Jac Posted June 26, 2005 CID Share Posted June 26, 2005 I have Broadband from Tiscali. 2mps connection (apparently...). The best it it seems to achiev at the mo is 580kps (if I'm lucky). Is that sort of gap likely to be down to my machine configuration (I've had a quick go at tweaking but with little difference) or the connection? Grateful for any words of wisdom before I start abusing Tiscali!! Jason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
php Posted June 26, 2005 CID Share Posted June 26, 2005 Welcome to the forum Jac Part of your low speed is due to you testing from the UK... also, read <a href="https://testmy.net/topic-2097">here</a> and post back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jac Posted June 26, 2005 Author CID Share Posted June 26, 2005 Thanks. The scores I quoted were from my monitoring of general activity. Best results on your very helpful test were 300-400. Main thing I can see that I could change from looking through your link is that I currently connect my modem via a usb 2 port. How much of a performance increase would there be if I connected via the ethernet link? I believe my mother board has an enabled ethernet port so shouldn't be a problem from that side, though the modem wasn't supplied with an ethernet cable. Also, can the modem itself be a problem? My modem was originally supplied when I had a 512kps connection. Recently upgraded to the 2mps connection. Should I upgrade the modem? Sorry for all the questions. Complete noob at this!! Jason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbaker397 Posted June 26, 2005 CID Share Posted June 26, 2005 Def. try the ethernet connection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bones_McGhee Posted June 27, 2005 CID Share Posted June 27, 2005 Def. try the ethernet connection. Agreed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FallowEarth Posted June 27, 2005 CID Share Posted June 27, 2005 ethernet should help your connection out a bit, yep. regarding your modem, who makes it and what is the model? Do you lease the modem from your ISP? If so, you can ask your ISP for a new modem, and if you word it the right way, you should get a newer model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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