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| 445320 | 2006-04-10 01:35:00 | Hello In the last 2 weeks or so, my slingshot dialup has become very slow, connecting at 15kbps - 25kbps as compared to 48kbps I use to get. The pc is running XP pro sp2. Is anyone else having problems with slingshot in the waikato area? Cheers, Luke. |
hsv-b0y (5210) | ||
| 445321 | 2006-05-14 12:14:00 | Yes i live the waikato and my dial up connection has been slow also, sometimes only connecting at 34kbps, where as it used to connect up between 49 & 52kbps. This has been going on for the last month sometimes I even have to disconnect and try dialing up again several times to get a decent connection at the moment I'm only connected at 36kbpms .Have complained to slingshot ,but really no explainable reply from them. maybe try a new isp | dagirl (10181) | ||
| 445322 | 2006-05-14 21:30:00 | maybe try a new isp That may be the answer. It seems to me that ISPs, especially new ones, offer cheap deals ($9.95 unlimited dial up), but after a zillion users sign up the speed slows way down due to congestion. My advice: go with iHug. |
Strommer (42) | ||
| 445323 | 2006-05-14 23:03:00 | with all this weather its highly likly to be cable faults. try a mates internet connectin on your pc, that will determin if its an isp problem or not. btw connection speed dosn't mean jack. its quite comman to have a 30kb connection and it conects as 45kbs. actual download speed is what matters. |
tweak'e (69) | ||
| 445324 | 2006-05-14 23:31:00 | btw connection speed dosn't mean jack. its quite comman to have a 30kb connection and it conects as 45kbs. actual download speed is what matters. Initial connection speed often ends up dropping down but you won't get a good throughput without a good line speed. If 45 is too high try limiting to 44 then 43 etc until you find one that sticks.Too many helpdesks try to solve all their problems in one hit by adding modem strings that disable V.90 completely. |
PaulD (232) | ||
| 445325 | 2006-05-14 23:51:00 | the "connection speed" is only a quick test at the very start. if there is no line noise at that moment it will report high, even tho the line speed is actually a whole lot lower. those with electric fence issues will know this ;) i get a connection speed of 44kbs but it runs at around 1kBs download speed. if your download speed is 3kBs or less then string the modem down to v34. 2nd thing.... modems only report what speed that is programmed into the drivers ie if actual connect speed is between 40kbs and 50kbs it will report 50kbs. for those pain in the butt people who think connection speed is the only thing that matters, the old tech trick is to rewrite the driver so it reports all speeds as 52kbs (eg report connect speed of 30kbs-55kbs as 52kbs) thereby tricking the stubbon **** that their connection is actually good. as you can see there is a lot of factors that tweak the reported connection speed which is why its dosn't mean much. actuall download speed means a whole lot more. |
tweak'e (69) | ||
| 445326 | 2006-05-15 00:34:00 | actuall download speed means a whole lot more. Agreed. It is a balancing act though, you won't get sustained downloads above 5kB by giving away line speed. Not everyone has to worry about electric fences. A sample of NZ local connections about 7 years ago found that 70% of all lines would maintain reasonable V.90 speeds. |
PaulD (232) | ||
| 445327 | 2006-05-15 01:01:00 | It's not the cold weather. I connected at 3300kb's at 4.30 this morning. Last night and yesterday afternoon I only managed 176.!!!!! Seems like telecom do not have enough lines. When everyone is on line there's just not enough lines. |
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