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Internet speed

Discussion in 'Computers & Modding' started by 01427, Dec 17, 2007.

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  1. 01427

    01427 Well-Known Member

    My computer's internet speed is 100 kb/sec. Can I do something myself to increase the speed or do I have to contact my local dudes?
     
    01427, Dec 17, 2007
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  2. Loonylion

    Loonylion Administrator Staff Member

    most likely you will need to have your connection upgraded, which means paying more for it.
     
    Loonylion, Dec 17, 2007
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  3. 01427

    01427 Well-Known Member

    Is it easy? If I just contact them and ask them, they'll upgrade my connection immediately?
     
    01427, Dec 21, 2007
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  4. Seph

    Seph Administrator Staff Member

    Depends on the kind of cable you have running to your house, if it's copper and it's a long way from a central then you might be out of luck, if it's fiber then you definitely get an upgrade.

    With a 1mbit connection I'd say the chance of being able to upgrade without any hassle are quite high, if close enough to a central you can essentially have a 20mbit with copper.
     
    Seph, Dec 21, 2007
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  5. Loonylion

    Loonylion Administrator Staff Member

    What Seph said is also dependent on the equipment at the telephone exchange being able to suport higher speeds. Assuming all the conditions are favourable and you go ahead with an upgrade, it should be completed in 48 hours to a week.
     
    Loonylion, Dec 21, 2007
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  6. Born2killx

    Born2killx Well-Known Member

    Check this out: http://techfreep.com/copper-wire-could-push-4-times-the-bandwidth-of-fiber-optics.htm
     
    Born2killx, Dec 21, 2007
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  7. CloudBoy101

    CloudBoy101 Well-Known Member

    I'm running at 12mb's a sec via USB ;)
     
    CloudBoy101, Dec 21, 2007
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  8. dzpliu

    dzpliu New Member

    download a download accelerator.. :)
     
    dzpliu, Dec 23, 2007
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  9. 01427

    01427 Well-Known Member

    A download accelerator?
     
    01427, Dec 23, 2007
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  10. Loonylion

    Loonylion Administrator Staff Member

    that wont make an internet connection faster. It can sometimes make files download faster, but not faster than the connection is capable of.
     
    Loonylion, Dec 23, 2007
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  11. Born2killx

    Born2killx Well-Known Member

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Download_manager
     
    Born2killx, Dec 23, 2007
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  12. N3M351S

    N3M351S Well-Known Member

    lol I get *FREE broadband with my call package (up to 8 meg & *40gb download limit a month) how cool is that! ;) :) ;D :D 8)
     
    N3M351S, Jan 12, 2008
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  13. jadin72

    jadin72 Well-Known Member

    YOU GUYS ARE SO LUCKY! here in new zealand, where i live anyway, broadband isnt even available! (anywhere else the lines are so old if more than around 1000 people in your area are on it lags horribley; it may as well be dial up)

    i had to pay top dollar to get wireless broadband, and pay for around 1mbps (which is mega fast here in NZ) but only get around 100kbps due to trees being in the way and some other factors that we're getting a technician out in a week or so to fix.

    if america didnt have so many guns, and australia had less spiders, i would go there just because of the broadband!
     
    jadin72, Jan 13, 2008
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  14. anandjones

    anandjones Well-Known Member

    I agree with you, I live in NZ as well, and the internet here is so slow, I had to resort to WorldNet isp, which costs about 60 per month, with about 20 GB limit.
     
    anandjones, Jan 13, 2008
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  15. jadin72

    jadin72 Well-Known Member

    i know! did you know some third world countries have higher broadband than us? disgusting isnt it?

    i had a look at worldnet. down our road we dont even have those copper lines, so we cant even get the cheapest kind of cable broadband. if i did, worldnet would now be my first choice. are those prices in NZD?
     
    jadin72, Jan 13, 2008
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  16. nismoe

    nismoe New Member

    download speedconnect :)

    makes your net quicker.. thats if you ain't getting the speed your meant to be getting.
     
    nismoe, Jan 16, 2008
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  17. anandjones

    anandjones Well-Known Member

    Yeah, it is in NZD. So annoying though that NZ doesn't get good internet speeds. I guess we're left out.
     
    anandjones, Jan 16, 2008
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  18. N3M351S

    N3M351S Well-Known Member

    Can you tell me more about speedconnect? does it work if your using ADSL? I'm currently getting up to 8meg. The other day i carrried out a internet speed test, and It was 6.5meg! can this be speeded up? (using speedconnect)
     
    N3M351S, Jan 16, 2008
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  19. Loonylion

    Loonylion Administrator Staff Member

    No. ADSL is a variable speed 'best effort' connection. You get the fastest stable speed the line is currently capable of supporting, affected by outside factors such as the number of other people on the exchange and even the weather. 6Mbit is about average for 'up to 8Mbit' connections.
     
    Loonylion, Jan 16, 2008
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  20. jadin72

    jadin72 Well-Known Member

    can someone please explain internat speed to mee? i just dont get it... i pay for 1000kB/s right? and it says on my download its around 112kbps. i called my isp and they said that was right, it wasnt going slow at all. they said its because kB/s and kbps are different?
     
    jadin72, Jan 17, 2008
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