Author Topic: Unbelievable Downloading speed!!!!!!!! (Read 7998 times)

Ivy · « **on:** September 03, 2009, 05:37:53 AM »

I hope the picture is self explanatory , My internet is very fast but the downloads are horribly slow! I mean SOOOO Slow! I actually tried to download Trillian for almost 6 hours yesterday and then came back and it was 28% or something....I waited and waited (I have taken patience to a whole new level)......and finally it stopped downloading at 49%.......It placed an Icon on my desktop , when I tried to open it it said, 'file is corrupt'...anybody has any ideas what could be causing this?

rthompson80819 · « **Reply #1 on:** September 03, 2009, 09:43:23 AM »

who is your isp? and what speed do they advertise?

patio · « **Reply #2 on:** September 03, 2009, 09:46:00 AM »

Agreed...
That's pretty close to dial-up speeds there...

BC_Programmer · « **Reply #3 on:** September 03, 2009, 09:53:45 AM »

err, that's WAY below even dial-up... it's 26 bytes/sec, not kbps!

patio · « **Reply #4 on:** September 03, 2009, 10:14:06 AM »

Holy Mackarel....! !

BC_Programmer · « **Reply #5 on:** September 03, 2009, 10:15:36 AM »

That's all my uncle can catch in his river... he insists on using a shotgun, though.

Ivy- does it do this with other computers connected to the same router/connection?

rthompson80819 · « **Reply #6 on:** September 03, 2009, 10:36:25 AM »

if i ever saw 3 days for download time i don't know if i would laugh or cry

Aegis · « **Reply #7 on:** September 03, 2009, 11:33:55 AM »

Is the computer connected directly to a cable modem or DSL modem? (There is no router between the computer and the modem, correct?)

zonatedace · « **Reply #8 on:** September 03, 2009, 01:53:57 PM »

Do you have any other computers on your network??? If so are they having the same problem, or is it just the single computer???

patio · « **Reply #9 on:** September 03, 2009, 06:19:02 PM »

I'm guessing it will be awhile before we get a reply...

Geek-9pm · « **Reply #10 on:** September 03, 2009, 06:58:46 PM »

Quote from: patio on September 03, 2009, 06:19:02 PM

I'm guessing it will be awhile before we get a reply...

Right, It will take a day or two to load the Computer Hope main menu.

Dairyman · « **Reply #11 on:** September 03, 2009, 07:21:57 PM »

Is this a wired or wireless connection? Or do you have one of those 3G USB modems?

I had the same problem. I was lucky enough to have a second backup connection and download the firmware update.

Ivy · « **Reply #12 on:** September 03, 2009, 09:27:06 PM »

I'm using my cell phones Modem for Internet.

It's unlimited internet with unlimited downloads.

Quote from: BC_Programmer on September 03, 2009, 09:53:45 AM

err, that's WAY below even dial-up... it's 26 bytes/sec, not kbps!

Exactly....it's bites and it's killing me!

Quote from: patio on September 03, 2009, 10:14:06 AM

Holy Mackarel....! !

Yeah I totally agree...!!!

Quote from: Geek-9pm on September 03, 2009, 06:58:46 PM

Right, It will take a day or two to load the Computer Hope main menu.

Nope, as I said Browsing is very fast but downloading is very (I mean the word 'very' can hardly express this) very slow!

Ivy · « **Reply #13 on:** September 03, 2009, 09:33:24 PM »

Quote from: Dairyman on September 03, 2009, 07:21:57 PM

Is this a wired or wireless connection? Or do you have one of those 3G USB modems?

It's a wireless connection and yes, I have one of those 3G USB modems!

dahlarbear · « **Reply #14 on:** September 03, 2009, 10:02:40 PM »

Quote from: Ivy on September 03, 2009, 09:27:06 PM

I'm using my cell phones Modem for Internet.

It's unlimited internet with unlimited downloads.

Nope, as I said Browsing is very fast but downloading is very (I mean the word 'very' can hardly express this) very slow!

Well... Don't make us beg... Who provides this "service"?

Maybe they're not a proponent of "network neutrality".

smeezekitty · « **Reply #15 on:** September 03, 2009, 10:04:17 PM »

why is this in the other section?
who is that on your avatar ivy?
did you try reseting evreything?
make sure all the cables are tight

Ivy · « **Reply #16 on:** September 03, 2009, 10:34:56 PM »

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who is that on your avatar ivy?

Seriously!!!!!!! I am usually very patient with new comers.....but You!!! You are too much!! How many times have you asked me this before? why do you keep asking the same question again and again?

smeezekitty · « **Reply #17 on:** September 03, 2009, 10:37:12 PM »

because it drives me insane

Ivy · « **Reply #18 on:** September 03, 2009, 10:38:29 PM »

Quote from: smeezekitty on September 03, 2009, 10:37:12 PM

because it drives me insane

Why does it drive you Insane?

Ivy · « **Reply #19 on:** September 04, 2009, 05:38:23 AM »

Quote from: dahlarbear on September 03, 2009, 10:02:40 PM

Well... Don't make us beg... Who provides this "service"?

I have learned in life, Nobody can ever make you do something that you don't want to, so unless you have an attraction for begging , just Don't.

I'm using Internet on my Cell and I'm connecting this internet to my computer with the USB. The downloads were fine before the reformat, but after the reformat everything is slow!

rthompson80819 · « **Reply #20 on:** September 04, 2009, 11:09:04 AM »

My first guess is that your ISP is limiting download speeds for big files to conserve bandwidth. BTW, going insane is a shorter drive for some people than others.

Aegis · « **Reply #21 on:** September 04, 2009, 11:57:06 AM »

What's your next guess?

It's one thing to limit download speeds, but certainly not to the speeds the original poster is describing.

rthompson80819 · « **Reply #22 on:** September 04, 2009, 12:07:20 PM »

I'm thinking that voice traffic is given priority over data. It's all digital and packetized but if voice packets don't arrive together it's an obviously poor connection but if data packets arrive at different intervals it all gets reassembled in order and no one ever knows the difference. Unless it's a big file and takes forever.

BC_Programmer · « **Reply #23 on:** September 04, 2009, 12:10:34 PM »

ahh I see, so browsing the internet uses voice data...

this is definitely news to me.

Besides, the TC Protocol dictates that the sending machine wait for the receipt to acknowledge each packet before the next one is sent- so they simply cannot become out of sync.

neelchauhan · « **Reply #24 on:** September 04, 2009, 03:22:15 PM »

Quote from: Ivy on September 03, 2009, 09:33:24 PM

It's a wireless connection and yes, I have one of those 3G USB modems!

Those 3G modems are not ideal for downloading video. You should use a High speed connection with T1 or faster speeds. I have cable internet which has T1 speeds.
You have dial up speeds. Dial up or some slow 3G networks like T-Mobile (US) for people who don't do much online.
What is your Internet Provider. Also tell your country you have the service from.
Note: I don't have a T-mobile phone. I just know it from a magazine issued one and a half years ago.

Geek-9pm · « **Reply #25 on:** September 04, 2009, 03:50:38 PM »

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Quote from: Geek-9pm on September 03, 2009, 06:58:46 PM
Right, It will take a day or two to load the Computer Hope main menu.
Nope, as I said Browsing is very fast but downloading is very (I mean the word 'very' can hardly express this) very slow!

Well that makes my think they are looking at whatever you are downloading rather that just viewing as a web page. They may suspect you are downloading copyrighted material and they are scanning it for markers that ID it is copyright material. This is only a guess!

BTW, Did you once work for the CIA? Are you a Russian national?

rthompson80819 · « **Reply #26 on:** September 04, 2009, 04:05:23 PM »

over a cell phone connection voice and data share the bandwidth. it's a problem of limited bandwidth.

Dairyman · « **Reply #27 on:** September 04, 2009, 10:06:25 PM »

Only after the reformat?

Maybe there's some settings you forgot to apply which somehow affect the internet speed? (Like in the firewall for example).

If you're connected directly to the 3G USB modem, you can probably download a driver/firmware update from the ISP website (on another computer) to a CD-ROM/Flash Drive, plug it in to your computer, copy the file to your hard drive and install it.

Ivy · « **Reply #28 on:** September 05, 2009, 12:16:40 AM »

I called them up, they say that downloading is meant to be slow in the package that I'm using, and they say that downloading speed varies , I observed it actually does. It must have been awfully slow that day though......He says people don't download so much on the cell. I guess I'll put up with this for just this month and next month I can switch back to my old ISP. I will use this connection only while I'm traveling for my lap top . Isn't that a good Idea?

patio · « **Reply #29 on:** September 05, 2009, 07:51:19 AM »

Sounds like a plan...
I'd be unhappy with those speeds fro free ...much less paying for it.

Ivy · « **Reply #30 on:** September 05, 2009, 08:16:13 AM »

yeah... but you already know about my sucky ISP don't you?, they are good for first 15 days of the month and the next 15 days there's almost no internet , So I'll use this one as a back up plan, I'll have both connections running.

patio · « **Reply #31 on:** September 05, 2009, 08:28:47 AM »

Is there a 3rd Option in your area ? ?
You may want to search for business providers as well even though it's a home account.

Ivy · « **Reply #32 on:** September 05, 2009, 08:41:37 AM »

Actually there is , I checked it's rates etc, Unlimited packages are double the price compared to my current ISP, but it's less then total of what I'll be paying for the two connections (cell phone and the local ISP), So I guess I'll go for it.

patio · « **Reply #33 on:** September 05, 2009, 08:56:28 AM »

Good for you and Best of Luck with the new provider...

Anythings gotta be better right ?

Ivy · « **Reply #34 on:** September 05, 2009, 08:58:52 AM »

Absolutely Right.

Thanks Patio

neelchauhan · « **Reply #35 on:** September 06, 2009, 09:25:48 AM »

Quote from: Ivy on September 05, 2009, 12:16:40 AM

I called them up, they say that downloading is meant to be slow in the package that I'm using, and they say that downloading speed varies , I observed it actually does. It must have been awfully slow that day though......He says people don't download so much on the cell. I guess I'll put up with this for just this month and next month I can switch back to my old ISP. I will use this connection only while I'm traveling for my lap top . Isn't that a good Idea?

Yes

Ivy · « **Reply #36 on:** September 06, 2009, 09:32:34 AM »

aww thank you for Agreeing.

truenorth · « **Reply #37 on:** September 08, 2009, 11:56:35 AM »

Ivy, If your not aware many communications providers offer deep discounts when more than one service is "bundled" with another. For instance my unlimited DSL dropped from $21.95 per month to $9.95 when i combined it with my long distance service. When you shop ask about that as often if you don't ask it won't be mentioned or offered.truenorth

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