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Offline Cynet

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How can i speed up my Internet DL Speed
« on: March 13, 2012, 01:14:26 AM »
Hey Fellow Zoners,
        I've always been having problems with getting a good, speedy download rate on my computer, from being with TalkTalk to BT, I was promised to get at least 1 Megabyte (Not Megabit) a second, i have called them up to complain about the problem but they act like retards, although most helpdesk assistants are limited in knowledge. Just wondering if anyone knows any tips and tricks i can do to improve the download speed, atm im at about 160kb/s and it sucks ass.

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Re: How can i speed up my Internet DL Speed
« Reply #1 on: March 13, 2012, 07:12:07 PM »
Steal neighbors internets :D
But really I don't think there is much you can do... you cannot make your connection faster beyond the ISP. Maybe they don't know the difference between MegaBYTE and MegaBIT, because 160kb/s is usually the actual speed in bytes from bits.
So either you got ripped off or something is clogging the connection. Try and check your router if you have one. If it's just a straight ethernet line then complain to your ISP more.
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Re: How can i speed up my Internet DL Speed
« Reply #2 on: March 14, 2012, 02:17:39 PM »
Hmm, i think it must have something to do with where i live also lol, yeah i asked them and i should be getting 1MegaBYTE a second, 10Mbit connection, yeah guess i'll just complain lol cheers for the advice :)

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Re: How can i speed up my Internet DL Speed
« Reply #3 on: March 15, 2012, 11:26:51 AM »
Quote from: Cynet on March 13, 2012, 01:14:26 AM
Hey Fellow Zoners,
        I've always been having problems with getting a good, speedy download rate on my computer, from being with TalkTalk to BT, I was promised to get at least 1 Megabyte (Not Megabit) a second, i have called them up to complain about the problem but they act like retards, although most helpdesk assistants are limited in knowledge. Just wondering if anyone knows any tips and tricks i can do to improve the download speed, atm im at about 160kb/s and it sucks ass.

                    Cheers
                               Cynet,


You were promised internet speeds by someone who doesn't know the difference between a bit and a byte. 160 kb/s is OVER 1 megabit per second. This is what you were sold.

You can check out your exchange information using http://www.samknows.com/broadband/exchange_search

This will tell you the theoretical speed for your area and what services are enabled on your exchange.
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Re: How can i speed up my Internet DL Speed
« Reply #4 on: March 15, 2012, 09:45:04 PM »
When I worked for Frontier (DSL), you are promised up to your provisioned speed. If you are on Verizon's old network (now Frontier) chances are your on legacy systems that are in the process of being replaced.


It would help to know if your on DSL, Cable, or Fiber.
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