I really need help...

[Br26]

Ok, I know this says "broadband community" at the top, but I hope someone is willing to help out anyway.

I have been having problems with my internet connection for a long time. I have a 56k modem, but its really, really slow. I want to have a faster interenet connection, like DSL or broadband, but my mom simply refuses to think of the idea. Considering that it would eliminate arguments over internet time and I would be able to do stuff on the internet much easier, she thinks that it is too much to pay for.

So Im thinking of "tweaking" my internet connection so that I can at least get a somewhat better connection. But the problem is, im completely new to the idea. I dont know know that much about how to tweak my registry. Im afraid that if I try it, Windows will go corrupt and I would have to reinstall it on my computer for the third time this year.

So with that said, is anyone willing to help me with my problem? Im using Windows XP, home edition.

[resijs]

Who's your service provider, and how are your download scores?

[fattymcbluff]

here is the link  to the web site to get it, its a tweak program called cablenut http://www.cablenut.com/

[Br26]

my ISP is mdsg-pacwest.com, so I guess it is under that.

As for the dowload score, I got a 38 kpbs. Its really that bad..

[cholla]

Br26 : Check out my post here.Even if your speed seems bad it might be as fast as you will get .A lot depends on your distance from the Telco you can call your phone co & see what the distance of your line is.If it 9000 ft or less you will probably get better speed for every 6000 ft after that there should be a load coil on the line .these are for voice quality but are data killers so for every one you slow down some.

https://testmy.net/forum/index.php?topic=5856.msg55526#msg55526

This is a link to a hyperterminal test if you can do it every drop in the graph should be a load coil on the line.

https://testmy.net/forum/index.php?topic=4277.0

[Br26]

ill check that out, but i didnt add all of my results in. this is what i got after retesting;

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

Connection is:: 47 Kbps about 0 Mbps (tested with 97 kB)

Download Speed is:: 6 kB/s

Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (server1)

Test Time:: Tue Jul 05 2005 18:00:39 GMT-0700 (Pacific Standard Time)

Bottom Line:: 1X faster than 56K 1MB download in 170.67 sec

Diagnosis: May need help : running at only 8.9 % of your hosts average (mdsg-pacwest.com)

Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-UFVK0AR8P

would this help at all?

[php]

Well, that's quite good for dialup...

[Br26]

Well, the original problem was that I am awlays having trouble streaming stuff over the internet. It buffers too much and the video skips a lot.

[cholla]

Br26 :You're last DL test is pretty good.You ask will all that help.A lot of the tweaks are pretty standard for maximizing dial-up.You should try a larger test & test several times to see what your average is.Pay attention when you do the MTU tweaks because it depends on your ISP whether you should use 1500 or 576 all using the wrong one will do is slow you down & you will need to change to the other one.When you DL cablenut choose the ccs file for 56K & your