What is your upload/download speed? This is how to improve.

CAMAROBOY69
But I still get about the same numbers without the router. Why is my download speed so low when they claim 8.8megs? Thats the question I dont understand. Even without the router its almost the same using the links in the first post.
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That 8.8 is probably a maximum possible. It could be that if there are other users using the same company in your building/street/area, then everyone is sharing the connection, so the maximum speed is not attainable.
 
Well I just called comcast and we tried more tests for about an hour. They verified there is something definetly wrong with the connection. There is ANOTHER technician coming out on tuesday. I told them if that tech doesnt fix the problem I am going to another internet provider.
 
CAMAROBOY69
Can someone please explain to me the download numbers? Comcast sais I have 8.8mb download/ 760kb upload. However when I run the numbers now I am around 2,540 download and 730kb upload. Why are my download numbers so low or is that a different download number than what they claim? If my download is that low will it matter for gaming?
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Comcast tells you that you have an 8.8mb (megabit) connection.

When you run a speed test, it give you the results in mega/kilobytes.

That's my theory anyway!
 
I pay for 3.0KBits/Sec 350KBytes/Sec download 700 upload and get 1.5KBits/Sec 190KBytes/Sec download 355 upload. Whatever that really means.

So, is kb/s kBITS or kBYTES a second? I don't completely understand all this. All I know is, I cannot get anything faster from my ISP. I want faster speeds, so I'm thinking of switching to cable or Hughes net, or something. Currently, I'm using Verizon.

Oh, can anybody tell me why my speeds fluctuate so much? Sometimes my speed drops to 700KBits/Sec and 90KBytes/Sec. and such. Sometimes slower than that.
 
Solid Lifters
So, is kb/s kBITS or kBYTES a second? I don't completely understand all this. All I know is, I cannot get anything faster from my ISP. I want faster speeds, so I'm thinking of switching to cable or Hughes net, or something. Currently, I'm using Verizon.
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The way I work out how quickly I'm going to download/upload a file is this:

When your ISP says you'll get 4mb/s (megaBITS usually) download, I change the figure to 4000 kilobits per second, then minus 24 from it per every 1000 kilobits there is (due to one kilobyte containing 1024 bytes, not 1000). Then, I divide the figure by 8, because there is 8 bits in a byte.

So, (4000 - 96) / 8 = 488 kilobytes per second download.

Sadly, my ISP's upload is poor, so it's usually a tenth of the download speed. So 4000 kilobits per second will = 400 kilobits per second upload.

So, because it's 600 kilobits below 1000 kilobits, you 24 / 6 = 4, then * 10 = 40. Take that away from the 400 megabits you, you set the sum of 360 / 8 = 45 kilobytes per second upload (I think).

So, in total, because there are 1024 kilobytes in a mega byte, with 488 kilobytes per second download, you should download 1 mega byte in 2.098 (2 dp) seconds, and upload a 1 mega byte file in 22.76 (2 dp) seconds, with 4 megabit broadband. Of course, as mentioned above, it varies greatly if your line is busy, ISP is busy, etc, etc.

Wikipedia also shows a brief explanation:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megabit


I hope that made some sense. :)
 
All comm speed ratings are bits per second. Goes back to when communications were measured starting at about 30 bits per second, and glad to get it!
Your browser shows speed during a file download in bytes per second, though.

When you see a rating, small b is bits, capital B is bytes.
 
Well its tuesday and the tech came out. Basically said nothing is wrong which is BS so I am going over the techs head to the tech supervisor. They just keep saying its something at the pole down the street but they never fix it. Should know about that by thursday. Currently looking for other alternatives. I friggin hate Comcast. I am supposed to be at 8.8 megs download and I am only at around 3megs max.

I called Verizon and I can get 3 megs download and 768kb upload. The good news is it will be only 1 line. Cable lines are shared by multiple people.

I am tempted to have Verizon hook up the line and try both at the same time to verify its somthing with Comcast.
 
I just ordered Verizon DSL. It should be installed on the 28th of this month. :)

Its $38.99 per month for the first 12 months then goes to $40.99 per month. Hopefully that fixes my internet problems.

I know it sounds like a step backwards from Comcast cable but I am supposted to be getting 8.8megs download through comcast and I am only getting 2megs downlaod on average. 3megs once in a while.
 
G.T
The way I work out how quickly I'm going to download/upload a file is this:

When your ISP says you'll get 4mb/s (megaBITS usually) download, I change the figure to 4000 kilobits per second, then minus 24 from it per every 1000 kilobits there is (due to one kilobyte containing 1024 bytes, not 1000). Then, I divide the figure by 8, because there is 8 bits in a byte.

So, (4000 - 96) / 8 = 488 kilobytes per second download.

Sadly, my ISP's upload is poor, so it's usually a tenth of the download speed. So 4000 kilobits per second will = 400 kilobits per second upload.

So, because it's 600 kilobits below 1000 kilobits, you 24 / 6 = 4, then * 10 = 40. Take that away from the 400 megabits you, you set the sum of 360 / 8 = 45 kilobytes per second upload (I think).

So, in total, because there are 1024 kilobytes in a mega byte, with 488 kilobytes per second download, you should download 1 mega byte in 2.098 (2 dp) seconds, and upload a 1 mega byte file in 22.76 (2 dp) seconds, with 4 megabit broadband. Of course, as mentioned above, it varies greatly if your line is busy, ISP is busy, etc, etc.

Wikipedia also shows a brief explanation:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megabit


I hope that made some sense. :)
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wfooshee
All comm speed ratings are bits per second. Goes back to when communications were measured starting at about 30 bits per second, and glad to get it!
Your browser shows speed during a file download in bytes per second, though.

When you see a rating, small b is bytes, capital B is bytes.
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Thanks, dudes. +rep for the two'a yez. 👍
 
Well shortly after I ordered Verizon DSL, Comcast sent another tech out to our house (this guy was very helpful for once). That was on tuesday. They replaced all the wires, splitters, and parts from the pole to our house and got us up to 5megs download. We still arent near the 8.8 download yet but our internet has definetly improved.
They know something is wrong and its before the pole that goes to our house. Today they are supposed to send more techs out to fix or figure out whats wrong at the pole, or before the pole. Verizon is still coming at the end of the month and I will try them out if Comcast hasnt fixed our problem by then.
 
This tops the list as the most frustrating thing I have had to deal with in my entire life. Another tech came out today to the pole and was there for over 2 hours. Now our interent is back to 3megs download again. Unbelievable how terrilble comcast is. We are supposed to be at 8.8 megs or at least somethink close to that.
Now they set up another tech to come out on Saturday the 17th. The only good news is they put enough credit on my account to give me free internet for about 2 months.
 
I switched from Comcast to another cable company here back before cable even had Internet service, just because of the lousy TV service I got from them. They couldn't clear the channels up. 2 and 3 had horrible herringbone interference, and channels above about 45 were snowy, worse the higher you went. Fought it about a year, then the very week the other company announced availability, I ordered from them. They had to pull new fiber to my end of the street, trench my yard to get to the house (after having all the other utilies paint up the grass and street to mark their territories) and pulled ALL NEW cable to every jack in the house (5 of them). This was a FREE installation intro offer, folks.
Picture was and has remained crystal clear ever since, going on 7 or 8 years now. Added the Internet bundle 3 or 4 years back, and shortly after that arrived, they upgraded it from 4 to 8 Mb down, like I mentioned earlier in this thread.
Basically, I wasn't happy with Comcast, they couldn't fix the problem after several tries, weren't willing to pull new cable or re-ground their box, so I dumped them.
Sounds like the path you should consider.
 
Well, Verizon isn't much better, I'm afraid. For the past 10 days, I've been going through internet-download-speed-hell myself.

My speed fluctuates. It will go from 1.5-1.6k to 200-300. Plus, it kicks my .Net passport connection out, and I have to log in over, and over and over again. Neither MS, MSN or Verizon can tell what the problem is. It's not my PC. My internet connection cuts off on my PS3, too. A Verizon tech came out, and the speed fluctuated on his laptop, too. It ain't just me.

Sometimes, I cannot even get back on the internet after being booted. So, the only fix is to shut the modem/router down, and the PC, and start all over again, which is NOT a guarantee that it'll start back up again fixed.
 


That's on a Verizon 3mb/s DSL line for like $30 a month I think. It gets the job done just fine for me.

My latency was 42ms when pinging Google, by the way.
 
First time I have ever heard of SpeedTest, thanks for the link!

My wireless speeds:
  • ISP: Time Warner Road Runner
  • Router: Dell TrueMobile 2300 802.11b/g
  • Adapter: Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG
 
Toronado
They have Road Runner in the Texas area? I didn't know that. I thought it was just a New York thing.
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I've been using it since 2001 after switching over from DSL.

I'd like to give Verizon's FiOS (fiber optic) a try, especially at up to 50 Mbps download speeds and 5 Mbps upload speeds. 👍
 
Ebiggs


That's on a Verizon 3mb/s DSL line for like $30 a month I think. It gets the job done just fine for me.

My latency was 42ms when pinging Google, by the way.
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That's what I have and pay for, yet my speed is this...





I want FIOS, but it's still not in my area. :grumpy:
 
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Too lazy to type.
 
Wow, I hate Shaw Communications.

2384kb/s Download
484kb/s Upload
68ms Ping.
And that's about 40 KM away.

It's supposed to be 5 MBPS download, and 512 KBPS upload.
 
Ebiggs, I'm beating you! Ewww... ummm... that didn't come out right. I MEAN... it didn't sound right... uh... never mind.

 
I have been playing GRAW 2 a lot lately and have noticed something very important. The upload must be about 50kb per person if your hosting. Here is a guide that will help you determine the amount of people you can host with. For other games its about 30kb upload per person to successfully host. GRAW 2 is very very demanding. Especially if you are hosting co-op games. I will also add this diagram to the first post for reference.

Upload / 50 = Number of people you can host in GRAW 2.

Here are some examples.

800kb upload / 50 = 16 people
700kb upload / 50 = 14 people
600kb upload / 50 = 12 people
500kb upload / 50 = 10 people
400kb upload / 50 = 8 people
300kb upload / 50 = 6 people
200kb upload / 50 = 4 people

Other games are around 30kb upload per person.
 

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