Glacial Download Speed On A Cable/DSL

I just had Road Runner installed yesterday and I celebrated by downloading the second season of "Battlestar Galactica" and all went well except for the episode, "Ressurrection Ship, Pt. 1", which is still downloading well over eight hours after I purchased it. Once I found out about the "Check For Purchases" feature, I stopped what I thought was a stalled download and rebooted the computer, just to eliminate it as a cause, and, well, it's not the cause. There's something wrong with this particular file. There has to be.

This does seem tro be a prevalent problem with large file downloads from Apple. I wonder if it is in some way influenced by an accounts daily data download rates/volumes. I mean to say, if you're hogging the data pipe with your downloads I'll get bent out of shape waiting for my downloads. I suspect what you're encountering is associated with Apple's attempt to avoid any one account from consuming too much of the available download bandwidth.
I experienced the same issue when downloading Commander in Chief, Series 1 TV Show videos. The first one or two went super fast and then the 3rd or 4th one took hours to download.
I do believe you can enhance your account to provide it with a higher daily data bandwidth level.

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3meg DSL Download speed running at dial-up speed

Since last week I’ve been getting DSL download speeds that are basically dial-up speeds. I have the 3 meg plan and for the past 10 years or so, I came close to a 2 meg download connection speed regularly.
Last week my download speed basically disappeared. I spent hours on the phone with Verizon Tech Support during the week. (Their standared 72 hours to assign a service call after creating a service ticket is bogus.) A Verizon DSL tech spent 5 hours at my house on Saturday and said the problem is on VERIZON’S END with their servers. He did it all, replaced internal wires, used his modem for the tests, checked speeds at the NID, took the router out of play, tried to get new wires from the service on the street, and still could not resolve the issue.
I show the correct 3360/864kbs connection on my DSL Modem (Actiontec GT701D) but my download speed is averaging 33K to 60K using 4 different speed tests. DSL disconnects at random also. My upload speed is typically around 700kbs – where it should be.
My most recent test is from this morning:
Checking for Middleboxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Done
SendBufferSize set to [8192]
running 10s outbound test (client to server) . . . . . 591.76Kb/s
running 10s inbound test (server to client) . . . . . . 60.33kb/s
------ Client System Details ------
OS data: Name = Windows Vista, Architecture = x86, Version = 6.0
Java data: Vendor = Sun Microsystems Inc., Version = 1.6.0_24
------ Web100 Detailed Analysis ------
Client Receive Window detected at 17424 bytes.
Cable modem/DSL/T1 link found.
Link set to Full Duplex mode
Information: throughput is limited by other network traffic.
Good network cable(s) found
Normal duplex operation found.
Web100 reports the Round trip time = 106.05 msec; the Packet size = 1452 Bytes; and
There were 33 packets retransmitted, 59 duplicate acks received, and 63 SACK blocks received
The connection stalled 4 times due to packet loss
The connection was idle 1.36 seconds (5.03%) of the time
This connection is network limited 99.9% of the time.
Excessive packet loss is impacting your performance, check the auto-negotiate function on your local PC and network switch
Web100 reports TCP negotiated the optional Performance Settings to:
RFC 2018 Selective Acknowledgment: ON
RFC 896 Nagle Algorithm: ON
RFC 3168 Explicit Congestion Notification: OFF
RFC 1323 Time Stamping: OFF
RFC 1323 Window Scaling: ON
Information: Network Middlebox is modifying MSS variable
Server IP addresses are preserved End-to-End
Information: Network Address Translation (NAT) box is modifying the Client's IP address
Server says [{edited for privacy}] but Client says [192.168.1.100]
My DSL STATUS from this morning is:
DSL Status
VPI: 0
VCI: 35
DSL Mode Setting : MMODE
DSL Negotiated Mode: G.DMT
Connection Status: Showtime
Speed (down/up): 3360/864kps
ATM WoS Class: UBR
Near End CRC Errors: 0/0
Far End CRC Errors: 0/73045
Near End CRC (Within Last 30 mins): 0/0
Far End CRC (Within Last 30 mins): 0/0
Near End RS FEC: 0/68
Far End RS FEC: 0/0
Near End FEC (Within Last 30 mins): 0/0
Far End FEC (Within Last 30 mins): 0/0
Discarded Packets(Within last 30 mins): 0/0
SNR Margin (Downstream/Upstream): 0/14
Attenuation (Downstream/Upstream): 119/30
This performance drop off is totally unacceptable. What’s really interesting is that my service call has been closed out as “resolved”. Which is obviously has not. I am now being forced to go through support again to “diagnose” my problem.
I’ve been researching (painfully) these speed issues and have determined they are a chronic problem going back to at least 2006 for many DSL customers. The issue seems to be they have oversold DSL services and overcrowd their local Central Office servers and routers. There is supposed to be some performance issue regarding Redbank and Juniper switches. Redbank is supposed to be more reliable and Juniper aren't so. I also believe their latest “optimizing” software may also be part of the problem.
For the first time EVER, I am seriously considering converting to COMCAST because no one at Verizon (other than the DSL tech) will acknowledge they are the cause of my issue.
Anyone have a realistic idea as to what needs to be done at the Central Office to correct this issue?
Thanks for your time.

Consider yourself lucky. I have had the 3Mb plan for over ten years and initially had regular speeds of 1.5 to 3.0...until a new development was put in a block away, they were connected to Verizon, and my speeds dropped to 205 kbps down/805 kbps up at the copper drop in my basement. Many calls to Verizon resulted in modem upgrades (currently the Westell 6100) and reassurances from Verizons foreign help desk that my service was performing normally. Promises of FIOS soon being available in my area (Cedar Brook, NJ) have kept me hanging on but I stopped holding my breath a few years ago. Hopefully your service will be restored - mine most likely never will.

8x slower download speed than Windows laptop on cable

I have cable internet (in Luxembourg). The provider uses Scientific Atlanta EPC2100R2 modems. Download speed is around 1 Mbps, rather than the 8 Mbps advertised. When technicians come to investigate, the connection is 8 Mbps on their Windows laptop. They claim to have several clients on Macs, and none have the problem.
My modems also get fried very often. The provider had to replace my modem twice in four months.
The problem persisted after I replaced my iMac. It may be a software issue, though, as I migrated my old Mac to the new one.
My Mac works fine with ADSL. I haven't tried it with other cable providers.
What can I do? I tried creating new locations in Network preferences, to no avail. Always the same result.

wireless is unreliable for the speedtest as it varies depending on home conditions so only way accpeted is by cable. if that also shows a problem then you can take it from there
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Verizon DSL download speed not as advertised?

Well, I've been a customer of Verizon for over 5+ years now and I've had Verizon DSL for quite some time. I'm not too sure if I have either the 256kbps package or the 768kbps download speed.
My DSL modem box model is the Westell 327W.
My problem is, it has always reached a download peak of 95.4kbps, as if it was capped at that download speed. The speed never really jumps up and down, just a steady download rate of 90 ~ 95 kbps through out the day, even though I use DSL.
There are no other users besides myself that uses the internet, and wireless settings have been turned off to ensure my internet is not shared.
I do not have any type of virus on my computer, since I've switch computers very often with fresh hard drives because I tend to upgrade alot.
My current hardware and operating system specs are:
ASUS Crosshair III Formula Motherboard
AMD Phenom II X4 965 CPU [Black Edition / Overclocked: 4GHz]
2 x ATI XFX HD 5870 DDR5 (2 x 1GB) 2GB GPU [Twin Crossfire / Overclocked]
8GB (4 x 2GB) Crucial Tracer 1600 DDR3 RAM [Overclocked]
Corsair (850W Watt) Power Supply Unit
Cooler Master HAF 932 Full ATX Case
500GB Western Digital Caviar HD (Main)
250GB Western Digital Caviar HD
Prolimatech Megahalems AM3 CPU Cooler / Heatsink
2 x Asus DVD/CD Burner
Logitech G500 Gaming Laser Mouse
Logitech G15 2-Tone Gaming Keyboard
LG 30" LCD Widescreen Monitor [2560 x 1600 Resolution]
Windows 7 (64Bit) Operating System
Verizon Westell 327W DSL Modem
So I doubt it is hardware related.
My question is, is DSL suppose to be this slow and capped at 95 kbps download rate, or shall I contact a Verizon high speed internet rep because something is wrong?
also, can i "upgrade" to the new Verizon DSL with the new 1mbps download rate, for the same price I am paying right now? because I'm paying the same exact price for a slower/older version of DSL right now, which makes no sense, and I could cancel my DSL any time because my 2 year agreement has been reached years ago,
Thank you
Regards, Chris
Cheers.

I doubt the problem is with your DSL service. The Transceiver speed correspond exactly to what the 768/Kbps plan would provide. The transceiver statistics say that your DSL link is running at Kbps on the downlink side, and Kbps on the uplink side. That is the provisioning for the old 768/128 Kbps plan. If you cannot get a Kbps downlink, and/or Kbps uplink it isn't because of the DSL link.
The DSL link runs at the lower of either the provisioned speed, or the highest speed your DSL Modem can negotiate with the Central Office Equipment. You are at the provisioned speed.
So either the problem is further upstream (beyond the DSL connection ), or on your computer, perhaps due to anti-virus, or firewall settings.
You might want to run a network analyzer program such as http://miranda.ctd.anl.gov/ from the Argonne National Laboratory, and take a good look at the details of the test.

I have dsl internet service with a download speed of .66 mbps. I would like to watch netflix with a wireless conection to apple tv. What is the required internet speed?

I have a dsl internet conection with a download speed of .66 mbps. I would like to watch netflix with a wireless conection to apple tv. What is the required internet speed?

Welcome to the Apple Community.
Netflix recommend a minimum connection speed of 0.5 Mbps, however at that speed many of the other features of the Apple TV will be painfully slow.

Upload and download speeds of a DSL?

I was wondering if there a program that tracks the upload and download speeds of a connection to DSL?
Anybody create some kind of bandwidth monitoring program or Widget?

Thanks for the reply everyone. I've tried the 3 link you recommendedand they all have their pluses. I don't need to track right now just observe the trafic.
The best one for just seeing what is just going on was Menu Meter. It was just what I was looking for. It fit neatly on the menu bar and I can see the thru-put in action. It also has a few other perks as well. Great little tool!
Speakeasy was great to just check the DSL upload and download speeds from 8 different servers around the country.
If anyone has something new to add to this group of tools, I'll be glad to try them out.
Thanks;
Gene

Slow DSL download speed.

For over a week now my DSL download speed has only been around 430KBPS. It use to run around 730KBPS. I've contacted tech support and did all the trouble shooting procedures over and over but it doesn't help. I've turned the modem on and off many times but it does not improve the speed. So many people are having the same trouble so there must be something wrong with Verizon's service. We are not being given the service that we pay for every month. It's difficult and time consuming dealing with the overseas tech support people and not having the problem taken care of. What else can I try?

#1 What is the brand and model of your modem?
#2 What is the brand and model of your router?
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V e e e r r y S l o o o o w Movie Rental Download Speeds

My setup: In my home office is a cable modem connected to my locally owned and operated ISP's coax feed. It's a city operated fiber network (Ashland Fiber Network), not a ComCast/Charter/Verizon conglomerate. The modem is connected to a Time Capsule (500 MB) via ethernet. Also connected to the Time Caspsule via Ethernet is a 2.4 GHz 24" iMac. The Apple TV is in my living room about 30' away through one wood-frame wall.
I get consistent >8 Mb/sec download speeds from Speedtest.net both on my office (Ethernet) iMac and on my MacBook via 802.11g while sitting next to the Apple TV in my living room. The Apple TV shows 5 bars on its signal strength meter, and is running the latest (2.02) software. I have the Airport Utility setup to run 802.11n (802.11b/g compatible) so that it'll work with both the Apple TV and my 802.11g MacBook. There are no 2.4 GHz wireless phones in my house, and no other WiFi devices connected. There are several other WiFi networks within range in my neighborhood, but I use WPA2 Personal security to isolate my network.
My problem: I have tried only 1 SD movie download. but it took 37 minutes to reach "Ready to Play," and then choked after playing for 56 minutes. So rather than wait for more of the movie to download, I went to bed and watched the rest of it the next day. I've rented 2 HD movies, the first download notice told me that it would take 13 hours to be ready to play, and the next said 11 hours. Both times I just went to bed and watched the movie the next day.
Trailers generally take anywhere from 2-5 mins. to begin playing, and they almost always choke after about a minute and have to download more to continue playing. They play much faster on my iMac when downloaded from Apple's Quicktime site, though I can't be sure if different servers are involved there.
This scenario does not jibe at all with what Apple tells me I should expect from the Apple TV, nor with what I read about here on the Apple Discussion boards.
Things I've tried: 1) Changing the WiFi channel from Auto to a discrete channel--I've tried four different channels now. 2) Switching to 802.11n only--both at 2.4 GHz and at 5 Ghz. 3) Unplugging and removing the batteries from my 5.8 GHz wireless phones. 4) Moving the Apple TV a 6' HDMI cable's length away from the TV and sound system in my living room. 4) Resetting everything several times, even once back to 2.0 before reinstalling 2.02. 5) I even unplugged the microwave in the kitchen. About the only obvious thing I haven't yet tried is stringing an ethernet cable from my Time Capsule to the Apple TV because I don't have one that long and would rather not strip down my entire setup just to test that. But it looks like I'm going to have to.
I've had four conversations with Apple tech support, the last one after being bumped up to level 2 support. They had me do (among other things) a 100-ping test using Network Utility between the my iMac and the Apple TV--no dropped packets and the network speed was, according to them, well within spec. When I told them all the other stuff I've tried, they had no suggestion other than: "Something is interfering with your signal."
I took the Apple TV to my local Apple Authorized Dealer (the nearest Apple Store is 300 miles away). It checked out fine and ran great on their network. I got to try downloading a few trailers there and they ran almost instantaneously. Now, they informed me that their network runs at ~15 Mb/sec, but they also have about 30 computers hooked up to it.
Anyway, I read here that almost all of you are seeing much faster download speeds on your Apple TVs, even those of you with DSL. And it seems pretty clear that I'm experiencing some sort of interference here, but can't seem to locate the source. So, my question is: What other possible sources of interference might I be getting, and how might I go about locating them?

cause i bot stock wrote:
How does downloading via your iMac respond?
I haven't tried downloading a movie from iTunes to see if there's a substantial difference, and you can't rent HD movies from iTunes, only SD. Trailers download faster, but there's no telling if they're coming from the same servers as Apple TV's trailers (nor if iTunes movies are, for that matter).
I'm quick to blame the time capsule and time machine. Similar to your problems with AppleTV, I've never had time machine work properly. All it does is suck up all my resources while taking days to do anything.
Unlike some, I've had zero setup or operating problems with my Time Capsule. Works like a charm and doesn't seem to slow anything down on my iMac as far as I can tell.

Internet download speed slows to 20% of normal every night at about 8:30 P.M. Pacific Time

My internet download speed, which averages just over 5 Mb/s most of the day, slows to about 1 Mb/s every night at about 8:30-9:00 P.M. Pacific Time and lasts for a few hours. It is consistent and constant so random equipment or line problems are unlikely. I've saved the results of my speed tests (speedtest.net) as to evidence the problem and posted them below.
Please help.
DATE/TIME                                 Download     Upload
10/25/2011 5:24 PM GMT         5.34 Mb/s     0.73
10/24/2011 3:28 AM GMT         1.31 Mb/s     0.73
10/22/2011 4:54 AM GMT         1.20 Mb/s     0.73
10/21/2011 6:40 AM GMT         5.34 Mb/s     0.66
10/21/2011 5:08 AM GMT         0.93 Mb/s     0.73
10/19/2011 6:51 PM GMT         4.86 Mb/s     0.61
10/19/2011 1:05 AM GMT         5.35 Mb/s     0.72
10/18/2011 4:47 PM GMT         5.34 Mb/s     0.72
10/18/2011 3:58 AM GMT         0.92 Mb/s     0.73
10/12/2011 4:26 AM GMT         0.94 Mb/s     0.72
10/12/2011 4:01 AM GMT         1.00 Mb/s     0.72
10/11/2011 4:00 PM GMT         5.35 Mb/s     0.70
10/11/2011 4:51 AM GMT         1.43 Mb/s     0.73
10/11/2011 4:18 AM GMT         1.14 Mb/s     0.73
10/11/2011 1:12 AM GMT         5.35 Mb/s     0.70
10/10/2011 4:13 AM GMT         0.96 Mb/s     0.72
10/9/2011 4:42 AM GMT         5.34 Mb/s     0.71
10/8/2011 5:13 AM GMT         1.37 Mb/s     0.73
10/8/2011 4:58 AM GMT         0.95 Mb/s     0.36
10/7/2011 10:47 PM GMT         5.34 Mb/s     0.69
10/7/2011 3:07 PM GMT         5.36 Mb/s     0.70
10/7/2011 4:58 AM GMT         1.17 Mb/s     0.73
10/7/2011 4:35 AM GMT         1.20 Mb/s     0.73
10/6/2011 3:41 PM GMT         5.35 Mb/s     0.71
10/6/2011 6:03 AM GMT         5.07 Mb/s     0.70
10/6/2011 5:10 AM GMT         1.15 Mb/s     0.73
10/6/2011 4:39 AM GMT         1.13 Mb/s     0.73
10/5/2011 3:08 PM GMT         0.76 Mb/s     0.14

Looks and sounds like the usual case of congestion during prime time hours. Have you tried asking Verizon to change the circuit or edge router your DSL line connects to, in order to solve the problem? Often times there seems to be an imbalance in how circuits are loaded on Verizon's DSL network. It's a rather typical experience for a shared medium (such as DSL, Cable) but steps can be taken to try and balance off load periodically. Verizon should have some free circuits available that will allow you to reach your speeds during the night time hours.
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Download speed at 125k or below for the last 2 wee...

We've been having a fair amount of grief over the last couple of weeks. We usually have a download speed of 2mb with some periods where it drops down to near-dial-up speeds. If these don't clear automatically I will force a disconnect, reboot and reconnect and hope that over a few days the exchange picks up the better connection speed.
However, about 2 weeks ago the broadband completely lost connection for about 22 hours. My wife works from home so we needed it up, even at dial-up speeds so that she could use email. I contacted the call centre in India (who weren't much use) who said they couldn't find anything wrong with the line and suggested I call the UK tecchies. Funnily enough, I had just called them up when I noticed that the broadband was back on. An amazing coincidence...
Anyway, I then did the usual - wait a day or so to see if it improves, re-set the connection so that my ADSL settings show a Downstream connection of 2000+ kbps and then wait some more for the exchange to catch up and bump my profile up to its maximum. That bump-up hasn't happened and today the connection is dropping out again, pushing my downstream connection down to 600 kbps. But for all this time we've been stuck at between 100-125k actual download speed.
I've got files I need to download, my wife has work to do from her laptop and I have 2 kids with homework projects to research. 100k is painfully slow, especially when more and more websites have flashy ads that probably load instantly on high-speed connections but take up to ten seconds for us. Why are downstream connections at exchanges allowed to fall to 100-125k, particularly when it will take DAYS to bump up (if you're lucky)? Having a minimum speed of 500k would at least allow you to work with the internet.
And why won't my connection automatically increase at the moment? If it's to do with flaky line connection, why has it deteriorated? I had an engineer out about a year ago to find out why my connection was poor at that time and it turns out there was a bit of internal wiring that was causing the blockage - the connection to my house was a reasonably strong 2mb. I haven't touched my internal wiring since we sorted it out, but every now and then the BT Broadband connection just nosedives.
Current connection status (was 2400k, dropped to 1300k, dropped to 608k just as I was accessing the forums):
Line state Connected
Connection time 0 days, 00:28:48
Downstream 608 Kbps
Upstream 448 Kbps
ADSL Settings
VPI/VCI 0/38
Type PPPoA
Modulation G.992.1 Annex A
Latency type Interleaved
Noise margin (Down/Up) 25.9 dB / 21.0 dB
Line attenuation (Down/Up) 56.2 dB / 31.5 dB
Output power (Down/Up) 1.1 dBm / 1.5 dBm
Loss of Framing (Local/Remote) 0 / 0
Loss of Signal (Local/Remote) 0 / 0
Loss of Power (Local/Remote) 0 / 0
FEC Errors (Down/Up) 6 / 4
CRC Errors (Down/Up) 84 / 34
HEC Errors (Down/Up) 71 / 43
Error Seconds (Local/Remote) 6 / 4
But my actual download/upload speeds are 125 kbps & 345 kbps (using Broadband Speed Checker rather than the BT version cos its a lot quicker when download speeds are this poor).
I live in a village a few km from the Stubton exchange in Lincs so don't expect a brilliant connection, but this is getting pretty frustrating. If any of the mods can have a look at what may be happening on the exchange (and possibly fix it) I'd be very appreciative!
Cheers
Nick

Yes, to be honest I was a little surprised myself. But it absolutely didn't connect when plugged into the test socket (I even tried to force a connection from the Home Hub manager but it wasn't having it). It is definitely the master socket. The only extension is a small piece of (engineer installed) phone cable to link the hub and the master socket (because the socket and mains power are unhelpfully on opposite walls of the hallway).
I ran the Java download for Google anyway and it only took about an hour. The speedtester results are as follows:
Download speed achieved during the test was - 109 Kbps
For your connection, the acceptable range of speeds is 50-250 Kbps.
Additional Information:
Your DSL Connection Rate :2560 Kbps(DOWN-STREAM), 448 Kbps(UP-STREAM)
IP Profile for your line is - 135 Kbps
I don't as a rule disconnect / reboot the hub; today it has been dropping off on its own, while several days ago I tried a few reboots just to try and get a connection.
Additional info - my exchange is actually called Claypole Fenton (or vice versa). Whatever, my profile has probably been welded to 135k for days and days.
Cheers
Nick

How do I monitor download speed?

I have been using the Activity Monitor to view download speed. Is there a better method of doing this?
Problem I am having is downloading Xcode which has taken over 24 hours and then the .dmg file was 'not recognized' whatever that means. After wasting all of that time I determined that my download speed was about 56 KB/sec which is probably slower than dial-up. I am on a wireless DSL AT&T modem which should download in the 500 KB/sec range.
Today (Saturday) AT&T is not taking my calls after being transferred to Mac tech support thus this post. During the call to AT&T the voice said it was going to run some 'diagnostics' and the download speed jumped to 125 KB/sec, still not good enough. Download time for Xcode did drop to approx 7 hours which is some help.
Any help will be appreciated.

Well, I don't do wifi and from what I've read, it can be extremely flaky, as is DSL from AT&T which I dumped seven years ago for cable.
Did a DSL Reports test last month and got this:
OT: I'm a 47th & Kedzie native.

Very high Latency and inconsistent download speeds

Hi all,
This is my first time on these forums and hopefully i can find some help for my horrible problem.
For the last 2-3 weeks my latency has consistently been 200+, i like to play online games alot and i cant with this latency. I have gone threw the whole drill of ringing BT and following there advice and i even had a BT engineer come out and he couldnt' find any problems. BT said they checked my line and couldn't find anything wrong, and the engineer didn't find any problems with the router (black).
I also have changed all of the wiring from the socket in the wall, which leads to the router, which leaders to a modem (i think its called that) that then connects me to the internet (Cable).
I am running out of patience as i spend alot of time on games such as Call of Duty and seeing my mates play it as i have 300+ ping is really annoying.
I Have noticed that the other computer my parents use also have the same high latency issue and they have tried it on cable and wireless with the same bad results. I have a program called xfire which shows my ping for all the servers on my list and there all 200+ but sometimes when i test my speeds on speedtest.net it shows me with 50 ping i believe this is due to the large spikes that i get, when im on call of duty it constantly jumps around 100, 150, 200 and sometimes even 50.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Josh.
Also im not very good with computers so if anyone would like any figures or whatever just point me to the website and ill try and get them for you.
http://www.speedtest.net/result/1133172089.png
This looks ok but on xfire all the servers are at 300+ and when i go ingame there just as high.

Test1 comprises of Best Effort Test: -provides background information.
Download Speed
2550 Kbps
0 Kbps
7150 Kbps
Max Achievable Speed
Download speedachieved during the test was - 2550 Kbps
For your connection, the acceptable range of speeds is 600-7150 Kbps.
Additional Information:
Your DSL Connection Rate :3680 Kbps(DOWN-STREAM), 448 Kbps(UP-STREAM)
IP Profile for your line is - 3000 Kbps

Virgin 100MB vs Safari Download Speed

So...
I have a Virgin SuperHub with a 100Mb internet plan.
I'm trying to download Eve Online (7.44GB) but only reaching download speeds of 9-10Mbps.
Am I right in thinking my Virgin internet plan means I am able to download at 100Mbps?
I have checked my speed with SpeedTest.net and had 120Mbps.
I have looked in router setting for firmware upgrade but couldn't find it and all seems to be well as I'm getting the speeds on SpeedTest.net.
Is there something I can do to increase the speed with Safari?
Thanks

Yup. No ISP, internet provider, lists their speeds in Mega Bytes. It is always mega bits.
Just like Ethernet connections 10mb 100mb and giga bit/1000mb. Then you divide that by 8.
So all in all you have a very fast connection. Mine is only 30mb over cable. Which is much better then the 3mb DSL connection I use to have.
Theone Coleman wrote:
So Virgin's internet service is in mega bits not Bytes? That would explain my conunrdum.
Thanks

WRT110 drops download speed if I use ESET NOD32 Antivirus

My PC: Pentium4, Windows XP SP3 Home Edition.
D-Link dsl modem, Linksys router WRT110
DSL download speed 15 Megabits/sec.
WLAN turned off.
One PC connected to the router.
Without the router and with NOD32 Antivirus installed on my PC:
Download speed is 15 Megabits/sec.
With the router and with NOD32 installed on my PC:
Download speed drops down to 2 Megabits/sec.
If I uninstall NOD32, everything is OK,
the download speed is 15 Megabits/sec again
(with the router).
What should I do?
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I have been sent form here
http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=262449
to this forum,
so I copy here what I have written there.
My PC: Pentium4, Windows XP SP3 Home Edition.
D-Link dsl modem, Linksys router WRT110
DSL download speed 15 Megabits/sec.
WLAN turned off.
One PC connected to the router.
Without the router and with NOD32 Antivirus installed on my PC:
Download speed is 15 Megabits/sec.
With the router and with NOD32 installed on my PC:
Download speed drops down to 2 Megabits/sec.
If I uninstall NOD32, everything is OK,
the download speed is 15 Megabits/sec again
(with or without the router).
What should I do?
I connected only one PC to the router with an ethernet cable
and turned off the wireless connection during the tests.
The tests were performed several times. But I got the same results.
***xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx*** means that I didn't use the thing
[NOD32 uninstalled]
(Internet) --- D-Link DSL-360R ADSL2+ modem --- ***xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx*** ---
--- ethernet cable --- Pentium4 PC --- Windows XP Home Edition SP3 ---
--- ***xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx*** --- Firefox (or IE8) --- DOWNLOAD SPEED - look at these pictures:
http://www.abload.de/img/no_nod32_installed__div0hc.jpg
http://www.abload.de/img/no_nod32_installed__di743o.jpg
(Internet) --- D-Link DSL-360R ADSL2+ modem --- ***Linksys WRT110 Router*** ---
--- ethernet cable --- Pentium4 PC --- Windows XP Home Edition SP3 ---
--- ***xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx*** --- Firefox (or IE8) --- DOWNLOAD SPEED - look at these pictures:
http://www.abload.de/img/no_nod32_installed__cow0db.jpg
http://www.abload.de/img/no_nod32_installed__coh2rj.jpg
[NOD32 INSTALLED]
(Internet) --- D-Link DSL-360R ADSL2+ modem --- ***xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx*** ---
--- ethernet cable --- Pentium4 PC --- Windows XP Home Edition SP3 ---
--- ***NOD32 Antivirus*** --- Firefox (or IE8) --- DOWNLOAD SPEED - look at these pictures:
http://www.abload.de/img/with_nod32_installed__e45h.jpg
http://www.abload.de/img/with_nod32_installed__w0gi.jpg - strange speedtest.net results, always
(Internet) --- D-Link DSL-360R ADSL2+ modem --- ***Linksys WRT110 Router*** ---
--- ethernet cable --- Pentium4 PC --- Windows XP Home Edition SP3 ---
--- ***NOD32 Antivirus*** --- Firefox (or IE8) --- DOWNLOAD SPEED - look at these pictures:
http://www.abload.de/img/with_nod32_installed__d1i4.jpg - drastic download speed slow down
http://www.abload.de/img/with_nod32_installed__g0ds.jpg - drastic download speed slow down
Upload speed is OK in all the four cases.
I've tested my uTorrent application.
It works well. Its download speed is 1.4 MB/s = 11.2 Megabits/sec
Something between my browsers (FF3.5.7 or IE8) and NOD32
or something with the router?
JDownloader application
If I watch it in full view
download speed drops to
600 KB/s = 4.8 Megabits/sec
If I put down JDownloader to the system tray
download speed jumps to
1.8 MB/s = 14.4 Megabits/sec
If I use my other PC with Core2Duo CPU and with Windows 7,
everything works well. Download speed is 15 Megabits/sec.
Message Edited by solo11 on 01-09-2010 10:12 AM

Download speed and jargon

I am in dispute with a "Windows User" who says that it is impossible to download over the internet say a 60Mb (ie megabyte) file in under a minute - which is more than 1 megabyte per second? He feels I am just another crazy "Mac User" with no grip on reality.
Firstly, it is possible, isn't it, for as far as I can see it happens often enough? For example from an Apple server, such as "Software Update". This may have been where the platform bias came in as I mentioned the Apple server to my friend - silly me!
(By the way does "Software Update" cache downloads before they are needed? This would change the argument in this case.)
Secondly, how can I obtain a log of downloads that my computer has done, giving time/sizes, or rate of download - which I know are two different things? (I'm OK to do basic stuff in "Terminal")
Thirdly, what are the correct terms of size to remove any ambiguity or confusion. For example: download speeds are in say 56K or 1.5Mb (ie kilobits per second and megabits per second) where as file sizes are in say 60MB (ie megabyte)? (I've noticed capitalisation is used rather inconsistently?)
Why does it all have to be so confusing?
My internet is "ADSL 2+ 1500-24000 kbits/sec" (kilobits per second) - which is as far as my limited understanding of it all, will allow me to download 60MB in less than a minute given favourable other internet factors? I would presume a 4000 kbits/sec connection could do this?
Is any of the above correct?
Thanking in advance anyone that can help.

It all depends upon how fast your broadband connection is, your modem, and your network devices. For example in Vancouver my Shaw cable connection is around 4.9 Mbits/sec or roughly 612,000 KBytes/sec download speed. In one minute I could download about 37 MBytes. To download 60 MBs in one minute would require about an 8 Mbits/sec pipe which is well within the capability of cable providers. Verizon's FIOS system is able to provide speeds of 15 Mbits/sec if you purchase their highest speed option, but their standard home service is about half that. A typical Motorola Surfboard modem has a maximum speed rating of around 20 Mbits/sec so that sort of sets the upper limit. 20 Mbits/sec is about 2.5 MBytes/sec or 150 MBs per minute.
Caching is irrelevant because the data must be downloaded before it can be cached, so caching doesn't affect the actual data transfer speeds.
So, the answer to your question is, Yes, it's quite feasible to download a 60 MB file in one minute. Of course this is also dependent upon the site from which you are downloading. They must be able to push the data out that fast, and not many do. At my Florida home my cable service provides a 7 Mbits/sec pipe. The fastest download I've seen was around 840 KBytes/sec or about 6.7 Mbits/sec - just under the service maximum. Given overhead I don't think it's possible to see a faster speed on that connection.
Now, upload speeds are a different story. Most broadband services provide upload speeds between 256 and 512 Kbits/sec - 32 to 64 KBytes/sec. In one minute the best you could hope for would be an upload of 3.8 MBytes.
As you can see the discussion has to specify whether you're uploading or downloading.
I'm not sure how you're stating your DSL service, but if it truly is "1500-24000 kbits/sec" then you would be better off using a telephone modem. Most telephone modems are rated at 56000 Kbits/sec which is twice as fast as your DSL! That leads me to believe that you aren't providing the correct values.
None of this is all that confusing since it's just simple arithmetic. The rate measures are:
Kb or Kbits = kilobits
Mb or Mbits = megabits
KB or KByte = kilobytes (1 KB = 8 Kb)
MB or MByte = megabytes (1 MB = 8 Mb)
Lowercase can be substituted for uppercase if you wish.

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