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certainly. Your upload speeds haven't reached the inherant speed liimits of usb 1.1 (approx. 2.5 mpbs sustained throughput) i'm not saying your cmputer is a pos, (okay, truthfully, to meit is, but if it does what you need it to then it's not for your sake) The deal is that you're not getting anything 'wonderful' by making your cable download 3 vs. 2.5- you really should just be happy that you have that wonderus upload that you're so stoked about. The extra .5mbps download will probably not be noticed on downloading large files, (normally held back by server restraints) so really unless you're just questing for the fastest you can get, i'd leave it alone. If you are questiong for the best you can get from your provider, take the suggestions of hte members of the forum and get a network card. Chris

sure will, but you will have to call DWAY and get them to change stuff over, they can be a PITA as you know by now i'm sure.

I can host any files we need to, as well as a full length how-to etc. just let me know if i can help in some way.

should be noted in the 2nd picture you've got lines going THROUGH the shield, that would not happen, and in your drawn case scenario part of the room would be in effect cut off from wireless signal, although you can easily modify the shield to work with any size and shape room.

let me say while we're on the subject, utilizing a NIC very well may get you up to 3-3.5 mpbs, but realize that another limiting factor in the equation is your computer, it's awefully old. if it hasn't been formatted as of late chances are you won't notice a differance anyway, and no matter what it's highly improbable you'll notice a change from 2.6-3.6 in browsing. Chris

You're most certainly being limited by your USB Port... Despite having higher transmission speeds than what you're showing, USB 1.1 is 'burst happy' - it doesn't do sustained bandwidth very well. Time for a $15 trip to your local electronic store for a NIC. You really need it these days anyway. Chris

:::.. Download Stats ..::: Connection is:: 1423 Kbps about 1.4 Mbps (tested with 2992 kB) Download Speed is:: 174 kB/s Tested From:: http://www.testmy.net/ Test Time:: Sun Mar 20 11:14:58 CST 2005 Bottom Line:: 25X faster than 56K 1MB download in 5.89 sec Diagnosis: Awesome! 20% + : 70.42 % faster than the average for host (direcpc.com) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-73KQ4CAZY not feeling too bad about that.. it's only slightly lower than my normal 1.6! chris

:::.. Download Stats ..::: Connection is:: 4321 Kbps about 4.3 Mbps (tested with 2992 kB) Download Speed is:: 527 kB/s Tested From:: http://www.testmy.net/ Test Time:: Sun Mar 13 2005 09:44:30 GMT-0600 (Central Standard Time) Bottom Line:: 77X faster than 56K 1MB download in 1.94 sec Diagnosis: Awesome! 20% + : 42.18 % faster than the average for host (USiouxFalls.edu) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-IR7BANW4Y as compared to ~ 1500 @ home with direcway. The above speed is on a university campus.. :::.. Upload Stats ..::: Connection is:: 1446 Kbps about 1.4 Mbps (tested with 2992 kB) Upload Speed is:: 176 kB/s Tested From:: http://www.testmy.net/ Test Time:: Sun Mar 13 2005 09:46:33 GMT-0600 (Central Standard Time) Bottom Line:: 26X faster than 56K 1MB upload in 5.82 sec Diagnosis: Looks Great : 2.48 % faster than the average for host (usiouxfalls.edu) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-6HQTLYPXG as compared to ~ 150 at home... weee. Chris

a properly tuned sat system is 800X better than dialup, adn your upload is ceratinly better, and do we need to talk about the fact it's always on... (er, whn it works..) anywho, it's loads better than dialup, if you have the cash. otherwise look for a wireless provider! Rual electric companies often offer tv&Net through a ground 2 ground dish.. (microwave) it's probably just 768/128 but it'll kick dialup in the ass browsing and what not! chris