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I wonder if anyone knows if you will be able to upgrade to the 7000 when it comes out even if you are still in you're 15 month contract with the 6000??? I don't see why they would'nt allow people to upgrade since they are still getting the 60 bucks a month for the service plus the cost of the modem.. Also how much would the upgrade cost.. I hate DirecWay but I'd almost be willing to commit further to the 7000 if it does what they say it will do..

I was dowmloading some stuff earlier from Limewire and I was paying close attention to my DW600 bandwidth monitor.. I had about 70% buckets left and then my downloads just flatlined and so did my connection to Limewire.. What happened??? I downloaded roughly 60-70 MB in around 15 minutes or so and it just cut off.. The FAP thing does'nt bother me that much so long as it holds up to it's end of the deal.. Could it be that I was downloading multiple files at once or what??? If anyone can help please do.. Also I know everyone has their own preference but is there another filesharing prog that I can use that will work better with this crappy setup??? Thanx for the help..

:::.. Download Stats ..::: Connection is:: 989 Kbps about 1 Mbps (tested with 1013 kB) Download Speed is:: 121 kB/s Tested From:: http://www.testmy.net/ Test Time:: Fri Apr 15 14:52:33 EDT 2005 Bottom Line:: 18X faster than 56K 1MB download in 8.46 sec Diagnosis: Awesome! 20% + : 26.63 % faster than the average for host (direcpc.com) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-UTJO10ICQ Thanx alot.. Much beter results that time..

I tried that and now it says Page Can't Be Displayed on every page I try.. I'm using Mozilla Firefox right now..

:::.. Upload Stats ..::: Connection is:: 111 Kbps about 0.1 Mbps (tested with 579 kB) Upload Speed is:: 14 kB/s Tested From:: http://www.testmy.net/ Test Time:: Fri Apr 15 2005 13:49:13 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time) Bottom Line:: 2X faster than 56K 1MB upload in 73.14 sec Diagnosis: Awesome! 20% + : 164.29 % faster than the average for host (direcpc.com) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-EQSUC0ITB Upload test is OK I guess..

:::.. Download Stats ..::: Connection is:: 545 Kbps about 0.5 Mbps (tested with 1013 kB) Download Speed is:: 67 kB/s Tested From:: http://www.testmy.net/ Test Time:: Fri Apr 15 2005 13:39:47 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time) Bottom Line:: 10X faster than 56K 1MB download in 15.28 sec Diagnosis: May need help : running at only 69.78 % of your hosts average (direcpc.com) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-A8ZUYIBXC OK here is my test results.. I was wrong it say host average instead of host connection.. Please help..

I just got my DW6000 system about a month ago.. I was really exited about getting faster service cause I have always had dial-up and there is nothing faster that is offered in my area.. Anyway almost immediately I realized somthing wasn't right cause my downloads and browser would slow down and after a while they would speed back up.. Then I read about the FAP and I realized what it was.. I think I would have stuck with crappy dial-up had I known about the FAP.. How convienient that they forget to explain all the limitations when u call to order the service.. But nonetheless I paid the $600 bucks down and agreed to the 15 month contract.. So now that I'm stuck with it I have a few questions that maybe someone can help me with.. First off when I tested my connection on this site it tells me that I'm only using like 60% of my host connection.. Why is that and what can I do to improve it? Can anything be done at all? Also when using P2P programs what should I limit myself to as far as downloading? I know that the rule says no more than 169 MBs within 2-4 hours but I figure you guys may know a little more about it.. I use Limewire Pro btw.. Also I visit PCPitstop regular to check my connection but it never says anything about how much of my host connection that I'm using.. I will post my results from this site so everyone can see and mybe have some ideas.. Finally I have tried a couple of the TCP optimizer programs and the Bandwidth monitor programs but honestly I don't see any improvements.. If this is just the way it is then I guess that's it but I want to know for sure if it's not just something I'm doing.. MY PC is a Dell 2400 desktop with Pentium 4 2200 processor,80 gig hard drive, and 256 RAM.. If anyone can help with I would greatly appreciate it.. Thanx