thugster_9904 Posted July 15, 2007 CID Share Posted July 15, 2007 Hey Guys.. Just want to ask some help.. I've finally came up with a conclusion based on my observation on my bandwidth... When I download files for example, at ranonline.com.ph i can get high speeds because i download the file "Locally"= means within the Philippines, i can download at a speed of 45 kb/s... But when on International Sites like download.com, i can only download at 20kb/s... My conclusion is, i'm having problem when downloading files and browsing sites internationally... and maybe, that's the reason why im getting 360+ KBPS in PLDTplay.com and 2wire.com while on testmy.net and speedtest.net, which are international bandwidth test sites is only a frustrating 170 Kbps and still fluctuating... What do you think guys? What steps should i take? Im only using windows firewall and i also tried disabling it but when i did that, there's a very wild fluctuation in my speed like, getting to 90 kb/s download speed and so... What's Happening?!?!? Help Guys!! Tnx! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disturbed Posted July 15, 2007 CID Share Posted July 15, 2007 if a signal has to travel over a greater distance the speed will be lower ..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thugster_9904 Posted July 16, 2007 Author CID Share Posted July 16, 2007 But thy is it that these guys subscribed to threads about smart bro is getting those high speeds? is there something wrong with my canopy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disturbed Posted July 16, 2007 CID Share Posted July 16, 2007 high speeds on smartbro !? smartbro wireless !? .....nah, i think you have their high speeds mistaken for something else hehe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thugster_9904 Posted July 17, 2007 Author CID Share Posted July 17, 2007 What i mean is their speeds are in 384 kbps... i once got to that speed but suddenly, my speed changed and as of what i have said, my speed differs locally and internationally... I can easily access Local sites like ranonline.com.ph and download files from them at a spedd of 47 kb/s.. But when i download, for example, in download.com, i can only get a speed of 25kb/s... Can you get my point? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grift3r74 Posted July 17, 2007 CID Share Posted July 17, 2007 if a signal has to travel over a greater distance the speed will be lower ..... @thugster Disturbed has already answered the question... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimmer Posted July 17, 2007 CID Share Posted July 17, 2007 What i mean is their speeds are in 384 Kbps... i once got to that speed but suddenly, my speed changed and as of what i have said, my speed differs locally and internationally... I can easily access Local sites like ranonline.com.ph and download files from them at a spedd of 47 kB/s.. But when i download, for example, in download.com, i can only get a speed of 25kB/s... Can you get my point? It all has to do with the route that you take to our servers... The closer you are to Dallas, TX the better off you are going to be first off.. Then you have to figure in the fact that to get onto the US backbones you are pretty much going to hit some of the busiest routers in the world.. Which means that your Latency will go up and overall throughput is going to drop off. For anyone, even those in the US, you are going to have faster speeds on your local network. One of the reasons that Damon hosts with who he has chosen to host with it because just about every backbone provider that is used here in the US and a few from Europe have connection running into his datacenter... Meaning that routing is simplified and speeds are more accurate... But my guess is that the backbone that Smartbro uses is not a large provider.. so you are going to hit some pretty busy routers along the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thugster_9904 Posted July 17, 2007 Author CID Share Posted July 17, 2007 Thanks for a decent reply Swimmer.. You know, im in a very deep need in help.. But why is it that im only experiencing it now? Im a Smart Bro Subscriber for about 3 months and my bandwidth is a stable 360+ KBPS.. Can it be that the canopy is the problem? The cable of the canopy? Thanks for the reply Swimmer!! Really taught me a lot!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimmer Posted July 17, 2007 CID Share Posted July 17, 2007 So.. I think what you want to know if why you can test at 360kbps+ but your downloads are so slow from other sites? Again it all depends on location, network, servers, and the backbone.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snip07 Posted August 10, 2007 CID Share Posted August 10, 2007 Yeah truly the closer the better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fr0stbound Posted August 10, 2007 CID Share Posted August 10, 2007 also,it may be the of the website your downloading from. i've experienced that too, with 400+ kbps connection but downloading at a speed of 10kb/S. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snip07 Posted August 11, 2007 CID Share Posted August 11, 2007 yeah really depends where you're downloading from... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megabytez Posted January 17, 2008 CID Share Posted January 17, 2008 i agree to that.. :smitten: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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