Download speeds strangely low...

Zuntyh · 01-15-2008, 09:11 AM

Hi. At Christmas I was lucky enough to get my own pc. It is a huge improvement from my families with things such as core2quad processor, HD Radeon 2400 Pro Graphics Card, 500GB hard drive, 2Gb RAM or 4 I forget ^^. I am running on Windows XP SP 2. Anyway my friend also got a computer, his spec is not as good but when he is downloading files he is going at about 2.5 megabytes per second, he is connected to his router via a belkin usb card. Anyway the thing that gets me he is with Virgin media too, we both has a linksys WRT model router, we both use something to connect our computer to the router, mine being a NetGear ethernet plug. When I download things I go at say 250kb per second on a good day :/, even with my anti virus and everything turned off. It is not to do with the computer. When we signed up for virgin media our download speed was supposed to be 4mps...I'd be happy with 2mbps for sure. I have tried network optimizers and clean ups etc. However does not help much at all. I jave ram various spyware, malware, virus scans etc/ these proved no results. I ran a scan on iolo and it tells me I am downloading at a peek of 1.79mbps I'd love that but where is that when I download?

Hope someone can help, thanks.

**Jack.Sparrow** · 01-16-2008, 05:07 AM

Hi Zuntyh, Welcome to TSF

Your speed will directly depend on what you're downloading and where from. Along with other things like traffic, distance etc.

You could run a simple test by find a file and getting your friend to download it, while downloading it yourself to see if there are any major differences in speed.

Zuntyh · 01-16-2008, 01:46 PM

Thanks, well we both downloaded the same file from Rapidshare and he would go at 4mbps on a good day :o unlike my 250kb.

**Jack.Sparrow** · 01-16-2008, 06:14 PM

Was it on the same day?

**johnwill** · 01-17-2008, 11:07 AM

Register at DSLReports and run their Line Quality Tests. Post the results link from the top of the test display page here.

Zuntyh · 01-18-2008, 04:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by johnwill

Register at DSLReports and run their Line Quality Tests. Post the results link from the top of the test display page here.

Another forum said to do this too, I was going at 2mbps also it said.

**johnwill** · 01-19-2008, 01:57 PM

Not speed tests, Line Quality Tests. They're quite different.

Zuntyh · 02-03-2008, 12:57 PM

Alrite I done this Here is result: http://www.dslreports.com/linequality/nil/2345110

Sorry was late on this. My Danish friend also has the same problem... but he goes at 56kmb instead of 2mbps :/.

**johnwill** · 02-04-2008, 08:31 AM

Well, you have pretty high latency to the first hop, but other than that, the results look OK.

Zuntyh · 02-04-2008, 08:57 AM

So any other ideas aout why I am not getting the 2mbps I should be getting if all the tests work out fine?

**johnwill** · 02-04-2008, 05:02 PM

You're confusing bits and bytes.

If you get 250kbyte/sec downloads, that's all you can expect on a 2mbit/sec link. Remember, bytes have 8 bits, right?

Zuntyh · 02-05-2008, 01:10 PM

Well yeah your right 2mbits would be like 200kb but my download has been 330kb/second before, it is definetly 2 Mega Bytes Per second it is supposed to be running it. I was almost hit by joy when I downloaded my last thing, as soon as it started it said 1.79mbps then it went straight down to 330kb/s :(.

**johnwill** · 02-05-2008, 01:17 PM

Well, you were getting better than expected results, but I don't see anything wrong with what you're getting now.

Zuntyh · 02-06-2008, 11:54 AM

I'm lucky to get 300kb/s. I just really think it would benefit myself greatly if I didn't have to leave my computer on for hours...especially since it's a 650W PSU. I recently downloaded a game called Rappelz which was 1.79 GB...if I had 2mbps then that would only be 900 seconds :S Or 15 minutes :o instead of like 5 hours that I did spend xD. Then patching it took another good few hours. I wasn't really expecting a solution, I'm one of those people who just keep getting pounded with bad luck.

**johnwill** · 02-06-2008, 12:02 PM

Hmm... At 300kbyte/sec, it should take less than two hours to download 1.8 gigabytes. Of course, I get something like that in about 10 minutes. here.

Zuntyh · 02-09-2008, 05:07 AM

That does not help my problem whatsoever ^^. I take it my bad luck will have to stay with me.

BlitzMX · 02-09-2008, 08:27 AM

Try another router, not you linksys.
Don´t be suprised if that´s the problem.

Bye

Zuntyh · 02-09-2008, 10:17 AM

As I said my friend uses the same router and its fine...

01-15-2008, 09:11 AM	#1 (permalink)
Zuntyh Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 59 OS: xp	Download speeds strangely low... Hi. At Christmas I was lucky enough to get my own pc. It is a huge improvement from my families with things such as core2quad processor, HD Radeon 2400 Pro Graphics Card, 500GB hard drive, 2Gb RAM or 4 I forget ^^. I am running on Windows XP SP 2. Anyway my friend also got a computer, his spec is not as good but when he is downloading files he is going at about 2.5 megabytes per second, he is connected to his router via a belkin usb card. Anyway the thing that gets me he is with Virgin media too, we both has a linksys WRT model router, we both use something to connect our computer to the router, mine being a NetGear ethernet plug. When I download things I go at say 250kb per second on a good day :/, even with my anti virus and everything turned off. It is not to do with the computer. When we signed up for virgin media our download speed was supposed to be 4mps...I'd be happy with 2mbps for sure. I have tried network optimizers and clean ups etc. However does not help much at all. I jave ram various spyware, malware, virus scans etc/ these proved no results. I ran a scan on iolo and it tells me I am downloading at a peek of 1.79mbps I'd love that but where is that when I download? Hope someone can help, thanks.

01-16-2008, 05:07 AM	#2 (permalink)
Jack.Sparrow Resident Pirate Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Qld, Aus Posts: 17,867 OS: XP SP3/Vista SP1 My System Blog Entries: 6	Re: Download speeds strangely low... Hi Zuntyh, Welcome to TSF Your speed will directly depend on what you're downloading and where from. Along with other things like traffic, distance etc. You could run a simple test by find a file and getting your friend to download it, while downloading it yourself to see if there are any major differences in speed. __________________ //PC Wizard//Speedfan//Can you run it?//Posting Screenshots//Posting System Specs//Donations//

01-16-2008, 01:46 PM	#3 (permalink)
Zuntyh Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 59 OS: xp	Re: Download speeds strangely low... Thanks, well we both downloaded the same file from Rapidshare and he would go at 4mbps on a good day :o unlike my 250kb.

01-16-2008, 06:14 PM	#4 (permalink)
Jack.Sparrow Resident Pirate Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Qld, Aus Posts: 17,867 OS: XP SP3/Vista SP1 My System Blog Entries: 6	Re: Download speeds strangely low... Was it on the same day? __________________ //PC Wizard//Speedfan//Can you run it?//Posting Screenshots//Posting System Specs//Donations//

01-17-2008, 11:07 AM	#5 (permalink)
johnwill Manager, Networking Forums Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania, US Posts: 41,940 OS: Windows 7, XP-Pro, Vista, Linux Blog Entries: 1	Re: Download speeds strangely low... Register at DSLReports and run their Line Quality Tests. Post the results link from the top of the test display page here. __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience

01-19-2008, 01:57 PM	#7 (permalink)
johnwill Manager, Networking Forums Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania, US Posts: 41,940 OS: Windows 7, XP-Pro, Vista, Linux Blog Entries: 1	Re: Download speeds strangely low... Not speed tests, Line Quality Tests. They're quite different. __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience

02-03-2008, 12:57 PM	#8 (permalink)
Zuntyh Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 59 OS: xp	Re: Download speeds strangely low... Alrite I done this Here is result: http://www.dslreports.com/linequality/nil/2345110 Sorry was late on this. My Danish friend also has the same problem... but he goes at 56kmb instead of 2mbps :/.

02-04-2008, 08:31 AM	#9 (permalink)
johnwill Manager, Networking Forums Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania, US Posts: 41,940 OS: Windows 7, XP-Pro, Vista, Linux Blog Entries: 1	Re: Download speeds strangely low... Well, you have pretty high latency to the first hop, but other than that, the results look OK. __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience

02-04-2008, 08:57 AM	#10 (permalink)
Zuntyh Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 59 OS: xp	Re: Download speeds strangely low... So any other ideas aout why I am not getting the 2mbps I should be getting if all the tests work out fine?

02-04-2008, 05:02 PM	#11 (permalink)
johnwill Manager, Networking Forums Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania, US Posts: 41,940 OS: Windows 7, XP-Pro, Vista, Linux Blog Entries: 1	Re: Download speeds strangely low... You're confusing bits and bytes. If you get 250kbyte/sec downloads, that's all you can expect on a 2mbit/sec link. Remember, bytes have 8 bits, right? __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience

02-05-2008, 01:10 PM	#12 (permalink)
Zuntyh Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 59 OS: xp	Re: Download speeds strangely low... Well yeah your right 2mbits would be like 200kb but my download has been 330kb/second before, it is definetly 2 Mega Bytes Per second it is supposed to be running it. I was almost hit by joy when I downloaded my last thing, as soon as it started it said 1.79mbps then it went straight down to 330kb/s :(.

02-05-2008, 01:17 PM	#13 (permalink)
johnwill Manager, Networking Forums Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania, US Posts: 41,940 OS: Windows 7, XP-Pro, Vista, Linux Blog Entries: 1	Re: Download speeds strangely low... Well, you were getting better than expected results, but I don't see anything wrong with what you're getting now. __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience

02-06-2008, 11:54 AM	#14 (permalink)
Zuntyh Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 59 OS: xp	Re: Download speeds strangely low... I'm lucky to get 300kb/s. I just really think it would benefit myself greatly if I didn't have to leave my computer on for hours...especially since it's a 650W PSU. I recently downloaded a game called Rappelz which was 1.79 GB...if I had 2mbps then that would only be 900 seconds :S Or 15 minutes :o instead of like 5 hours that I did spend xD. Then patching it took another good few hours. I wasn't really expecting a solution, I'm one of those people who just keep getting pounded with bad luck.

02-06-2008, 12:02 PM	#15 (permalink)
johnwill Manager, Networking Forums Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania, US Posts: 41,940 OS: Windows 7, XP-Pro, Vista, Linux Blog Entries: 1	Re: Download speeds strangely low... Hmm... At 300kbyte/sec, it should take less than two hours to download 1.8 gigabytes. Of course, I get something like that in about 10 minutes. here. __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience

02-09-2008, 05:07 AM	#16 (permalink)
Zuntyh Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 59 OS: xp	Re: Download speeds strangely low... That does not help my problem whatsoever ^^. I take it my bad luck will have to stay with me.

02-09-2008, 08:27 AM	#17 (permalink)
BlitzMX Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: IT Posts: 17 OS: Win XP	Re: Download speeds strangely low... Try another router, not you linksys. Don´t be suprised if that´s the problem. Bye

02-09-2008, 10:17 AM	#18 (permalink)
Zuntyh Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 59 OS: xp	Re: Download speeds strangely low... As I said my friend uses the same router and its fine...