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  • 06-04-2008 1:53pm
    #1
    tinkerbell
    Registered Users Posts: 6,423 ✭✭✭


    Hi folks

    I'm on the 3MB line and have gone to speedtest.net several times since I got it (only few weeks ago) to see what speeds I'm getting.

    Download is usually around 2.6MB but upload is always around the 128kbps mark .... should it not be much higher? Is there any reason why it's so low?

    Oh and I have the ethernet cable plugged in the whole time.

    Thanks!


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    Little-Devil
    Closed Accounts Posts: 911 ✭✭✭Little-Devil


    tinkerbell wrote: »

    Download is usually around 2.6MB but upload is always around the 128kbps mark .... should it not be much higher? Is there any reason why it's so low?

    Oh and I have the ethernet cable plugged in the whole time.

    Thanks!

    First thing you need to check is what the Modem is synching up at. If its Netopa, open IE and type 192.168.1.254 into the address bar and you will see your connection information you see Speed 3048/256 (kbps).
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    axton1
    Registered Users Posts: 68 ✭✭axton1


    tinkerbell wrote: »
    Hi folks

    I'm on the 3MB line and have gone to speedtest.net several times since I got it (only few weeks ago) to see what speeds I'm getting.

    Download is usually around 2.6MB but upload is always around the 128kbps mark .... should it not be much higher? Is there any reason why it's so low?

    Oh and I have the ethernet cable plugged in the whole time.

    Thanks!

    I think normally the upload should be about 30% min of the dowload speed
    can depend on the isp. All the different offers thatwe are bombarded with
    and they all have their little small print that puts you righ back where u were before, sorry for the ranting. but I have just signed with bt for 12 months and now everthing is cheaper from the competition


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    tinkerbell
    Registered Users Posts: 6,423 ✭✭✭tinkerbell


    Little-Devil wrote: »
    First thing you need to check is what the Modem is synching up at. If its Netopa, open IE and type 192.168.1.254 into the address bar and you will see your connection information you see Speed 3048/256 (kbps).
    .
    Thanks! Here's what I got from that:
    Speed
    3072/384 (kbps)
    So is all that ok then?


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    axton1
    Registered Users Posts: 68 ✭✭axton1


    I think it should be around 1 mb.
    But it this will only affect u if you upload alot to the web / websites.
    most people just want fast dowload as fast as they can get.


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    nilhg
    Registered Users Posts: 5,142 ✭✭✭nilhg


    tinkerbell wrote: »
    Thanks! Here's what I got from that:
    Speed
    3072/384 (kbps)
    So is all that ok then?

    Yeah thats the way it should be, what are your other stats, attenuation and SN margin?


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    guil
    Registered Users Posts: 10,495 ✭✭✭✭guil


    axton1 wrote: »
    I think it should be around 1 mb.
    But it this will only affect u if you upload alot to the web / websites.
    most people just want fast dowload as fast as they can get.

    upload on a 3mb line with eircom is 384 kb/s but i'm on 2 mb that should have 256kb/s upload and most of the time get 120kb/s upload


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    mk6705
    Registered Users Posts: 721 ✭✭✭mk6705


    nilhg wrote: »
    Yeah thats the way it should be, what are your other stats, attenuation and SN margin?

    They should be irrelevant, as once it's synced it's synced, unless it drops out. I'm getting about 210 or 220 from it syncing at 256 and 1792 for syncing at 2 MB.


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