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Hello, I dont understand why my speeds dont exceed Van Burens since my cable modem is uncapped.  I have the fastest Midco has to offer.  Ok i did finially get a big improvent to the tests at this by using that otmizer thing and setting it to 20Mb connection.  but all the other test sites will give me like 3 to 6 depending on which one i go too.  like DSL Reports never gives me anything higher then a 5.8 but which amazes since theres nothing holding my cable modem back i should be blowing the doors off so to speak. 

Im running through an older computer specs are:

Win XP Pro

AMD Athlon 700

512MB Ram

80Gig 7200 8mb buffer HD

TNT2 AGP Card

LG DVD Burner

19Inch Wide Screen LCD

The only software i keep running in the back ground is Symantecs Antivirus Corp Ver 10

I dont use a software firewall just use the NAT and SPI running through my Netgear Router WGT624 Ver 3

and its a wireless router but i have that portion disabled.

I know most of its probably my computer.  I am a maitance geek always keeping everything optimized. 

What do you think that i could do or why do you think that this is happing to me.

My cable modem is Ambit.

Thanks for you help

This was my last speed test i took after using vanburens cable nut 100mb one

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

Download Connection is:: 12071 Kbps about 12.07 Mbps (tested with 12160 kB)

Download Speed is:: 1474 kB/s

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

Test Time:: 2006/09/29 - 5:21am

Bottom Line:: 211X faster than 56K 1MB Download in 0.69 sec

Tested from a 12160 kB file and took 8.252 seconds to complete

Download Diagnosis:: Awesome! 20% + : 105.88 % faster than the average for host (midco.net)

D-Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-LYM3WXECK

User Agent:: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1; SV1; InfoPath.1) [!]

TCP options string = 020405b40103030401010402

MTU = 1500

MTU is fully optimized for broadband.

MSS = 1460

Maximum useful data in each packet = 1460, which equals MSS.

Default TCP Receive Window (RWIN) = 1027840

RWIN Scaling (RFC1323) = 4 bits (scale factor of 8)

Unscaled TCP Receive Window = 64240

RWIN is a multiple of MSS

Other RWIN values that might work well with your current MTU/MSS:

513920 (MSS x 44 * scale factor of 8)

256960 (MSS x 44 * scale factor of 4)

128480 (MSS x 44 * scale factor of 2)

64240 (MSS x 44)

bandwidth * delay product (Note this is not a speed test):

Your TCP Window limits you to: 41113.6 kbps (5139.2 KBytes/s) @ 200ms

Your TCP Window limits you to: 16445.44 kbps (2055.68 KBytes/s) @ 500ms

MTU Discovery (RFC1191) = ON

Time to live left = 52 hops

TTL value is ok.

Timestamps (RFC1323) = OFF

Selective Acknowledgements (RFC2018) = ON

IP type of service field (RFC1349) = 00000000 (0)

The current date is: Fri 09/29/2006

The current time is:  7:35:05.73

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]

Pinging testmy.net [67.18.179.85] with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=67ms TTL=45

Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=67ms TTL=45

Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=67ms TTL=45

Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=67ms TTL=45

Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=67ms TTL=45

Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=66ms TTL=45

Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=67ms TTL=45

Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=69ms TTL=45

Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=66ms TTL=45

Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=66ms TTL=45

Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=66ms TTL=45

Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=67ms TTL=45

Ping statistics for 67.18.179.85:

    Packets: Sent = 12, Received = 12, Lost = 0 (0% loss),

Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:

    Minimum = 66ms, Maximum = 69ms, Average = 66ms

Ping Complete.

Tracing route to testmy.net [67.18.179.85]

over a maximum of 30 hops:

  1    <1 ms    <1 ms    <1 ms  192.168.1.1

  2    6 ms    7 ms    7 ms  10.20.8.1

  3    12 ms    9 ms    10 ms  24.220.3.97

  4    14 ms    11 ms    13 ms  gig-bb-midconet.midco.net [24.220.1.1]

  5    14 ms    14 ms    13 ms  gsr-west.midco.net [24.220.1.85]

  6    17 ms    15 ms    17 ms  12.125.72.21

  7    44 ms    45 ms    47 ms  tbr1-p010102.sl9mo.ip.att.net [12.122.82.18]

  8    44 ms    43 ms    44 ms  tbr2-cl6.dlstx.ip.att.net [12.122.10.90]

  9    47 ms    47 ms    45 ms  gar1-p370.dlrtx.ip.att.net [12.123.16.173]

10    63 ms    63 ms    63 ms  12.119.136.14

11    65 ms    63 ms    63 ms  vl31.dsr02.dllstx3.theplanet.com [70.85.127.30]

12    68 ms    67 ms    67 ms  vl41.dsr01.dllstx4.theplanet.com [70.85.127.83]

13    68 ms    67 ms    67 ms  gi1-0-1.car17.dllstx4.theplanet.com [67.18.116.69]

14    69 ms    66 ms    67 ms  55.b3.1243.static.theplanet.com [67.18.179.85]

Trace complete.

If you need more information then just ask.

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First your cable company did not "uncap" your modem, but they did push you a new config file.Every configuration file has a set bandwidth written to it. So your modem is "Capped" at some speed, whether it be 12/1 or 30/5 there is no unlimited config file. The reasons that you are getting crappy results is because the servers that you are connecting to have either a lot of users connecting to them, using up all of there allocated bandwidth; or they can not handle speeds past 5mbs. Your connection is only as fast as what you are connecting to. It

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Uncapping modems nowadays is vitually impossiable.....UNLESS you know how to reverse engineer the code that is stored in the modem flash memory.....  :haha:

Yea uncapping your modem is actually pretty easy.

or you buy one that has it ready to uncap, like a motorolla sb5100 and such

That makes it even easier.

Anyway to answer your question the reason you are not getting speeds like Van Buren is multiple answer. First you are not truly uncapped you are just set high like xgsx said. The most important reason is the network you are on. Van is in Sweden and they likely have much better network. The ISP has more bandwidth to throw around. Here in the states unless you are FIOS (even then it would be hard to beat Van) even uncapped you are not gonna touch his speeds.

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Actually its not easy, you are paying someone that figured out how to do it. I was just stating that its near impossible to do it with out purchasing the software from the people that reversed engineered it. Most of the programs that don't involve reflashing are legacy programs that DOCSIS 1.0 killed. But yes it is easy to get your hands on an uncapped modem/hardware to do so your self

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Last time I did it I had no problem. It was a while back though. I did have some help but it did not cost me anything. ;) Doesnt matter either way I wouldnt recommend it. Also I dont know if you have noticed we have a graphic now you can use in your sig to display your speed. If you are interested the link is at the bottom of the validation page of the speed test. Glad to have ya here.  :D

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Ah cool thanks for the warm welcome. Sorry If i sounded a bit snappish. I will check out the new sig when i get  home. :) And I hope that we have answered your original question byran. Also I sent an email to your ISP provider. 

One your web site it states the following:

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I can't ignore this one....I tried....but can't.  Many ISP's now utilize an encryption key tied to the bin (config) file and each is unique to the modem and it's associated account and can be (and is) changed on the fly, additionally, each config is protected in a multitude of ways and detection of a modified bin file is pretty much a short order given...hence...uncapping your modem is pretty much useless not to mention a fantastic way to get you TOS'd (Terms of Service Violation).  This particular TOS violation is handled much more agressively than the usual and in progressive steps will result in your ISP literally removing the cable line from your home (in multiple violations) with no hope of ever getting cable let alone internet...so don't do it! No ISP run's their modems regardless of service uncapped.  To do so would invite all sorts of problems that have already been addressed in previous posts.

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welcome back ISPgeek..  Also just to add a something.. you will be most likely added to a Blacklist that most ISPs maintain about people who abuse their services..  some times it is shared some times it is not.. so if you screw up on one consumer level service.. it end up that the only way to get service would be a dedicated line like t1..

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welcome back ISPgeek..  Also just to add a something.. you will be most likely added to a Blacklist that most ISPs maintain about people who abuse their services..  some times it is shared some times it is not.. so if you screw up on one consumer level service.. it end up that the only way to get service would be a dedicated line like t1..

Thanks for the WB and you couldn't be more right about the other thing....since the cats out of the bag...yes there is a "LIST" and no, you most def. do not want to be on it....it has a longer memory than Equifax, TransUnion and Experian combined...

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Just thought I would post my cable modems info:

Cable Modem Operation Configuration

Network Access :  Allowed

Maximum Downstream Data Rate :  0

Maximum Upstream Data Rate :  512000

Maximum Upstream Channel Burst :  3044

Maximum Number of CPEs :  7

Modem Capability :  Concatenation Enabled, Fragametation Enabled, PHS Disabled

notice the max download is set at 0 which means there is no download limit set on the cable modem.

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Thanks for the WB and you couldn't be more right about the other thing....since the cats out of the bag...yes there is a "LIST" and no, you most def. do not want to be on it....it has a longer memory than Equifax, TransUnion and Experian combined...

lmao. aint that the truth.. I was once almost blacklisted in the tri-county area for a simple misunderstanding.. But damn,  the things they emailed me and "informed" me of ( as they like to put it ) was pretty harsh.
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welcome xgsx good to have u here...and...ispgeek good to have u back...hope u both enjoy the forum as much as we do...lots of great folks in here ready to help all they can and feel free to jump in where ever u feel u can be of positive assistance ;) ...enjoy and tell all ur friends...come back often :D

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