slow high-internet speed

**elies** · 10-31-2005, 11:28 PM

damn this piss me off. I could only get 18kB/s top speed though it says 128 KB/s, so I changed it to a high-speed lite up to 384 KB/s, it's still slow only get around 45kb/s, I used to get 200+ kb/s at other houses. what's the problem? is it because the modem or the hub too old or the cable is too long to reach basement.

**tesco** · 11-01-2005, 01:48 AM

Your connection spee dis actually 128kbps not 128KB/s...
There's a difference, one means kilobits and other is kilobytes.
Divide the connection speed by 8 (8 bits in a byte) and you get teh download speed.

Usually:
128kbps = 15kb/s
256kb/s = 30kb/s
384kbps = 45kb/s
1mbps = 130kb/s
2mbps = 260kb/s
etc.

What i'm trying to say is that you're getting exactly what you should get.

**abu_has_the_power** · 11-01-2005, 01:48 AM

is this wireless or wired?

also, are u using all of ur upload bandwidth? i've found that if i upload @ max speed, my dl speed is slow. but if i tone it down by about 5-10kb/s, i max out my dl speed

and yea, Kb/s is not the same as KB/s. Kb is kilobits, and KB is kilobytes. 1 kilobyte = 8 kilobits.

so say ur isp advertises 4 Mb download speed (comcast), you really get 4000/8, or 500 kilobytes/sec

**elies** · 11-01-2005, 03:13 AM

Originally Posted by rossco

Your connection spee dis actually 128kbps not 128KB/s...
There's a difference, one means kilobits and other is kilobytes.
Divide the connection speed by 8 (8 bits in a byte) and you get teh download speed.

Usually:
128kbps = 15kb/s
256kb/s = 30kb/s
384kbps = 45kb/s
1mbps = 130kb/s
2mbps = 260kb/s
etc.

What i'm trying to say is that you're getting exactly what you should get.

thanks for the info, it's been really helpful. damn I tought it's 384 kb/s. I am going to upgrade it to high-speed express. only 10 dollar difference.

http://www.shoprogers.com/Store/Cabl...ntent/lite.asp

**elies** · 11-01-2005, 03:17 AM

Originally Posted by abu_has_the_power

is this wireless or wired?

also, are u using all of ur upload bandwidth? i've found that if i upload @ max speed, my dl speed is slow. but if i tone it down by about 5-10kb/s, i max out my dl speed

and yea, Kb/s is not the same as KB/s. Kb is kilobits, and KB is kilobytes. 1 kilobyte = 8 kilobits.

so say ur isp advertises 4 Mb download speed (comcast), you really get 4000/8, or 500 kilobytes/sec

it's wired, but I don't think it's an issue now coz i was confused with kbps and kb/s. 4mb is not 4000? it's loke 4024 or somethting?

**tesco** · 11-01-2005, 04:31 AM

Originally Posted by elies

Originally Posted by rossco

Your connection spee dis actually 128kbps not 128KB/s...
There's a difference, one means kilobits and other is kilobytes.
Divide the connection speed by 8 (8 bits in a byte) and you get teh download speed.

Usually:
128kbps = 15kb/s
256kb/s = 30kb/s
384kbps = 45kb/s
1mbps = 130kb/s
2mbps = 260kb/s
etc.

What i'm trying to say is that you're getting exactly what you should get.

thanks for the info, it's been really helpful. damn I tought it's 384 kb/s. I am going to upgrade it to high-speed express. only 10 dollar difference.

http://www.shoprogers.com/Store/Cabl...ntent/lite.asp

Are you from canada too?

I have the rogers hi speed lite, 384kbps too.

**elies** · 11-01-2005, 05:18 AM

Originally Posted by rossco

Originally Posted by elies

thanks for the info, it's been really helpful. damn I tought it's 384 kb/s. I am going to upgrade it to high-speed express. only 10 dollar difference.

http://www.shoprogers.com/Store/Cabl...ntent/lite.asp

Are you from canada too?

I have the rogers hi speed lite, 384kbps too.

yep, in toronto area. so are youg getting the same download speed? rogers just raised the price, it's now $34.95 not 29.95. if cogeco is available in your area, I suggest you go for it. coz it's only about$44 for 5mbps with cogeco and the same price for 3 mbps with rogers. I didn't ask if rogers also rasied the price of internet express.