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HI everyone! Its nice to see a community of DirecWay user's exchanging info for us puter junkies livin in the sticks with no options other than a big fat pipe from the sky.. Here's my story - I was with the DW4000 for about 14 months and the transmitter died, so I took the big plunge and got the DW6000. I've had it for about a week now getting about 950 Kb's a second download. Thing is - I was getting 1600 with my old DW4000 after tweakin it. I've done all the makin sure IE is set right and I ran the Optimizer. Still nothin better that 950.. Well I'm hopin since I just singed my name to 15 months that by some small miracle - somebody out there could give me advise on bringin me back to 1600 Kb's a sec like I had with the DW4000. Any other suggestions would be appreciated! Thanks - Lightning Lee :D

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

Connection is:: 942 Kbps about 0.9 Mbps (tested with 1496 kB)

Download Speed is:: 115 kB/s

Tested From:: http://www.testmy.net/

Test Time:: Fri Apr 8 18:24:32 EDT 2005

Bottom Line:: 17X faster than 56K 1MB download in 8.9 sec

Diagnosis: Looks Great : 17.6 % faster than the average for host (direcpc.com)

Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-Z6PAWK5EU

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Well Lightning  welcome to the forum.....the best solution I can give you to get back to your 1600's  is....watch Ebay closely and get another 4000 system.

Cause it ain't gonna happen on a 6000 consumer account.... :haha:

1 meg is about all you'll get with the 6000....sorry ....just the facts...

But if you do get back to the 1600's with a 6000 ....please let us know how....  :whaa:

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

Connection is:: 2373 Kbps about 2.4 Mbps (tested with 2992 kB)

Download Speed is:: 290 kB/s

Tested From:: http://www.testmy.net/

Test Time:: Sat Apr 9 06:41:28 EDT 2005

Bottom Line:: 42X faster than 56K 1MB download in 3.53 sec

Diagnosis: Awesome! 20% + : 196.25 % faster than the average for host (direcpc.com)

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

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heres my test to  ;)

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

Connection is:: 1026 Kbps about 1 Mbps (tested with 579 kB)

Download Speed is:: 125 kB/s

Tested From:: http://www.testmy.net/

Test Time:: Sun Apr 10 11:45:16 CDT 2005

Bottom Line:: 18X faster than 56K 1MB download in 8.19 sec

Diagnosis: Awesome! 20% + : 27.93 % faster than the average for host (direcpc.com)

Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-4I0UEXJW7

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sticks  I believe the the 4000 was better if you are talking about speed test. Direcway can not control the speed tweaks with that model. The 6000 is cap'ed. They control everything. There are some little tweaks you can do but nothing inside the modem. If you can get your hands on a 4000, that would be good. But the fight is not over, you then have to convince direcway to let you activate it. A good reason may be the 6000 is not working. You know something like lightening struck it. hehe

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Hi and thanks for the input on the DW4000. I suppose I can live with the DW6000's slower download speed - after all I'd have to pull teeth to get them to re-activate a DW4000 if I went on ebay and got one.. I've checked out Ebay - and yeah the DW4000's are up for sale - quite cheap I might add. People upgrading to the DW6000 are selling them - unaware the down speed is quite significantly slower. Had I known this before I ordered the DW6000 I probably would of got another used DW4000... Oh well - In my opinion Satellite internet is going to be a short lived avenue. Its just got to much workin against it - like ping times for example. NOTHIN is gonna make that better due to the cosmic speed limit of light (186,252 miles per second or so) and geosync orbit (22,300 miles or so).. A ping has to make nearly 100,000 mile round trip and there ya have 500 milliseconds plus whatever that ping travels on the ground. So its easy to understand why investors have their reservations on this technology - But stay optimistic - technology is advancing - other avenues of broadband will be accessable by all of us in the near future I'm sure. I'm personally lookin forward to Verizon's Fiber Optic Connection at 30,000 Kb's per sec...lol :cool:

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

Connection is:: 959 Kbps about 1 Mbps (tested with 1496 kB)

Download Speed is:: 117 kB/s

Tested From:: http://www.testmy.net/

Test Time:: Sun Apr 10 15:25:51 EDT 2005

Bottom Line:: 17X faster than 56K 1MB download in 8.75 sec

Diagnosis: Looks Great : 19.58 % faster than the average for host (direcpc.com)

Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-Q9KHX0CVE

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So ebay hmmmmm. :)  I know that direcway offers a business plan, is it any better? (upload or download) I didnt know that the uploads are this bad. anyway to make it better? I love this place everybody answered my questions fast and very imformative.

this is the largest test...

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

Connection is:: 999 Kbps about 1 Mbps (tested with 2992 kB)

Download Speed is:: 122 kB/s

Tested From:: http://www.testmy.net/

Test Time:: Sun Apr 10 22:38:52 CDT 2005

Bottom Line:: 18X faster than 56K 1MB download in 8.39 sec

Diagnosis: Awesome! 20% + : 24.56 % faster than the average for host (direcpc.com)

Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-1T9GILKXC

and this is upload.

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

Connection is:: 5 Kbps about 0 Mbps (tested with 97 kB)

Upload Speed is:: 1 kB/s

Tested From:: http://www.testmy.net/

Test Time:: Sun Apr 10 22:46:58 CDT 2005

Bottom Line:: 0X faster than 56K 1MB upload in 1024 sec

Diagnosis: May need help : running at only 11.9 % of your hosts average (direcpc.com)

Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-FTZ0QY5JM

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mine sped back up now...

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

Connection is:: 67 Kbps about 0.1 Mbps (tested with 97 kB)

Upload Speed is:: 8 kB/s

Tested From:: http://www.testmy.net/

Test Time:: Mon Apr 11 2005 00:23:01 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Bottom Line:: 1X faster than 56K 1MB upload in 128 sec

Diagnosis: Awesome! 20% + : 59.52 % faster than the average for host (direcpc.com)

Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-LSKI5V1MF

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yup... (larger file this time)

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

Connection is:: 68 Kbps about 0.1 Mbps (tested with 579 kB)

Upload Speed is:: 8 kB/s

Tested From:: http://www.testmy.net/

Test Time:: Mon Apr 11 2005 00:24:57 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Bottom Line:: 1X faster than 56K 1MB upload in 128 sec

Diagnosis: Awesome! 20% + : 61.9 % faster than the average for host (direcpc.com)

Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-NPEYI75UT

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As far as upload goes with a 6000, this is about as fast as I have ever been...

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

Connection is:: 1004 Kbps about 1 Mbps (tested with 2992 kB)

Download Speed is:: 123 kB/s

Tested From:: http://www.testmy.net/

Test Time:: Mon Apr 11 06:27:38 EDT 2005

Bottom Line:: 18X faster than 56K 1MB download in 8.33 sec

Diagnosis: Awesome! 20% + : 27.41 % faster than the average for host (direcpc.com)

Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-A3GF86UWP

And this is fairly average for upload. I don't do upload tests too often because it is too depressing. Upload speeds and latency are my only real bitches with DWAY right now. Download and surfing has been for quite a while. Secure sites are sometimes trouble, but a reset of the modem usually fixes that.

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

Connection is:: 62 Kbps about 0.1 Mbps (tested with 579 kB)

Upload Speed is:: 8 kB/s

Tested From:: http://www.testmy.net/

Test Time:: Mon Apr 11 06:29:48 EDT 2005

Bottom Line:: 1X faster than 56K 1MB upload in 128 sec

Diagnosis: Awesome! 20% + : 47.62 % faster than the average for host (direcpc.com)

Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-K2OW697Z1

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yup... (larger file this time)

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

Connection is:: 68 Kbps about 0.1 Mbps (tested with 579 kB)

Upload Speed is:: 8 kB/s

Tested From:: http://www.testmy.net/

Test Time:: Mon Apr 11 2005 00:24:57 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Bottom Line:: 1X faster than 56K 1MB upload in 128 sec

Diagnosis: Awesome! 20% + : 61.9 % faster than the average for host (direcpc.com)

Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-NPEYI75UT

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

Connection is:: 409 Kbps about 0.4 Mbps (tested with 2992 kB)

Upload Speed is:: 50 kB/s

Tested From:: http://www.testmy.net/

Test Time:: Tue Apr 12 2005 19:33:24 GMT-0700

Bottom Line:: 7X faster than 56K 1MB upload in 20.48 sec

Diagnosis: Awesome! 20% + : 873.81 % faster than the average for host (direcpc.com)

Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-RL2GOJ6MQ

That's the largest file we have..Upload speeeds are getting better. At peak usage time tonight my upload speed almost exceeded my download speed.

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getting better for you maybe... :angry5:

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

Connection is:: 4 Kbps about 0 Mbps (tested with 97 kB)

Upload Speed is:: 1 kB/s

Tested From:: http://www.testmy.net/

Test Time:: Tue Apr 12 2005 22:39:08 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Bottom Line:: 0X faster than 56K 1MB upload in 1024 sec

Diagnosis: May need help : running at only 9.52 % of your hosts average (direcpc.com)

Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-DXYC60H4I

This was tested from a 97 kB file and was uploaded in 190.984 seconds

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and the download...

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

Connection is:: 214 Kbps about 0.2 Mbps (tested with 579 kB)

Download Speed is:: 26 kB/s

Tested From:: http://www.testmy.net/

Test Time:: Tue Apr 12 2005 22:45:29 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Bottom Line:: 4X faster than 56K 1MB download in 39.38 sec

Diagnosis: May need help : running at only 27.26 % of your hosts average (direcpc.com)

Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-VC3R2L5IQ

This was tested from a 579 kB file and was downloaded in 22.219 seconds

:angry5: Direcway...

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