Effective usage of internet bandwidth

[Akod]

Hi Everyone,

I need help on how to effectively utilize my internet bandwidth provided by my ISP. I am using a Dial up type of network through a usb modem. The indicated connection speed is 7Mbps but during browsing i experience slow and choppy network. Download run at a speed of 12kbps.

I want help on how to effectively utilize about 1/3 of my bandwidth.

Thanks in advance.
~Akod

[DaveLembke]

7mbps leads me to believe you have DSL, But 12kbps sounds like Dial-up unless the sites your visiting to download have a slow backbone to the internet.

Please run www.speedtest.net
and reply back with upload and download speed.

What is the make/model of the modem and computer as well as OS of the computer?

[jason2074]

network through a usb modem

This could also be your problem. http://compnetworking.about.com/od/broadband/f/modeminterface.htm

[Akod]

Thanks to u guys for your response.

After running the speed test this was the results i got:


Speedtest Results:

Download speed                          Upload speed
0.12Mb/s                                      0.09Mb

Modem type: Huawei E173
My computer is Dell Latitude D410 and running Windows XP Professional SP3

[DaveLembke]

This modem is cellular so a number of things can affect its speed. If the signal is weak it will sync up at a lower speed, also these tend to revert to a similar speed to dial-up when signals are weak. While if you have a strong signal it will connect at a faster speed thru a cellular broadband handshake.

Do you have a cell phone that shows signal strength where this cellular modem is located such as 1 bar out of 5 etc? I am curious as to if this modem is located in a location where it has a good signal. Such as have you tried this outside your home to see if it connects faster with a stronger signal? The correction to this may be to just relocate your modem to a different location in your home such as by a window.