Very Slow Download Speeds

HawMan · 11-21-2006, 01:59 PM

Hey all.

Recently my download speeds have been Extremely slow. I pay for the 512k Service, but because i have been with Blueyonder Broadband for so long they gave me a free upgrade to 4MB. My Download speeds however are around 15-30kb/s when downloading from Rapidshare or other websites. It used to be around 300-350kb/s. Im no good with Internets/Networking but i know something isnt right.

Im going to phone the ISP tomorrow and ask what speeds im getting/Should be getting, But i was just wondering if anyone had any advice on how to bump the speeds up?

Thanks alot :)

Liam

**johnwill** · 11-21-2006, 03:55 PM

Have you gone to places like http://www.speakeasy.net/speedtest/ or http://www.dslreports.com/speedtest and run a speed test? If so, what does it show? For instance, here's mine from Speakeasy.

HawMan · 11-21-2006, 04:04 PM

speak easy =

Last Result:
Download Speed: 263 kbps (32.9 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 288 kbps (36 KB/sec transfer rate)

dslreports =

Looks slow to me. This was with MSN only running.

**johnwill** · 11-22-2006, 07:18 AM

Well, that is really slow for a 4mbit service!

Are you connected to a broadband router? Have you tried a connection directly to the modem for a speed test?

**JamesO** · 11-22-2006, 08:54 AM

You need to run a speed test from a local UK server. Running the test from the server in California as shown on your speed test will clearly color your speed test results very slow.

The transit time between the UK and California is around 180 ms (assuming no network congestion) and will cause TCP to respond very poorly.

Use this link - http://www.dslreports.com/speedtest

look at the bottom and select an UK server from the list.

JamesO

HawMan · 11-22-2006, 04:55 PM

Im connected straight to the internet, there are no routers etc involved.

Heres some Speeds from different tests in the UK

Speed test
Wait a moment

Your link from us appears to be about 3.958923Mb/s

For a fast ADSL internet link, look at http://sod.ms/

Want to test for upload?

3.958923Mb/s 3958923 468660 4692440 8.961970

Tiscalli Speed test

Your current bandwidth reading is:

7.29 Mbps

which means you can download at 932.9 KB/sec. from our servers.

Bulldog

Result
Time to download: 10.985 seconds
File size: 5040KB
Throughput: 3743.9 kilobits per second
Throughput: 458.8 kilobytes per second

These all seem good speeds, but when i download from rapidshare or P2Ps or anything like that i only get around 50-100kb/s if im lucky.

**bruiser** · 11-22-2006, 06:08 PM

It could be your ISP has a cap on download speeds from sites like those. Trying to discourage you from going there.

11-21-2006, 01:59 PM	#1 (permalink)
HawMan Liam Join Date: May 2006 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Posts: 2,941 OS: Win XP My System	Very Slow Download Speeds Hey all. Recently my download speeds have been Extremely slow. I pay for the 512k Service, but because i have been with Blueyonder Broadband for so long they gave me a free upgrade to 4MB. My Download speeds however are around 15-30kb/s when downloading from Rapidshare or other websites. It used to be around 300-350kb/s. Im no good with Internets/Networking but i know something isnt right. Im going to phone the ISP tomorrow and ask what speeds im getting/Should be getting, But i was just wondering if anyone had any advice on how to bump the speeds up? Thanks alot :) Liam

11-21-2006, 03:55 PM	#2 (permalink)
johnwill Manager, Networking Forums Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania, US Posts: 41,787 OS: Windows 7, XP-Pro, Vista, Linux Blog Entries: 1	Have you gone to places like http://www.speakeasy.net/speedtest/ or http://www.dslreports.com/speedtest and run a speed test? If so, what does it show? For instance, here's mine from Speakeasy. __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience

11-22-2006, 07:18 AM	#4 (permalink)
johnwill Manager, Networking Forums Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania, US Posts: 41,787 OS: Windows 7, XP-Pro, Vista, Linux Blog Entries: 1	Well, that is really slow for a 4mbit service! Are you connected to a broadband router? Have you tried a connection directly to the modem for a speed test? __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience

11-21-2006, 04:04 PM	#3 (permalink)
HawMan Liam Join Date: May 2006 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Posts: 2,941 OS: Win XP My System	speak easy = Last Result: Download Speed: 263 kbps (32.9 KB/sec transfer rate) Upload Speed: 288 kbps (36 KB/sec transfer rate) dslreports = Looks slow to me. This was with MSN only running.

11-22-2006, 08:54 AM	#5 (permalink)
JamesO Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Fairfax, VA USA Posts: 2,289 OS: 98SE, W2k Pro, XP Pro	You need to run a speed test from a local UK server. Running the test from the server in California as shown on your speed test will clearly color your speed test results very slow. The transit time between the UK and California is around 180 ms (assuming no network congestion) and will cause TCP to respond very poorly. Use this link - http://www.dslreports.com/speedtest look at the bottom and select an UK server from the list. JamesO

11-22-2006, 04:55 PM	#6 (permalink)
HawMan Liam Join Date: May 2006 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Posts: 2,941 OS: Win XP My System	Im connected straight to the internet, there are no routers etc involved. Heres some Speeds from different tests in the UK Speed test Wait a moment Your link from us appears to be about 3.958923Mb/s For a fast ADSL internet link, look at http://sod.ms/ Want to test for upload? 3.958923Mb/s 3958923 468660 4692440 8.961970 Tiscalli Speed test Your current bandwidth reading is: 7.29 Mbps which means you can download at 932.9 KB/sec. from our servers. Bulldog Result Time to download: 10.985 seconds File size: 5040KB Throughput: 3743.9 kilobits per second Throughput: 458.8 kilobytes per second These all seem good speeds, but when i download from rapidshare or P2Ps or anything like that i only get around 50-100kb/s if im lucky.

11-22-2006, 06:08 PM	#7 (permalink)
bruiser TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,976 OS: xp	It could be your ISP has a cap on download speeds from sites like those. Trying to discourage you from going there.