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Yup... I just hacked into mediacom and looked for you. They unchecked it.

Well, ever since I contacted my ISP (and they did nothing) and started testing speed regularly, I have not had to reboot the modem and everything has been smooth as silk. So I'm really thinking they must've just unchecked the "mess with this guy" box on my account. Oh well!

HAHA CA3LE Kroger has me on their "filter this email to the trash" list for complaining too much about stuff they are either out of or quit carrying and replacing it with their own product. They no longer even acknowledge that I've sent them feedback. Maybe because once they were out of Mr. Mustard Hot. I complained about their having three shelves of Kroger mustard. I told them "No mustard eatin' man would use any of that Kroger mustard"..... That probably did it.

Thanks a million ! will go over your steps and check where they differed from the source I got from "Google" (just learnt that one from my daughter). At the end the result was 00:04:24.36, but don't know if that is good or bad. Then tried an app "PC Benchmark", but again I'm unable to decipher the results as there is no comparison (I think) to what would a standard. Have attached (hopefully) this screen shot. Thanks immensely for all your effort. It's been most appreciated. Didn't realize these forums could be so helpful!

Many HDD encryption software is used for offline encryption. In other words everything is 'encrypted' until powered on and the keys are used to decrypt data. Therefore protecting your personal data if in case the machine is lost or stolen. I have found several occasions where an encrypted drive is somewhat suffering performance wise than before the software was placed, however not as significant as to cause severe crippling of browsing or downloading. I would suggest the reason behind the near identical tests run at your ISP, is due to the test being served within their own network, more or less a direct line to your home. Which as a good first means in defining the quality of line from them to you. Such a test is not meant for real world testing. But for basic local line trouble shooting. Of course the ISP cannot control the quality of service past their own network, however their choices or, available choices of peering partners can and does make every bit of a difference. If your running a windows operating system, you should be able to run an overall performance test on the machine itself, from the machine. Doing this will give you a bland but general idea as to how the machine is performing in consideration with the security software you have chosen.

steve23094 1 Members 2 posts Posted February 10 · I got your link and am using it now. Thanks very much for your quick and helpful reply. I use OS X and was looking for a native app, the only one I could find was called 'Network Logger Pro'. Unfortunately I had to return it for a refund because I just couldn't get on with the interface, it wasn't designed well at all. Your website is most useful and well laid out, keep up the good work. I'm curious how you make money, do you sell the data back to ISPs? I'm okay with this I'm just wondering out loud. You and Ben Williams like this Unlike this

Well, I have been running automatic speed tests every 30 minutes for the past 5 hours (ever since the last time I power cycled), and everything seems to be working as expected. A minor drop once, but I was also using the Internet on a different machine throughout the day, so that could easily explain that. I guess I'll just have to keep monitoring it and see if it is really degrading over time or if it is happening all at once. I assume it is over time because I've seen it at 20 Mbps, 15 Mbps, 10 Mbps, and even 2 Mbps. Unfortunately, I only ever notice when something starts buffering or seems particularly slow... and by that time it is already crawling. https://testmy.net/quickstats/Flaid I don't know, I may have fought them quite a bit about their "activation fee" when I first signed up. Since I had the equipment in hand, I wasn't sure why a tech needed to come out to the place and screw on the cable. They gave me a lot of mumbojumbo about checking to make sure the line hasn't been damaged by wildlife, etc, etc... When I asked to speak to the corporate office, they gave me $10 off. And maybe flagged my account for being snarky (?)