Poop Man Bob Posted September 9, 2002 Share Posted September 9, 2002 I just installed DSL on my computer at my new apartment. When I try to download numerous (or even one) items at the same time (music, porn, whatever), it slows my connection with the internet CONSIDERABLY. So much so that I can't access 12 oz. or most any website. I had DSL for 1 1/2 years at my old place, and this was never a problem before. I could be downloading 10 songs at once and still use the internet with ease. Plus, I was sharing the connection with my roommate then .. whereas now, it all goes to one computer. I used the same DSL service both times, although I understand the quality of that service can vary depending on my location. Is there anything I can do with my computer/connection to fix the problem? Does anyone know what the problem could be? I'd appreciate any help .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poop Man Bob Posted September 9, 2002 Author Share Posted September 9, 2002 A picture I took .. to provide some entertainment to the thread: http://fattydave.homestead.com/files/Picture_066.jpg'> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CIPHER_one Posted September 9, 2002 Share Posted September 9, 2002 gbye Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iCEBERG Posted September 10, 2002 Share Posted September 10, 2002 did you do anything to your computer? comps a capped to only allow a certian amount of bps for an upstream or downstream transfer. http://www.dslreports.com/stest try that or try this http://nyc.speakeasy.net/ itll test what your line is capable of moving at its maximum at the bottom of the second page it'll give you steps to see if your shits runnin straight, if not it'll tell you a few things to try an heres a whole forum that has to do with dsl problems, just look through that shit for a quick 15 minutes an you should find somethin http://www.tek-tips.com/threadminder.cfm?s...FTOKEN=50189468 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poop Man Bob Posted September 10, 2002 Author Share Posted September 10, 2002 Originally posted by iCEBERG did you do anything to your computer? comps a capped to only allow a certian amount of bps for an upstream or downstream transfer. http://www.dslreports.com/stest try that or try this http://nyc.speakeasy.net/ itll test what your line is capable of moving at its maximum at the bottom of the second page it'll give you steps to see if your shits runnin straight, if not it'll tell you a few things to try an heres a whole forum that has to do with dsl problems, just look through that shit for a quick 15 minutes an you should find somethin http://www.tek-tips.com/threadminder.cfm?s...FTOKEN=50189468 You're the fucking man. Let me check those links out and I'll report in ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intangible Posted September 10, 2002 Share Posted September 10, 2002 And I would end up calling your service provider...I saw this happen to a friend of mine...he called and they helped him fix it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest fr8lover Posted September 10, 2002 Share Posted September 10, 2002 im having problems where the connection just goes off and on for like 30 seconds or sometimes more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty_habiT Posted September 10, 2002 Share Posted September 10, 2002 ok, so what was your connection speed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poop Man Bob Posted September 10, 2002 Author Share Posted September 10, 2002 dslreports.com listed my download as 326 kbps (above what they called "faster") ... listed my upload as 64 kbps (which shouldn't matter, because I don't share files on any file transfer services ..) "Your download speed : 326952 bps, or 326 kbps. A 39.9 KB/sec transfer rate. Your upload speed : 64516 bps, or 64 kbps." The second page basically said everything looks good. More hunting ....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iCEBERG Posted September 10, 2002 Share Posted September 10, 2002 Originally posted by fr8lover im having problems where the connection just goes off and on for like 30 seconds or sometimes more probably inconsistancies in the lines voltage that supplies power to your modem. but i dunno Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poop Man Bob Posted September 10, 2002 Author Share Posted September 10, 2002 I just called SBC and talked to a "technician." He had no fucking idea what he was talking about ... good lord what a dumbass. I'm going to call back in an hour and hope I don't get the same guy. Him: "You is probably experiencing heavy traffic on the website you were on." Me: "No, it's every website I visit. Not just my homepage." Him: 15 second silence. Me: "Hello?" Him: "Yeah, I'm still here." MURDER DEATH KILL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poop Man Bob Posted September 10, 2002 Author Share Posted September 10, 2002 Originally posted by fr8lover im having problems where the connection just goes off and on for like 30 seconds or sometimes more I had that problem with my old DSL system. Try to download the newest version of the software supporting your modem/router. It worked wonders for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferris Bueller Posted September 10, 2002 Share Posted September 10, 2002 sounds like your shit is capped... I know mine is.. back in the day, folks who lived in apartments around here could have a node all to themselves and end up being able to download @ 1 megabyte/sec. Crazy shit...but it definitely sounds like you have a capped download rate whereas the connection at your last place didn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poop Man Bob Posted September 10, 2002 Author Share Posted September 10, 2002 Originally posted by Ferris Bueller sounds like your shit is capped... I know mine is.. back in the day, folks who lived in apartments around here could have a node all to themselves and end up being able to download @ 1 megabyte/sec. Crazy shit...but it definitely sounds like you have a capped download rate whereas the connection at your last place didn't. Even if I have the same ISP? Just different cities in the same state (Houston v. Austin) And can I have this removed? Will the ISP tell me it's capped if I ask that directly? So many questions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swif1 Posted September 10, 2002 Share Posted September 10, 2002 i think your apartment capped the speed. but i'm probably wrong. a 64kps upload? holy crap that's weak. haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty_habiT Posted September 10, 2002 Share Posted September 10, 2002 Originally posted by Poop Man Bob Even if I have the same ISP? Just different cities in the same state (Houston v. Austin) And can I have this removed? Will the ISP tell me it's capped if I ask that directly? So many questions. They probably will not tell you anything about a cap, or they will maybe pretend to not know what you're talking about. Try upgrading the drivers for your ethernet card. Also try doing "window's update." I'm not surprised you didn't have much luck with the SBC support people. For future reference, try to get the person's name, and after that, try to speak to their supervisor. Sometimes if you ask to speak to a supervisor, the person will fuck around and hang up and shit..... so you want to be able to know there name in case. Alot of times the higher up person will know how to fix stuff the underlings won't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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