to 160kb that means ur connect @ 1.5-1.7mbps.... :frusty: not 22mbps!

[Smith]

is there anyway to make my ethernet card go faster?

[Spicker]

is there anyway to make my ethernet card go faster?
:frusty: :frusty: :frusty: :frusty: :frusty: :frusty: :frusty: :frusty: :frusty: :frusty: :frusty: :frusty:

why do i even bother...

edit: this thread should be on bash.org

[h121589]

if it goes to 160kb that means ur connect @ 1.5-1.7mbps.... :frusty: not 22mbps!
i'll take a screenshot and post it later when i get back on my comp

[Spicker]

i'll take a screenshot and post it later when i get back on my comp
post a screen shot from http://www.dslreports.com/stest not from ur network connections all that shows is how fast ur ethernet is at...doesnt mean ur isp is giving u that speed...

[tesco]

post a screen shot from http://www.dslreports.com/stest not from ur network connections all that shows is how fast ur ethernet is at...doesnt mean ur isp is giving u that speed...
It's like talking to a brick wall, eh? :lol:

:frusty:

[Spicker]

It's like talking to a brick wall, eh? :lol:

:frusty:
yea really annoying they think they are TeH L33t h4X0R just cuz they have 22mbps down :lol:

[h121589]

yea really annoying they think they are TeH L33t h4X0R just cuz they have 22mbps down :lol:
w/3 d00d 1m ju5 54y1ng
so u sayin i cant say wut i wanna say?
i dunno wut country u live in but if u didnt knoe that the US is a free country u can do wut u plz as long as its Legal and a few illegal things such as d/ling

EDIT: and http://www.dslreports.com/stest doeant really tell u ur real d/l speed b/c when i do the test it says my d/l spped is like 1.5Mbps and i only get 160Kbps max

[SingaBoiy]

w/3 d00d 1m ju5 54y1ng
so u sayin i cant say wut i wanna say?
i dunno wut country u live in but if u didnt knoe that the US is a free country u can do wut u plz as long as its Legal and a few illegal things such as d/ling

EDIT: and http://www.dslreports.com/stest doeant really tell u ur real d/l speed b/c when i do the test it says my d/l spped is like 1.5Mbps and i only get 160Kbps max
You just contradicted yourself. 1500 bits divided by 8 = around 185 bytes.

People... go to your ISP's website and check the services they give and compare to how much you are paying. Divide that speed by 8. That is the fastest you can d/l. Or call your ISP and ask them what your connection speed is supposed to be and divide that by 8.

[Smurfette]

w/3 d00d 1m ju5 54y1ng
so u sayin i cant say wut i wanna say?
i dunno wut country u live in but if u didnt knoe that the US is a free country u can do wut u plz as long as its Legal and a few illegal things such as d/lingLook, if people tell you things in here and you keep bleating on about the same thing as if you haven't read a fucking word, this is exactly what is going to happen.
It's not just in here, but IRL too - if you manage to find employment when you leave education, you are going to have to communicate and converse with other people without copping the hump like a three year old who's had his lollipop taken away.


EDIT: and http://www.dslreports.com/stest doeant really tell u ur real d/l speed b/c when i do the test it says my d/l spped is like 1.5Mbps and i only get 160Kbps maxThe problem is that you don't appear to have even read TheDave's post:
8 b's in one B, remember. in theory 1mbps will get about 128 kBps but you'll get about 110.Listen carefully and understand: there is a real difference between uppercase and lowercase letters...
b=bit and B=Byte. There are 8 bits in a byte.
Kb=Kilobit and KB=KiloByte. There are 8 Kilobits in a Kilobyte.
Mb=Megabit and MB=MegaByte. Again, there are 8 Megabits in a Megabyte.
Also: there are 1024 Kb in a Mb and 1024 KB in a MB,
That said, maybe you can work out that 160KB/sec (aka KBps) is roughly the same as 1.5Mb/sec (aka Mbps).
If you're still unsure about your connection speed, go back and check out exactly what speeds are being quoted.

[Mr. Elmo]

you think a simply thread like this wouldnt get over 4 pages...seriously, if you want to get your speed CALL YOUR DAMN ISP. you cant rely on dslreports 100% because you gotta take other stuff in mind. 1. how heavy the traffic is going to their server , 2. where is the location of the server you took the test from.

my speeds varies from dslreports all the time, going from 1.6mbps to 3mbps.


if you are getting the dl rate that you are paying for, or 90% of it, than everything is correct

[Spicker]

w/3 d00d 1m ju5 54y1ng
so u sayin i cant say wut i wanna say?
i dunno wut country u live in but if u didnt knoe that the US is a free country u can do wut u plz as long as its Legal and a few illegal things such as d/ling

EDIT: and http://www.dslreports.com/stest doeant really tell u ur real d/l speed b/c when i do the test it says my d/l spped is like 1.5Mbps and i only get 160Kbps max
another post that deserves to be on bash.org :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: