well a week ago they came because my modem wasn't receiving block sync (dunno if thats the right term) from comcast they found the problem to be that i might have a damged drop (which was never fixed) and the sync signal was coming in way to high so my modem didn't pick it up.
ok tests from dslreports
2004-10-06 15:14:22 EST: 1063 / 237
Your download speed : 1089265 bps, or 1063 kbps.
A 132.9 KB/sec transfer rate.
Your upload speed : 243573 bps, or 237 kbps.
ok this is my speed at 9:07 pm
:::.. Download Stats ..:::
Connection is:: 1241 Kbps about 1.2 Mbps (tested with 2992 KB)
Download Speed is:: 151 KB/s
Tested From:: http://www.testmy.net/
Bottom Line:: 22 times faster than 56K you can download 1MB in 6.78 second(s)
Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/cgi-bin/get.cgi?Test_ID=GLKG67OVR
this is also after defragmentation
heres my upload
:::.. Upload Stats ..:::
Connection is: 228 Kbps about 0.2 Mbps (tested with 386 KB)
Upload Speed is: 28 KB/s
Tested From:: http://www.testmy.net/
Bottom Line: 4 times faster than 56K you can upload 1MB in 36.57 second(s)
Validation Link :: https://testmy.net/cgi-bin/get.cgi?Test_ID=74N3DJN3N
these speeds still aren't very good any more
this is also my download speed with van's tweaks
:::.. Download Stats ..:::
Connection is:: 1271 Kbps about 1.3 Mbps (tested with 1013 KB)
Download Speed is:: 155 KB/s
Tested From:: http://www.testmy.net/
Bottom Line:: 23 times faster than 56K you can download 1MB in 6.61 second(s)
Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/cgi-bin/get.cgi?Test_ID=GQNXSC44A
wow i am doing disk defagmenter and have of my disk space is red (fragmented files) i nevre imagined this that this would happen so early on after i just reformated my system i will tell you guys how the speed is after the defragmentation
i have to spyware programs already on my comp adware by lavasoft and spybot
i will try van's guide but it kinda looks confusing to me, not very good with messing around with internet related things.
ok my os is windows proffesional
pentium 4 HT 3.2 exteme edition
1 gig of ram
112 gigs of hard drive space
Radeon 9800 XT 256mb
its a dell model xps
10/100/1000 intel lan card
Hope that helps
ok i just tested the download again and it is pretty low
:::.. Download Stats ..:::
Connection is:: 959 Kbps about 1 Mbps (tested with 2992 KB)
Download Speed is:: 117 KB/s
Tested From:: http://www.testmy.net/
Bottom Line:: 17 times faster than 56K you can download 1MB in 8.75 second(s)
Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/cgi-bin/get.cgi?Test_ID=P7GUDMLEP
upload stayed about the same
:::.. Upload Stats ..:::
Connection is: 217 Kbps about 0.2 Mbps (tested with 1013 KB)
Upload Speed is: 26 KB/s
Tested From:: http://www.testmy.net/
Bottom Line: 4 times faster than 56K you can upload 1MB in 39.38 second(s)
Validation Link :: https://testmy.net/cgi-bin/get.cgi?Test_ID=147W28QAE
i am not sure if this is normal to slow down that much but it seems to me something is wrong.
ok found on comcast's website. my package 3Mbps/256Kbps
also here is my upload
:::.. Upload Stats ..:::
Connection is: 234 Kbps about 0.2 Mbps (tested with 1013 KB)
Upload Speed is: 29 KB/s
Tested From:: http://www.testmy.net/
Bottom Line: 4 times faster than 56K you can upload 1MB in 35.31 second(s)
Validation Link :: https://testmy.net/cgi-bin/get.cgi?Test_ID=O1R5HAGKD
:::.. Download Stats ..:::
Connection is:: 3088 Kbps about 3.1 Mbps (tested with 2992 KB)
Download Speed is:: 377 KB/s
Tested From:: http://www.testmy.net/
Bottom Line:: 55 times faster than 56K you can download 1MB in 2.72 second(s)
Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/cgi-bin/get.cgi?Test_ID=W5N2AYRCU
this is for comcast cable