Cable Internet slower than 56K?

Corpfox

Corpfox

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We had a chance to upgrade our Shaw Cable Internet for additional stuff;
# Virus Protection
# Internet Shield (Firewall)
# Parental Control
# Automatic Updates
# Spam Control
# Spyware and Pop-Up Blocking
# Free, for up to 3 PCs
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I noticed the Internet speed is, I think, is very slow.

http://www.shaw.ca/en-ca/ProductsServices/Internet/ShawHighSpeedInternet/

It says Feature, they have boasted up the Download Speed Up to 5.0 Mb

Speed Test
Wood Lake Cable Ltd.

Wood Lake Cable Ltd.

Results
Modem Speed in Megabits/sec: 0.46
Modem Speed in Kilobytes/sec: 60

Details
Test File Size: 1024 KB
Total Elapsed Time: 17.2 Seconds
Modem Speed: 476 Kbps

Repeat Speed Test | Speed Test FAQ's

Graphic Details

You
476K

Dial Up
56K

SubSonic
64K

SonicLite
500K

SonicHome
3000K

SuperSonic
5000K

Download Information
Server Location: Lake Country, BC, Canada
Test Type: Downstream Test
Test Date: Saturday, July 09, 2005
Test Time: 2:32:02 PM

2005-07-09 17:46:39 EST: 231 / 297
Your download speed : 237445 bps, or 231 kbps.
A 28.9 KB/sec transfer rate.
Your upload speed : 304761 bps, or 297 kbps.

I think 5000K is around 5.0 Mb, yes? So why is it about 10x faster than 56K?

I'm ranked, #565 out of #584. Higher the #(number), the worse you are.

Test run at http://www.woodlakecable.bc.ca/
http://www.dslreports.com/speedtests/
 
Yea I have slow speeds with shaw too, it depends on how far u are from the hub/router (what ever u call it) in your area. I'm thinking of going for extream.
 
Results
Modem Speed in Megabits/sec: 100.57
Modem Speed in Kilobytes/sec: 12872

Details
Test File Size: 605 KB
Total Elapsed Time: 0 Seconds
Modem Speed: 21005K

You
21005K

Dial Up
56K

SubSonic
64K

SonicLite
500K

SonicHome
3000K

SuperSonic
5000K

Thats soo messed up right?

Sunday, July 10, 2005
11:42 AM

2005-07-10 14:43:40 EST: 1738 / 351
Your download speed : 1780129 bps, or 1738 kbps.
A 217.3 KB/sec transfer rate.
Your upload speed : 359582 bps, or 351 kbps.

Its fluctating, from 20,000K - 100,000K.

Someone please do the same test I did to make sure I'm not paranoid.

http://www.woodlakecable.bc.ca/speedtest.asp

PS: I have an extremely bad cold, so it could be just me, hallucating.
 
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Results
Modem Speed in Megabits/sec: 15.04
Modem Speed in Kilobytes/sec: 1925

Details
Test File Size: 1024 KB
Total Elapsed Time: 0.5 Seconds
Modem Speed: 15398 Kbps

ROFL yeah right i wish. Its the testing site. Try www.testmy.net
 
:::.. Download Stats ..:::
Connection is:: 511 Kbps about 0.5 Mbps (tested with 748 kB)
Download Speed is:: 62 kB/s
Tested From:: http://testmy.net/ (server2)
Test Time:: Sun Jul 10 2005 13:24:42 GMT-0700 (Pacific Daylight Time)
Bottom Line:: 9X faster than 56K 1MB download in 16.52 sec
Diagnosis: May need help : running at only 19.12 % of your hosts average (shawcable.net)
Validation Link:: http://testmy.net/stats/id-AK3LITP6O


I knew it, typical...

I really do need to talk to them...

...and I thought d/ling Call of Duty Demos in less than 30 mins was the cause of the 20,000k boast.
 
*sigh* Mine is teh sucky:

::.. Download Stats ..:::
Connection is:: 12 Kbps about 0 Mbps (tested with 97 kB)
Download Speed is:: 1 kB/s
Tested From:: http://testmy.net/ (server1)
Test Time:: Sun Jul 10 2005 17:45:06 GMT-0400 (Eastern Standard Time)
Bottom Line:: 0X faster than 56K 1MB download in 1024 sec
Diagnosis: May need help : running at only 0.48 % of your hosts average (zoominternet.net)
Validation Link:: http://testmy.net/stats/id-4YE7ZKOQ5
 
ARG!!!!!! IM CONTACTING QWEST IMMEDIATELY!
:::.. Download Stats ..:::
Connection is:: 219 Kbps about 0.2 Mbps (tested with 386 kB)
Download Speed is:: 27 kB/s
Tested From:: http://testmy.net/ (server2)
Test Time:: Sun Jul 10 19:10:28 PDT 2005
Bottom Line:: 4X faster than 56K 1MB download in 37.93 sec
Diagnosis: May need help : running at only 13.18 % of your hosts average (qwest.net)
Validation Link:: http://testmy.net/stats/id-PXJVN7MOC
 
Make sure you use the right region for the internet report thingy. If u choose the region far away from you, various internet traffic can slow you down or cause choke points etc.etc.
 
Have u talked to shaw, maybe they can help u tune up some of your settings.
Also did u get a new modem or are u using the same one u had before. I heard that they are giving new customers a newer modem thats supposed to be better than the old ones. I know I have the old one that came free from signing up a while ago, but since I'm thinking of going for extream, was thinking of buying the new one.
 
:::.. Download Stats ..:::
Connection is:: 778 Kbps about 0.8 Mbps (tested with 2992 kB)
Download Speed is:: 95 kB/s
Tested From:: http://testmy.net/ (server1)
Test Time:: Mon Jul 11 20:57:54 EDT 2005
Bottom Line:: 14X faster than 56K 1MB download in 10.78 sec
Diagnosis: 90% + Okay : running at 100 % of your hosts average (22.81)
Validation Link:: http://testmy.net/stats/id-DL3O8REV2


Cable internet here... MediaWorks.

/flex
 
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If u choose the region far away from you, various internet traffic can slow you down or cause choke points etc.etc.
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What kind of choke points, exactly?

Now I got a good reason to call them tomorrow. :mad:

5 mins I'm typing this message, the 6th min later, im timed out, argh.

Works the same with gaming; half way through the game, everyone is dead but me!?(everyone online is dead but me!?) then I get cut off...

I heard that they are giving new customers a newer modem thats supposed to be better than the old ones.
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I KNOW IT CAME the newer cable modems. I even saw TribForce [7F], talking about it. I should ask them...

But Shaw's website wont say it, odd...
 
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