Download speed VERY slow, need help

[CB123]

I was wondering if anybody can help me with my download speed. My upload speed is low as well, but is nowhere near as bad as my download speed is. I checked a couple of other threads here and tried some of the tweaks and programs, but I have had no luck. I did a virus scan and a scan for spyware, but my download speed is still extremely slow. Here are my test results:

:::.. Download Stats ..:::

Connection is:: 189 Kbps about 0.19 Mbps (tested with 2992 kB)

Download Speed is:: 23 kB/s

Tested From:: https://testmy.net  (Server 2)

Test Time:: 2006/05/15 - 1:51pm

Bottom Line:: 3X faster than 56K 1MB Download in 44.52 sec

Tested from a 2992 kB file and took 129.672 seconds to complete

Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.0.3) Gecko/20060426 Firefox/1.5.0.3

Diagnosis: May need help : running at only 3.61 % of your hosts average (verizon.net)

Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-3AMGVPO25

:::.. Upload Stats ..:::

Connection is:: 385 Kbps about 0.39 Mbps (tested with 579 kB)

Upload Speed is:: 47 kB/s

Tested From:: https://testmy.net  (Server 2)

Test Time:: 2006/05/15 - 1:48pm

Bottom Line:: 7X faster than 56K 1MB Upload in 21.79 sec

Tested from a 579 kB file and took 12.33024 seconds to complete

Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.0.3) Gecko/20060426 Firefox/1.5.0.3

Diagnosis: May need help : running at only 57.63 % of your hosts average (verizon.net)

Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-C51YO6GNI

Thanks in advance for any help.

[VanBuren]

welcome to the forum CB123

1st powercycle modem/router, leave it off for 2 minutes and test again

if nothing changed, try replacing the LAN wire between PC and modem/router

if that didnt help, follow all these steps and provide the info asked for

http://www.testmy.net/forum/t-2097

VanBuren

[CB123]

I power cycled it and now im up to 27% now at least... i'll try the steps on the link you provided. Thanks again for the help.

[resopalrabotnick]

remember the average is not of your connection speed but of all of verizons connections tested here. what are you paying for, meaning how much should you be getting? and what are your test results?

[VanBuren]

27% should be around 1400 Kbps

(189 / 3.61) x 27 = 1413,57 Kbps

if you have a 1500 Kbps cap, thats fine

1400/1500 = 0,93 x 100 = 93% of advertised

then add approx 7 to 10 % TCP overhead and your truespeed is 1413.57 x 1.07 = 1512,5 Kbps

VanBuren

[CB123]

Yeah this speed is fine. Thanks.