Okay need final answer. hehe ^_^ Help me raise my DL/UL speed if you can.

[AmericasBoyToy]

My OS: WinXP SP2

Service: McLeodUSA

Advertised Speed: They didn't advertise anything at all. So I didn't fill anything out when I

                          was asked the same question on the tweak test. Oh also I didn't know

                          what to put for connection so I just left it as normal. Q's like winpoet etc.

Results URL for Tweak Test:

http://ttester.broadbandreports.com/tweak/block:3eded85?service=dsl&speed=&os=winXP&via=normal

TestMy.net Results: I had clicked on SmarTest for both Download and Upload [FYI]

                              The results for the Upload Test didn't seem to be at average. Eeekerz

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

Connection is:: 1294 Kbps about 1.3 Mbps (tested with 1496 kB)

Download Speed is:: 158 kB/s

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

Test Time:: Mon Jul 25 2005 21:30:12 GMT-0600 (Mountain Daylight Time)

Bottom Line:: 23X faster than 56K 1MB download in 6.48 sec

Diagnosis: Looks Great : 19.81 % faster than the average for host (mcleodusa.net)

Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-U82TPLDFE

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

Connection is:: 326 Kbps about 0.3 Mbps (tested with 579 kB)

Upload Speed is:: 40 kB/s

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

Test Time:: Mon Jul 25 2005 21:33:48 GMT-0600 (Mountain Daylight Time)

Bottom Line:: 6X faster than 56K 1MB upload in 25.6 sec

Diagnosis: May need help : running at only 89.32 % of your hosts average (mcleodusa.net)

Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-EUPCKZRW0

http://nitro.ucsc.edu/ Results:

TCP/Web100 Network Diagnostic Tool v5.3.3d

click START to begin

Checking for Middleboxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Done

running 10s outbound test (client to server) . . . . . 321.66kB/s

running 10s inbound test (server to client) . . . . . . 1.27Mb/s

Your PC is connected to a Cable/DSL modem

Information: The receive buffer should be 137.68 Kbytes to maximize throughput

click START to re-test

My Tracer(or t which was said on the STICKY post not sure which is right) and Ping Results:

The current date is: Mon 07/25/2005

The current time is: 21:38:48.32

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=63ms TTL=51

Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=62ms TTL=51

Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=67ms TTL=51

Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=61ms TTL=51

Ping statistics for 67.18.179.85:

    Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),

Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:

    Minimum = 61ms, Maximum = 67ms, Average = 63ms

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    27 ms  129 ms    67 ms  63-253-34-254.dsl.mcleodusa.net [63.253.34.254]

  3    38 ms    37 ms    37 ms  DNVTCOUZH00JP01-SO2-1-1-0.mcleodusa.net [64.198.101.13]

  4    39 ms    36 ms    37 ms  DNVTCOUZH00JC01-SO1-2-0-0.mcleodusa.net [64.198.101.229]

  5    63 ms    62 ms    69 ms  DLLSTXHMH04JC01-SO0-3-0-0.mcleodusa.net [64.198.101.130]

  6    67 ms    62 ms    62 ms  DLLSTX97HBZJC01-SO0-3-0-0.mcleodusa.net [64.198.100.42]

  7    63 ms    64 ms    62 ms  eqix.dlfw.twtelecom.net [206.223.118.36]

  8    63 ms    62 ms    70 ms  core-02-so-1-0-0-0.dlfw.twtelecom.net [66.192.246.52]

  9    64 ms    62 ms    62 ms  hagg-02-ge-3-3-0-504.dlfw.twtelecom.net [66.192.253.125]

10    66 ms    62 ms    64 ms  168.215.241.150

11    63 ms    64 ms    62 ms  dist-vlan32.dsr3-1.dllstx3.theplanet.com [70.85.127.61]

12    63 ms    65 ms    64 ms  dist-vlan41.dsr2-1.dllstx4.theplanet.com [70.85.127.83]

13    63 ms    64 ms    64 ms  gig1-0-1.tp-car9-1.dllstx4.theplanet.com [67.18.116.69]

14    63 ms    64 ms    72 ms  85.67-18-179.reverse.theplanet.com [67.18.179.85]

Trace complete.

-There are no protocols installed under my LAN connection properties

-Nothing is checked here: Internet Explorer>>tools>>internet options>>connections>>LAN

settings. [FYI I use Firefox as default]

-Modem or Router (not sure it says Netopia though) is connected through Ethernet cord.

-I run scans for spyware about 3 times a week using Ad-Aware and Spybot - Search & Destroy.

I shield myself with Spyware Blaster atleast I think. I am not sure if it is supposed to be running

all the time or just a thing you just have work with your explorer her and there.

-WinXP SP2 Firewall is which firewall I am using but I think I might re-install ZoneAlarm which I

had a while back.

-I scan about once a week with AVG Anti-Virus

-Up to date with Windows Updates

-Used CCleaner once before but didn't really care for it.

~~~Okay I wasn't sure if I was supposed to post ALL of that information. But if any of

      you think you have an idea of ways to help me that would be great!

[pitbull481]

Welcome to The Forum AmericasBoyToy

if you dont know your advertise speeds how are we suppose to help 

[AmericasBoyToy]

I called and asked them and they pretty much just said it could be up to 1MB or something like that arg hehe and that they stopped advertising it for some reason... yada yada yada the main thing is that is all he said... So there's no way to help me if I don't know that? Pretty much just wanted to make it faster even though I am not sure what I am supposed to have...

[pitbull481]

so your paying for something you dont know you have hmm and your isp wont tell you what you have hmm   

i get another isp

if you have 1Mb (what they say you have), than your doing very good.

[AmericasBoyToy]

Okay I called and got another person who said:

DL:1500    UL:384

[MarkX]

Is this what you have?

"

Big savings on Preferred Advantage

[AmericasBoyToy]

Yup that is exactly what I signed up for!!! Absalutely posatively! So now can you peeps gimme some advice? Or do I not need it?

[TriRan]

lol... looks good to me if you include the 7-10% overhead