Doccy D

Thanks for that. The line is quiet with an occasional crackle with the router off. Swapping the filter did not make any difference. Plugging direct into the master socket seemed to solve the problem - the speed shot up to 1900. But that was not sustained. Now it's back down to around 500 even though the cable is connected directly to the master socket. The variability is unpredictable. Is Tiscali congestion the problem? Would switching to, say Fast.co.uk make a big difference?

Hi, Here is some data from the Draytek Vigor router. I hope it helps. DrayWeb Router Web Configurator > System Management> Online Status <<Main Menu System Status System Uptime: 0:19:0 LAN Status Primary DNS 212.139.132.43 Secondary DNS 212.139.132.44 IP Address TX Packets RX Packets 192.168.1.1 9370 10242 WAN Status GW IP Addr 212.74.102.32 Mode IP Address TX Packets TX Rate RX Packets RX Rate Up Time PPPoE 212.139.112.44 2940 31 2937 7 0:18:32 ADSL Information (ADSL Firmware Version : 41e2be2c) ATM Statistics TX Blocks RX Blocks Corrected Blocks Uncorrected Blocks 4544892 4544754 1380 138 ADSL Status Mode State Up Speed Down Speed SNR Margin Loop Att. G.DMT SHOWTIME 448000 2368000 15.5 40.0

Hi Roco, Yes, I'm in the UK with Tiscali - Pipex - Homecall as Anytime Broadband up to 8Mb. Tonight the speed using TestMyNet was 485. ::.. Download Stats ..::: Download Connection is:: 485 Kbps about 0.5 Mbps (tested with 512 kB) Download Speed is:: 59 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (Main) Test Time:: 2008/12/12 - 4:40pm Bottom Line:: 8X faster than 56K 1MB Download in 17.36 sec Tested from a 512 kB file and took 8.644 seconds to complete Download Diagnosis:: May need help : running at only 33.45 % of your hosts average (as9105.com) D-Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-BEUAXC6R0 User Agent:: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.0; en-GB; rv:1.9.0.4) Gecko/2008102920 Firefox/3.0.4 [!] Using the Tiscali site it was 511 - "Your current bandwidth reading is: 511.10kbps" Over the weekend I am going to connect using the Homecall router rather than my Draytek Vigor to see if the router settings need adjusting or if the problem is the line. I will post details of my tests.

Gosh, that was a fast reply! I ran the programme on both computers and tried disconnecting both the landline telephones. Sadly the result is the same. :::.. Download Stats ..::: Download Connection is:: 128 Kbps about 0.1 Mbps (tested with 512 kB) Download Speed is:: 16 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (Main) Test Time:: 2008/12/10 - 3:53pm Bottom Line:: 2X faster than 56K 1MB Download in 64 sec Tested from a 512 kB file and took 32.693 seconds to complete Download Diagnosis:: May need help : running at only 8.84 % of your hosts average (as9105.com) D-Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-ONG3VH02Y User Agent:: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.0; en-GB; rv:1.9.0.4) Gecko/2008102920 Firefox/3.0.4 [!]

Hi all, My so called DSL broadband speed is 129kbps on both my computers. Yep, you read that right - 129kbps. Not long ago it was as reasonable 2000. I have run Registry Mechanic, System Optimizer, PC Optimizer, deleted cookies, past history etc etc. Nothing has helped. My XP computer which is connected by a short cable to a Vigor router and my Vista computer connected by a longer ethernet cable both give the same pathetic results. Here are the figures. :::.. Download Stats ..::: Download Connection is:: 129 Kbps about 0.1 Mbps (tested with 512 kB) Download Speed is:: 16 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (Main) Test Time:: 2008/12/10 - 2:59pm Bottom Line:: 2X faster than 56K 1MB Download in 64 sec Tested from a 512 kB file and took 32.404 seconds to complete Download Diagnosis:: May need help : running at only 8.9 % of your hosts average (as9105.com) D-Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-9IDLJRVBZ User Agent:: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.0; en-GB; rv:1.9.0.4) Gecko/2008102920 Firefox/3.0.4 [!] Help, please!!!

Thank you Blako. I thought as much, but didn't want to splash out on a new computer for my study if it wouldn't help. 10 years out of my current one isn't bad! A New Year present, then. My wife will be delighted!! Doccy D

Here are today's download speed results. I would be most appreciative if somebody could throw light on my problem .:::.. Download Stats ..::: Download Connection is:: 152 Kbps about 0.2 Mbps (tested with 386 kB) Download Speed is:: 19 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (Main) Test Time:: 2008/01/09 - 1:32pm Bottom Line:: 3X faster than 56K 1MB Download in 53.89 sec Tested from a 386 kB file and took 20.87 seconds to complete Download Diagnosis:: May need help : running at only 20.54 % of your hosts average (.) D-Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-9IYNAWK24 User Agent:: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Win 9x 4.90; en-US; rv:1.8.1.11) Gecko/20071127 Firefox/2.0.0.11 [!]

Sorry, let me clarify. 3600 Mhz computer with a download speed of around 2000kbps 300 Mhz computer with a download speed of around 100kbps Both a connected to the same router - the faster computer by a short ethernet cable, the slower one by a longer ethernet cable. Yes, it's broadband. Doccy D

Hi everybody. The download speed on my main computer (chip speed 3600) running on XP is fairly reasonable at about 2000 - limited by the telephone wire it comes down, I'm afraid. However, the download speed on a second computer (chip speed 300) running on ME and connected to my router by an ethernet cable is absolutely dreadful at about 100. My Router is a Vigor and the ethernet cable is not long - about 12 feet. Both computers have been optimised for broadband connection and I've run all the usual checks - spyware, temp files, cache etc. Is the problem due to the ancient second computer, ethernet cable or the router? How can I rectify the problem - buy a new computer?? I would be most appreciative for any help. Thanks Doccy D