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General Forums => Hardware and Software => Topic started by: Dragon Tamer on November 12, 2014, 06:26:06 PM
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I heard from someone the other day that sometimes companies will sell you a certain speed and lower the speed over time so little that it couldn't be noticed.
I'm a little concerns this may be happening to me but I don't know the original speed as a reference. If I call and ask what's to stop them from running off the number that they are currently charging me?
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This is bandwidth speed not travel time speed. You can use an online speed test to check your current download and upload rates.
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This is bandwidth speed not travel time speed. You can use an online speed test to check your current download and upload rates.
I've already done that, it's 10 up 10 down but I don't know what it should be.
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I've already done that, it's 10 up 10 down but I don't know what it should be.
10 of what?
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Yes, 10 what?
You should look at your bill or online service page for your ISP, and see what package you have, it's usually described in terms of megaBITS up and down capability. I'm sure you know already, but there is 8 bits in a byte, so when you see download speeds in megaBYTES on your PC, they'll typically max out at 1/8th the number that you ISP tells you in these terms. IE if you have a 10 megabit down service, you'll typically see a max speed of 1.2 ish megabytes/sec in your download bar in windows or your torrents/whatever you use for downloading stuff.
Like others said, you should go to the speed test site everybody and their dog uses, http://www.speedtest.net/ .
Run the test a few times automatically and see the results, and then pick a few random servers manually and do the same. You'll eventually find one that connects well with your home connection, and will max it out. When you see this happening, just compare it to your package you're paying for. Just be aware there are TONS of factors involved in your speed, and getting what you're paying for. Skuzzy knows more about this I think than almost anybody here, you may want to PM him and ask him to look at your connex, or send him some traceroutes or speedtests and the like, if you think your ISP is slowing your service down deliberately. I doubt this is happening to be honest, some cable companies will oversell their networks and they'll become saturated, which is in effect doing the same thing, just in a non selective manner, but that's another issue.
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He probably has 10 gigabits symmetric internet and only posts this to troll us :devil