Download / upload speed suddenly divided by two, c...

For the past two weeks I noticed that my download and upload speed has been divided by two, I use to enjoy 1.4 meg and it is now down to 0.6megs it is not a connection issue because it is stable, it looks more like a throttle has been applied to my package. I called support yesterday and they said they would "reset" my line as my connection appears to be slow from their system, nothing seem to have changed yet. My IP profile has also been divided by two and is now 7.5 megs instead of about 16 megs, I am a bit puzzled. See my ADSL stats below
ADSL line status
Connection information
Line state
Connected
Connection time
0 days, 18:11:49
Downstream
6,656 Kbps
Upstream
448 Kbps
ADSL settings
VPI/VCI
0/38
Type
PPPoA
Modulation
ITU-T G.992.1
Latency type
Interleaved
Noise margin (Down/Up)
20.4 dB / 28.0 dB
Line attenuation (Down/Up)
24.0 dB / 13.0 dB
Output power (Down/Up)
19.8 dBm / 11.6 dBm
Loss of Framing (Local)
33
Loss of Signal (Local)
3
Loss of Power (Local)
0
FEC Errors (Down/Up)
69 / 0
CRC Errors (Down/Up)
0 / N/A
HEC Errors (Down/Up)
N/A / 0
Error Seconds (Local)
14
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And see below my IP profile, my Max achievable speed was twice what it is now, any idea what could be the cause ?

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Basic Questions on ActionTec MI424-WR Router - problems with poor download/upload speed

First, I will get to the point and ask my questions, then will explain what's happening - I'm interested in hearing whether the right actions are being taken to solve my problem.
1) After perusing the forums, I see frequent reference to the "Rev" version of the ActionTec MI424-WR Router. How do you find the Rev version? I have logged into the Router and in the "System Monitoring" icon, the Router Status lists my Hardware version as 'A'. Does this mean I have Rev 'A'?
2) What is Verizon handing out these days for Routers? Mine is being replaced, and I am wondering what to expect. I have Verizon FIOS Phone, TV, and Internet service, and have the 25/25 Internet service. Will they give me another MI424-WR? If so, what Rev level are they likely to give me?
Here's why my router is being replaced - opinions/comments/advice welcomed.
For the past year or two, I've consistently measured (via speedtest.speakeasy.net) about 30Mbs download, and around 22-25 Upload. Lately, I noticed that my downloads were quite slow, so I tested my speed at the above website, which I had not done in many months. I measured only about 2-3 Download and 1-2 up. Note all of what I am discussing hear takes place with hard-wired ethernet, NOT wireless.
I tried testing from multiple computers, running XP, Vista, and Windows 7. All getting consistently similar poor speeds. I verified my account still is supposed to have 25/25/ service, which I verified online.
Tried rebooting the router, no change. Then tried hard reset (pushing in the recessed button, holding it for about 20-30 seconds. After it reconnected to the Internet, I tested speed again. No change.
Interestingly, I tested wireless speed on the laptop I have. Speed is MUCH better, around 15 down, and 10-12 up.
I tried the speed optimization tool on two of my PCs, it made no improvement. Finally, got into an online chat with a Verizon Tech. He did some tests on the line, we repeated some of the things I already tried, and then he asked how old my Router was...I am pretty sure it is the original one I received when I first signed up for FIOS, around 5-6 years ago, which is one of the reasons I asked how to tell which rev level I had. So the tech concluded the problem was probably my Router.
I TEND to agree, especially because I recently had an "anomaly" on my network. My son complained one day that Internet was down. When I got home, I found out my NetGear Gigbit switch was dead, and two of my hard-wired ethernet network printers could no longer talk to the network. I replaced the switch, so now I am thinking perhaps the Router was damaged somehow. I have no idea what the cause of this anomaly was - everything that connects to my network was plugged into Triplite ISOBAR surge protectors, but that only protects AC power.
I would think a hardware failure would completely kill the ethernet portion of the router, not simply reduce speed, but I could be wrong. Anyone been through something similar to this before? I expect to receive the new Router next Thursday, so hopefully I should know by then, but still - what should the next steps be if the new router does not fix the problem?
Thanks for any comments, insight or shared experiences you might be willing to share...
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This is embarrassing.
Smith6612, you are absolutely correct, and you nailed it!
When all this mess started, I checked my Verizon account to make sure I was signed up for 25/25 Internet. I was.
I don't know what has happened, but after reading Smith6612's response, I went back to recheck my account. I was set up for 15/5! So, the speedtest measurements I have been getting the last couple of days are exactly what I should be getting. Two possibilities:
1) My Triple-Play bundle must have expired in the past two weeks by coincidence.
2) The Verizon tech may have changed my account profile when I worked with them online last week, although this was never discussed.
At any rate, Smith6612 wins the prize. It certainly explains the download/upload speeds I am getting. I have logged into Verizon and signed up for a new bundle. According to their website, my new profile should take effect Tuesday 1/10, so after that point, I should be measuring 25/25 again.
Thanks to all who responded to this thread. I will update this thread to confirm after Tuesday. I get nervous whenever I have to change anything with Verizon - although everything has worked fine for the past few years, we have so many services with them - Cell Phone, TV, Internet, and Home Phone, that I worry something will go wrong with the billing, but we'll see.

Why is the download/upload speed so slow on my MBA (about 5 times slower than my PC)?

Why is the download/upload speed so slow on my MBA (about 5 times slower than my PC)?

Are you on band 13 or band 4? 13 is the original LTE band and remains relatively congested. Band 4 is the XLTE band and is less congested and has higher overall potential bandwidth (15 MHz vs 10 MHz). Even so, 7 Mbps is more than enough for doing stuff on your phone and is not considered slow.
To check band,
dial *3001#12345#*
select serving cell info
frequency band will say 13 or 4
FInd an area with band 4 and retest.

Macbook upload speed suddenly slow see history

Hey there,
So my wife has the white Macbook from september 2008 and I have the Macbook Pro 15in from March 2009. We both share the same internet connection but after the upgrade to SL her upload speed has become painfully slow (see history) while mine is still the same speed.
Date Download Speed Upload Speed
Tuesday 00:55 984 kbps (123kB/s) 27 kbps (3.38kB/s) Share
Tuesday 00:06 989 kbps (124kB/s) 19 kbps (2.38kB/s) Share
Sep 4, 22:01 1059 kbps (132kB/s) 120 kbps (15kB/s) Share
The september 4th speedtest was BEFORE the SL upgrade and the tuesday is AFTER the SL upgrade, but then again I upgraded my Macbook Pro to SL and there has been no drop in my upload speed.
What to do? My wife is now using my Mac which is no good for any of us.
Thanks
Thomas

Select each of the items shown in RED in Activity Monitor. Click on the Quit icon in AM's toolbar then click on the Force Quit button. You only need to do this if you are unable to quit the programs in the normal way - Make the program the frontmost application, then press COMMAND-Q.
You also have two items in the /Library/StartupItems/ folder. They should not be there. You can remove them. HP should have updated software that replaces the older driver. I'm not sure about the TiVo item, but it should not be installed in that location.
You should check the Classroom Enrichment application for compatibility with Yosemite: See App Compatibility Table - RoaringApps.
As for your backup needs I would suggest this:
Repartition the Seagate backup drive. This removes all the Seagate software. If you want more control over your backups than provided by Time Machine see the following options:
Suggested Backup Software
1. Carbon Copy Cloner
2. Get Backup
3. Deja Vu
4. SuperDuper!
5. Synk Pro
6. Tri-Backup
Others may be found at MacUpdate.
Visit The XLab FAQs and read the FAQ on backup and restore. Also read How to Back Up and Restore Your Files. You can download free trial versions of all six so you can try them out and decide on the one you prefer before paying for it. I am a big fan of Carbon Copy Cloner, but that does not mean it's your best choice.
Now given all the above consider that you can always use Time Machine. But until you get your computer straightened out I would refrain from making a backup. There's no point in restoring a malfunctioning backup made of a malfunctioning computer.

Strange download/upload speeds using the airport express as a repeater

HI,
i am having strange speed issues. Let me start off by stating my AirPort Extreme is on the middle floor of a 3 story condo. The condo has 2ft concrete slabs between floors. I have a repeater for the first floor as my signal strength was poor. I get great speeds on the same floor as the AirPort Extreme 45/15. On the 1st floor with the airport express, I get 4 down/12 up. My upload speed is always faster by a wide margin. On the 3rd floor (no repeater) I get similar results. I don't understand how my upload speeds are preserved, yet my download speeds via the repeater or 3rd are awful.
HElp! I'm using 2.4gHz for better penetration and I have changed the channels to help with congestion. Any ideas ?

Having the upload speed not change is odd indeed, but the loss of download speeds can almost invariably be attributed to the concrete walls in your condo. These do a poor job of allowing Wi-Fi signals to pass through them. Your actual Internet speeds are not affected by them, but the overall bandwidth speeds between the Internet server and your computer will be.
The best solution, albeit maybe not practical, would be to interconnect each of these base stations with an Ethernet connection and reconfigure the entire network for roaming.

Solution to low download/upload speed on Linksys E900

I lost almost 2 days and nights searching to solve this problem. I pay for a 50 Mbps connection using PPPoE. When i put the cable directly into the computer, i could reach speeds of 7.5 - 8.5 MBps download within the network. However, when plugged in the router, on LAN from router i would barely get 4.7 MBps and on wi-fi about 4. Not to moention that on www.speedtest.net i would have less then 30 Mbps upload speed, and when i put the cable directly into computer, i would get speeds aroung 70Mbps. The problem is not that this router cant handle PPPoE or such thing (explanation read on somewhere on this forum) or that the router cant handle those speeds or some another stupid (defending Linksys) explanation. The problem lies within the firmware of this router. I also tried the LiveSupport but to no avail, reflashing with the same version of flash, getting the same speeds. Lost one hour there. The solution is to upgrade to Tomato custom firmware from Shibby. Get the E900 version from here http://tomato.groov.pl/download/K26RT-N/build5x-115-EN/Linksys%20E-series/, and flash it from Administration>>Upgrade Firmware. Before and after the flash, do the so called 30-30-30 reset (just check for it on youtube). I configured the wireless on 40Mhz Channel Width and Short Preamble. And that's it. Now i get 7.5 - 8.5 MBps speeds from LAN router, and on wi fi i got speeds up to 7MB. Thats aproximately 40% gains in terms of speeds, so it definitely worths it. Plus you get some pretty options, especially on QoS. Linksys should spend more time offering a better support for firmware, rather then selling devices that the user cant take full advantage of their hardware properties. I hope this post helps everybody who got this problem

Up higher in that post is some speed test results regarding a wireless N comparison between the TP-Link and EA3500. At those speeds I don't think the internet connection is the bottle neck. How do those wireless speed compare to your router Tomato speeds?
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Changed radio mode to 5 ghz using AirPort Utility, but download/upload speeds are unchanged.

I'm using both a Macbook that is 5 ghz compatible as well as an Airport Extreme that is able to transmit 5 ghz. When I switched my radio mode from 2.4 ghz to 5 ghz and ran speed tests, the download speed was at 2.7 mbps each time...in other words, switching to 5 ghz made no increase in my download/upload on the speedtest. Is there a reason for this?
Does the speed of my internet have an effect on how fast my wireless can transmit?
Thanks!

People have been talking about how their internet speeds have increased dramatically with the use of the 5GHz option.
Unfortunately, they don't have the correct facts that they need. As John says, your Internet connection speed is limited by your ISP. Even the slower 2.4 GHz "g" speed on your router is likely much faster than your Internet connection will allow, so having even higher speed capability with 5 GHz on your network buys you nothing as far as the Internet connection speed is concerned.
Simply stated, a router cannot "speed up" the Internet connection. That is controlled by your ISP. If you need faster Internet connection speeds, you need to check with your ISP about a faster....and more expensive....plan.
Where 5 GHz can help is on a local network between devices. Say, you want to copy a file from one computer to another, or from a computer to a hard drive over the wireless. In this case, 5 GHz will allow the data to transfer at a higher, faster rate than a 2.4 GHz connection.
The result is that it will take less time for the file transfer to occur using 5 GHz on your local network.

Drastic Download/Upload Speed Drop

Hi guys, I could do with some help!
For the last week or so my broadband connection has been very slow- it dropped from around 8Mbps to 2Mbps, and it's stayed there consistently since. I've tried resetting the hub, to no avail. Also for the last couple of days getting dropped perhaps once or twice a day. Hub settings below:
It could (should be?) a coincidence, but I've just built a new system and was trying to re-download my steam library when my problems began. My first assumption was that some kind of sneaky throttling was going on, but I'm on an Unlimited package, and the download rate is the same across several programs and browsers.
Edited to provide further information: My new system is running Windows 8.1, the slow download speed is consistent across several devices (Windows 8.1 PC, Windows 7 PC, Windows Phone), and the BT Speed Test shows 8.13Mbps from the Exchange to my house, but only 1.9Mbps from the router to my PC, so I'm guessing the problem is in the router somewhere.
Cheers.
P.S. The low connection time here is due to a manual reset.
Line state
Connected
Connection time
0 days, 0:17:03
Downstream
8,128 Kbps
Upstream
448 Kbps
ADSL settings
VPI/VCI
0/38
Type
PPPoA
Modulation
ITU-T G.992.1
Latency type
Fast
Noise margin (Down/Up)
10.9 dB / 24.0 dB
Line attenuation (Down/Up)
11.0 dB / 7.0 dB
Output power (Down/Up)
15.8 dBm / 12.3 dBm

Many thanks for the quick reply- I've tried the wholesale performance test several times (gives the same sort of connection speed), but the Diagnostic Test won't run (tried wired on two different systems). Instead, it gives the following message:
The Performance Tester is currently unable to run a speed test for your broadband connection. Please try again shortly, however if this problem persists, raise the issue with your service provider.
Further ADSL settings below:
ADSL line status
Connection information
Line state
Connected
Connection time
0 days, 0:35:20
Downstream
8,128 Kbps
Upstream
448 Kbps
ADSL settings
VPI/VCI
0/38
Type
PPPoA
Modulation
ITU-T G.992.1
Latency type
Fast
Noise margin (Down/Up)
10.9 dB / 24.0 dB
Line attenuation (Down/Up)
11.0 dB / 7.0 dB
Output power (Down/Up)
15.8 dBm / 12.3 dBm
Loss of Framing (Local)
0
Loss of Signal (Local)
0
Loss of Power (Local)
0
FEC Errors (Down/Up)
0 / 0
CRC Errors (Down/Up)
0 / N/A
HEC Errors (Down/Up)
N/A / 0
Error Seconds (Local)
0

Slow download upload speed

today i was playing my ps3 online and noticed ALOT of lag so i quit and tested my speed it was 1mg download and not even 0.1 upload. i cant play my ps3 online with that slow of upload. i did the pinhole reset and it went back up to normal and after ten min back to the unusable 0 .1

ADSL line status
Connection information
Line state
Connected
Connection time
0 days, 0:04:44
Downstream
8,128 Kbps
Upstream
448 Kbps
ADSL settings
VPI/VCI
0/38
Type
PPPoA
Modulation
ITU-T G.992.1
Latency type
Interleaved
Noise margin (Down/Up)
9.4 dB / 27.0 dB
Line attenuation (Down/Up)
24.0 dB / 14.5 dB
Output power (Down/Up)
19.8 dBm / 12.1 dBm
Download speedachieved during the test was - 6434 Kbps
For your connection, the acceptable range of speeds is 600-7150 Kbps.
Additional Information:
Your DSL Connection Rate :8128 Kbps(DOWN-STREAM), 448 Kbps(UP-STREAM)
IP Profile for your line is - 7150 Kbps
also i noticed in the hub manager it said there was no device connected through ethernet but my ps3 is. also today i was on the ps3 online and it was fine for an hour then it startefd lagging so i did a check on the ps3 and my speed was less than 1mbps and upload was 60kbps. i have just did a check using the ps3 again just after i did the bt one and its saying 4.6mbps download and 170.3kbps upload. im wondering if its a ps3 problem? one more thing my home hub when you touch the power cord in the back it restarts the hub

Very Slow Download/Upload Speed

I have the Turbo service (5MBps - 7.1MBps). I check speedtest and 192.168.1.1 and they tell me : Speed (Down/Up): 5883 Kbits/sec by 863 Kbits/sec, which is fine with me. The problem is though, my download speeds are never above 600 Kbits/sec. I plugged my phone line directly into my Verizon box outside and get the same speed. What could be the problem?
Some Info :
I tested this on three computures (Two with Windows 7 and one with Vista). I am also using a Westell 6100 modem.

#1
Chaos1232 wrote:
I check speedtest and 192.168.1.1 and they tell me : Speed (Down/Up): 5883 Kbits/sec by 863 Kbits/sec.
Who/what told you that?
For example, the router at 192.168.1.1
#2
Chaos1232 wrote:
my download speeds are never above 600 Kbits/sec.
Who/what told you that? For example, speedtest.
#3 Which Westell 6100 firmware are you on? For example, The white and blue OR the red and black.
#4 Is wireless in this modem combo (Westell 6100), on?
#5 If wireless in this modem combo is on, what level of wireless security is the router set to? For example, WEP OR WPA.
#6 The Default Gateway on all three computers is 192.168.1.1?
To check this on Windows XP..
a) Go to Start -> Run.
b) Type in cmd and press enter.
c) In the new window, called the command prompt, type in ipconfig /all and press enter.
This is, as noted at http://oit.ncsu.edu/resnet/ipconfig
For Windows Vista OR Windows 7, I believe like the way at http://oit.ncsu.edu/resnet/vista
^^
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Slow Download / Upload Speeds

Hello, I'm wondering if anyone could help me with my slow connection speeds. I have the 20MB service but yet only seem to get 400kb - 800kb Max. I tried to ignore it for a long time but know that im downloading some of the new games that come out (MW3, Skyrim) Ive noticed how poor the connection really is.
Any advice on how to boost my speed up?
http://speedtester.bt.com/ Results
Download speedachieved during the test was - 6327 Kbps
For your connection, the acceptable range of speeds is 600-7150 Kbps.
Additional Information:
Your DSL Connection Rate :8128 Kbps(DOWN-STREAM), 448 Kbps(UP-STREAM)
IP Profile for your line is - 7150 Kbps

http://www.samknows.com/broadband/exchange_search
check your exchange here - does it say 21CN enabled?
your currently are on adslmax and have the max connection speed of 8128. your package is up to 20mb but that is not possible unless your exchange has been upgraded to 21CN
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FIOS Caping Download Speeds 7PM-11PM 150/150 Caping speeds to 7Mbps Download Upload Unafected

FIOS is Caping Download Speeds in the hours of 7PM-11PM
MY 150Mbps/150Mbp speeds are being Caped to to a mesely 7Mbps Download
Upload Speed Unafected
Spent 2 weeks with techs on the Phone, mean while not wanting to admit that there are issues with there switches. WHAT A WASTE OF TIME AND RESOURCES.
Spedtest
http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/4148501502
Trace route at around 8pm
Tracing route to google.com [74.125.226.167]
over a maximum of 30 hops:
1 1 ms 1 ms 1 ms Wireless_Broadband_Router.home [192.168.1.1]
2 24 ms 3 ms 10 ms L100.NYCMNY-VFTTP-72.verizon-gni.net [71.183.243.1]
3 13 ms 11 ms 13 ms G2-3-1-6.NYCMNY-LCR-21.verizon-gni.net [100.41.194.214]
4 * * * Request timed out.
5 72 ms 95 ms 84 ms 0.xe-2-1-6.XT1.NYC4.ALTER.NET [152.63.3.6]
6 79 ms 77 ms 86 ms TenGigE0-6-0-5.GW8.NYC4.ALTER.NET [152.63.25.214]
7 * * * Request timed out.
8 16 ms 13 ms 15 ms 216.239.50.106
9 14 ms 13 ms 13 ms 209.85.245.183
10 12 ms 11 ms 11 ms lga15s45-in-f7.1e100.net [74.125.226.167]
Tracing route to verizon.net [206.46.232.39]
over a maximum of 30 hops:
1 1 ms 1 ms 1 ms router.asus.com [192.168.1.1]
2 3 ms 2 ms 2 ms L100.NYCMNY-VFTTP-72.verizon-gni.net [71.183.244
.1]
3 9 ms 2 ms 7 ms G2-3-1-6.NYCMNY-LCR-21.verizon-gni.net [100.41.1
94.214]
4 * * * Request timed out.
5 47 ms 46 ms 44 ms 0.ae2.DFW9-BB-RTR1.verizon-gni.NET [140.222.229.
111]
6 48 ms 47 ms 47 ms so-2-1-0-0.DFW03-CORE-RTR1.verizon-gni.net [130.
81.20.219]
7 * * * Request timed out.
8 * * * Request timed out.
9 102 ms 113 ms 102 ms 206.46.228.129
10 103 ms 99 ms 101 ms 206.46.232.39
Well after 1:00AM its seems to be OK
What a difference in trace root and speed
Tracing route to google.com [74.125.226.2]
over a maximum of 30 hops:
1 1 ms 1 ms 1 ms 192.168.11.1
2 3 ms 4 ms 3 ms L100.NYCMNY-VFTTP-72.verizon-gni.net [71.183.243.1]
3 6 ms 9 ms 6 ms G2-3-1-6.NYCMNY-LCR-22.verizon-gni.net [100.41.194.212]
4 12 ms 3 ms 4 ms so-3-1-0-0.NY5030-BB-RTR2.verizon-gni.net [130.81.199.12]
5 5 ms 5 ms 5 ms 0.so-0-0-0.XT2.NYC4.ALTER.NET [152.63.17.21]
6 4 ms 11 ms 14 ms TenGigE0-7-0-0.GW8.NYC4.ALTER.NET [152.63.22.45]
7 6 ms 5 ms 5 ms google-gw.customer.alter.net [152.179.72.62]
8 3 ms 5 ms 5 ms 209.85.255.68
9 5 ms 5 ms 5 ms 209.85.245.177
10 6 ms 5 ms 5 ms lga15s42-in-f2.1e100.net [74.125.226.2]

I’m in Queens N.Y. area, The way I see it Verizon Fios has OVER PROVISIONED, OVER SOLD their own network and switches are overloaded with bandwidth that can't handle. So they throttle down everyone’s speed, on the local Central office hub. As the hour of the day 7PM the speed is being gradually being slowed down to about 7Mbps for me.
As the hour approaches I have been running tests between a few servers transferring large files for a few hours, my results were: as the hour approaches the speed gradually decreases until it’s caped at 7Mbps. but the upload speeds are unaffected. It’s like Fios provisioned download speed is exhausted. PC directly connected with a CAT6 1Gigabit LAN cable to ONT. So the bottle neck is the central office
TEST SPEED between 7pm-11pm
02/16/2015 Speed Test, 2 weeks after reporting the issue no resolution, or explanation,
http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/4148539799
02/06/2014 Speed test, 1 week after I reported this issue to Verizon
http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/4123106857
TEST SPEED between 7pm-11pm
Speed Test early during the day 02/17/2015 11AM
http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/4149878043
I see it as the fiber has to allocate bandwidth for the TV, INTERNET and not to mention if you watching VIDEO ON DEMAND all use bandwidth.
VERIZON TIME TO UPGRADE YOU INFOSTRUCTURE

IPad Mini 3 LTE Upload Speeds Slower than iPad Mini Gen 1

I have both an iPad Mini Gen 1 (non-retina) and a new iPad Mini 3. Both units are WiFi + Cellular and are on Verizon Wireless. The iPad Mini Gen 1 indicates full signal strength when on LTE, 5 dots. The iPad Mini 3 indicates only 2 or 3 dots. The difference in the number of dots, or bars, could simply be a difference in the method used to calibrate signal strength. My first impression though was that the new Mini 3 did not have as sensitive a receiver as the Gen 1 Mini, so I decided to do some bandwidth tests.
Both units indicated a ping time averaging 40 milliseconds. The download speeds were comparable, approximately 23 Mbps. The upload speed for the iPad Gen 1 was approximately 20Gbps whereas the new Mini 3 was much slower, only 5Gbps. Both my phones are also on Verizon and they gave me speed numbers like the Gen 1 mini.
So why would the new Mini 3 be so much slower when uploading, and why would the signal strength be so much weaker? I must add that the Verizon tower I connect through is line-of-sight about 1/4 mile away on the hill behind my house. I should have full signal strength on any device.
Getting technical here, all I can think of is that the two iPads are operating on different LTE frequency bands and not connecting through the same tower. The iPad Mini Gen 1 can only operate on Verizon's 700MHz LTE which is band 13. The new iPad Mini 3 can operate on either LTE band 13 or the new 1700MHz band 4. The new 1700MHz band is now being used to alleviate congestion on the old 700MHz band. Perhaps since my device is one of the few that can operate on the new 1700 MHz frequencies, Verizon is forcing my device to use that band? Maybe that could account for the upload speed difference between the two devices?

I find it interesting to hear that the new Mini 3 has this issue. I purchased two iPhone 6 pluses and activated them both around the 1st of October.. Both 6's are upgrades from 5's. I have been going round and round with both Verizon TSS and AppleCare Senior Tech Support about having 100's of dropped calls, weaker signal strength than my iphone 5's and the iphone 6's tendency to grab 3G service when both iPhone 5's have solid LTE service. Apple engineers have had me jump through many redundant hoops including multiple restores, network resets, setting the phone up as new, having Verizon reprovision the line, I have even had one iPhone 6 replaced and tried three SIM cards. Things I have figured out on my own are that toggling Airplane Mode on/off usually makes the iPhone 6 switch back to LTE (But only for a little while. And doing this also temporily increases LTE signal strength when LTE is on 1 dot.) and as you suspect about your Mini 3 I have confirmed that the iPhone 6 Plus is almost always on Band 4 (XLTE Band) (The iPhone 6 does sometimes switch to Band 13. The iPhone 5 only supports Band 13 and therefore is always on that band). Something to note about Band 4 vs. Band 13 is that there are two important differences in these bands. Band 4 has double the bandwidth of band 13 (20Mhz vs. 10MHz). Band 4 operates in the 1700 MHz frequency range and Band 13 operates in the 700 Mhz frequency range. One pitfall of Band 4 being in the 1700Mhz range is that the signal can travel less distance than Band 13 can in the lower 700 MHz range. Being that Band 4 has less reach it leads me to conclude that is the reason why I am seeing less signal strength on the iPhone 6 Plus (And you on the Mini 3).
**The way I finally figured out how to determine the band the iPhone's are using I found searching the web for peole experiencing my issues. Verizon could not tell me what band I was using, even when I was on the phone with them. On the iPhone there is a sequence of numbers, pound signs and asterisks that you enter in the dialer and press send. This brings up a field test that tells you many things about your network/carrier service (Many things which are Greek to me, as I am not a cellular engineer). Using this field test I have driven hundreds of miles watching what band I am on and my signal strength ( In what I assume is decibels). All that I have learned has yet to assist me in having Apple or Verizon resolve my issues.

Download and Upload speeds have been dropping sinc...

I have recently been having seriously problems with my connection, every day the router appears to reset/crash, sometimes once and sometimes more than several times a day.
This was the speed I was getting in December, everything was fine.
Now this is the speed that I am getting.
I'm not sure how this is happening but I have been able to confirm that it isn't an issue within my household, there is only have one master socket which the router is connected to along with a wireless phone thats connected to it.
This is what the results that I got from the router.
Line state
Connected
Connection time
0 days, 0:18:57
Downstream
2,016 Kbps
Upstream
256 Kbps
VPI/VCI
0/38
Type
PPPoA
Modulation
ITU-T G.992.1
Latency type
Interleaved
Noise margin (Down/Up)
15.5 dB / 6.0 dB
Line attenuation (Down/Up)
56.0 dB / 31.5 dB
Output power (Down/Up)
17.0 dBm / 11.8 dBm
Loss of Framing (Local)
0
Loss of Signal (Local)
0
Loss of Power (Local)
0
FEC Errors (Down/Up)
15 / 0
CRC Errors (Down/Up)
0 / 2147480000
HEC Errors (Down/Up)
nil / 0
Error Seconds (Local)
0
And this is the test that I took on the bt speedtester.
1. Best Effort Test: -provides background information.
Download Speed
1303 Kbps
0 Kbps
2000 Kbps
Max Achievable Speed
Download speedachieved during the test was - 1303 Kbps
For your connection, the acceptable range of speedsis 800-2000 Kbps.
Additional Information:
Your DSL Connection Rate :2080 Kbps(DOWN-STREAM), 320 Kbps(UP-STREAM)
IP Profile for your line is - 1500 Kbps
The throughput of Best Efforts (BE) classes achieved during the test is - 13.18:22.06:64.83 (SBE : NBE : PBE)
These figures represent the ratio while sententiously passing Sub BE, Normal BE and Priority BE marked traffic.
The results of this test will vary depending on the way your ISP has decided to use these traffic classes.
2. Upstream Test: -provides background information.
Upload Speed
240 Kbps
0 Kbps
320 Kbps
Max Achievable Speed
>Upload speed achieved during the test was - 240 Kbps
Additional Information:
Upstream Rate IP profile on your line is - 320 Kbps
I'd like to know if a conclusion could be brought to why my connection has been falling since December. Could it of had been a line switch? Because my connection was fine up until the start of this year.

Hi lionheart1066
I see Imjolly was giving you a hand with this on another thread.
We still need to try and get you connected via the test socket to rule out external wiring and possible swap over micro-filters too.
I note you mentioned you have an I-plate. Take this off, as it could be faulty, as you will then see the test socket. If possible connect up via Ethernet and leave for a day or two and see if this stops the drops.
Its also important to look out for other sources of interference. You can see a list of common offenders on this link.
If you have tried this out and are still having problems drop me in an email please with your BT account and telephone number along with a link back to this thread.
Just send using the contact us form in my profile under the 'about me' section and mark FAO Craig please.
Thx
Craig
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Insanely slow upload speeds with normal download speeds -- can anyone help?

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Here are the facts:
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* This machine WAS fine: No problem with uploads from this machine before I moved from CA. I've had it for about a year.
* Not the new cable internet: We also have a brand new Macbook Pro AND a PC using the same modem and connection and neither have trouble with upload speed.
* It's not the tool, the file, or the server I'm trying to upload to: have tried uploading various files, using various web interface tools, to different servers, (flickr uploader, blog upload tool,) including ftp from the command line -- same upload problems. Command line ftp doesn't time out like these other services, but takes a really really long time with lots of stalls (7:13 minutes for 2.1 mb?!)
* File sharing over our network between this machine and the Macbook Pro are lightning fast.
* Behavior is the same using airport OR built-in ethernet (even tried two different ethernet cables)
* Behavior is the same whether I use our internet connection or 'borrow' bandwidth from a neighbor's wireless connection (although I'm pretty sure everyone around here uses the same service?)
It seems to be some strange combination of this machine and my connection? I am stumped and really need to be able to upload files for working remotely!
Any advice would be much appreciated!
thanks,
Enola

So after MUCH research and back-and-forth, it appears that my problem here is the upload bandwidth provided by our ISP. They acknowledge there is a problem in our area with upload speed (download speed is excellent) and are apparently working on it. I am still baffled as to why this problem is so much more obvious on my mac mini than my husband's macbook pro, but I'm sure it has to do with all kinds of different variables. We both tried some speedtest sites like the one you mentioned, and we both get crappy upload bandwidth and lots of stalling. At least I know it's not that my machine has something terribly wrong with it. For now, I am making do!
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