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Thread ID: 90671 2008-06-12 05:21:00 Can I tweak my modem settings? (broadband) mark1978 (13845) Press F1
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677751 2008-06-12 05:21:00 Hi guys, just got broadband but it is so slow downloading 10 to 13kb..can I tweak the settings of the modem? mark1978 (13845)
677752 2008-06-12 06:35:00 First thing I would do is check the speed your modem is connecting to the exchange at. Go into the modem setup and look for the Status of your ADSL connection. Should have an upload and download data rate. rumpty (2863)
677753 2008-06-12 07:07:00 Line rate is: downstream:7616 Kbps Upstream:160 Kbps mark1978 (13845)
677754 2008-06-12 08:06:00 and what/where are you downloading from ?........if it's a file sharing program be aware that you may very well be downloading from someone else who'se on dialup .........in which case theres nothing you can do about it.........try a download from microsoft.....they're usually pretty fast ......just to test things. drcspy (146)
677755 2008-06-12 08:45:00 and what/where are you downloading from ?........if it's a file sharing program be aware that you may very well be downloading from someone else who'se on dialup .........in which case theres nothing you can do about it.........try a download from microsoft.....they're usually pretty fast ......just to test things.

I would say this is related to this thread (pressf1.co.nz)
Speedy Gonzales (78)
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