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Broadband Speed? I am paying extra for a faster than average Broadband speed. How do I check if my computer is accessing the internet at the Broadband speed that it is advertised as.

Broadband speed? We have orange broadband, we are paying for 8mb but are only getting just about 1 at the moment its about 600kb! we live within a mile of a telephone excahange. why are we paying for 8 mb broadband and not even getting 1mb? do they cap the broadband speed if they do is that not misleading customers? no it is definatley 8 mgb because i did a speed test that came up with 1 mgb before and my friend gets 10 meg and he lives quite close

broadband speed? my broadband will only let me have up to 0.5m but my provider says i can get up to 8m .will up grading my phone line let me get a faster speed .what else could i do to get faster broadband?

What broadband speed is required to play games online on the playstation 3? I live in Ireland and hope to buy a Playstation 3 in the near future. I intend to play games online but I am not sure if my braodband connection is fast enough. I think my broadband speed is 2mb.

How can I find out what the fastest broadband speed I can actualy get is? So there are pleanty of services offering 20 meg broadband or 50 Meg but is there a site that can tell me the actual maximum my line can handle? In other words I'm not looking for the speed that I'm currently getting, I'm looking for the speed I would actualy get in ideal conditions if I upgraded to a 20 or a 50 meg package for example?

How do I test my satellite broadband speed? I am supposedly paying for 512k up to 768k speed but do not feel I am getting this speed. Looking for a reliable website to test my actual broadband speed.

Why am I not getting the full broadband speed my line can take? I have tested my phone line several times and every occasion I have been told that my line can support up to 3.5mbps but I am only getting 2.5mb. I am with o2 and use the adsl 2+ broadband. Can anyone tell me why I'm not getting the max 3.5mbps? And is there anyway I can speed up my broadband?

What broadband speed Do I need to get to play ps3 online ? Please tell me I live in Myanmar Now my broadband speed is 20kbs/sec ? Please tell me like this example 128kbs/sec 512kbps is the highest speed in our country but I cant get it because its too expensive for me the price is 1500 USD for activation and monthly is 130 so Is 128kbps enough to get online and play ? Thanks.

What has been the average broadband speed in the US for each of the last 10 years? OECD publishes great data on broadband penetration and speed for all the major countries: http://www.oecd.org/document/54/0,3343,en_2649_34225_38690102_1_1_1_1,00.html But within the US, what has been the trend in broadband bitrate that residential consumers have experienced on average over the last 10 years?

what is the fastest broadband speed u can have in hong kong? what is the fastest broadband speed u can have in hong kong? and what would the average cost be?

How can i get BT to boost my Broadband speed ? Iv had BT Broadband for 5 years and when i first got it my speed was always 5.5MB Download , 5 years laters and when i do test now it comes out at 3.5MB :( This is a shocking drop in speed since i use to get 5.5MB . Is there anyone i can write to and get this sorted ? Ill be happy to pay £100 month to get my speed back to 5.5MB again . Anyone had this with there broadband and had it fixed ?

What broadband speed is to be expected? Although I have Sky broadband which says it offers up to 8(kb?) speed, my system appears to be getting slower and slower, and whilst the signal strength is reported as 'excellent' it only shows 54 Mbps. Could that explain the slow speed, and should I expect more than 54 Mbps?

Does having a higher broadband speed matters if your operator line is shared by so many users? Would it make a difference if I subscribed to a higher broadband speed compared to other customer with lower speed if the provider is sharing the line for all the customers? Would I get a higher connection speed during peak hours compared to others who subscribed for lower connection speed?

Is there a noticeable clear difference in speed between 8 mbps and 6 mbps in broadband speed? I'm thinking about dropping from 8 meg to 6 meg in broadband speed at comcast to save $10.00 . However not if there is a clear noticable drop in download speed..

Could removing my unused second phone line help improve my broadband speed? I have BT broadband and the downstream speed on the hub is typically 2.9 Mbit/s on our normal phone extension but if I plug it into the master socket it increases to 3.7 Mbit/s. I can't move it there permanantly thought because there's no plug socket nearby! Aside from replacing the internal telephone wiring there is a second unused line and I wondered if anyone knew if this could be reducing the broadband speed at all?

How many Users can share 4Mbps DSL Broadband Speed ? I want to know that how many Users can share 4Mbps DSL Broadband Speed.Exactly I am interssted in knowing how this 4Mbps Internet Speed is distributed among users for normal web surfing Purposes not for downloading stuffs..How many users can use this Bandwidth for surfing Internet without any issue with their speed like slow connection,Page can't display error.Can Anybody Please help me ...

Is it possible to improve Broadband speed in the UK? I have read about Broadband accelerators, but I am sceptical. Can they actually improve broadband speed when connected to a 'normal' line which gets e.g. 5meg?

How to increase bsnl broadband speed ? I am using the bsnl broadband Rs. 750 Plan and it gives me the speed up to 20kbps. I am in big trouble. So, Please help me.

Broadband speed is not what it should be? I have tiscali broadband, and when I hover over the wireless icon it shows 100mbps. However, when download files, or uploading files, the speed is only about 30 kB/sec. Anybody able to help me here?

Is this mobile broadband speed normal? I've got mobile broadband with the three network in Australia and my down load speed changes between 5kB/s and rarely at best 30kB/s.Is this a normal rate and if not what can I do to change it. Three says it should be in the mb/s so how do I get it there. Thanks for the help in advance.

What speed broadband do I need to stream live sporting events online? I regularly stream using my existing broadband (20MB) wireless with a 54MBPS dongle. I need to find another ISP but I have to know the minimum speed needed to stream online. I also need to find a reasonably piced ISP who would supply a wireless router but that may be another question for another time.

Is anyone else experiencing very slow broadband speed this last week in uk ? using orange broadband in Northern Ireland. Another friend has the same problem, where the speed is down to a crawl. Very glitchy youtube and other streaming services help !

How to increase broadband speed without paying extra? Any Hack? i m using Broadband conn (wired,100 mbps) of speed 256kbps. When i open ISP website speed goes upto 2mbps for downloading. Any hack?

is broadband speed relevant when considering installing and using skype? My broadband speed is only 500k/bits will I be able to send and receive video messages?

My broadband downstream speed is 5760kbps is this a 5.7 megabyte broadband connection? I am unsure of the conversion, if i had 8000kbps would this mean i had a 8megabyte broadband speed?

Do I need to contact my ISP about my broadband speed? Hi, I recently upgraded my broadband speed from 10mb to 20mb. It worked fine for the first few days, when I used speedtest.net it said I had just under or just over the 20mb mark. I then looked today and the download speed has plummeted to 2.83mbps. Do I need to contact Virgin Media about this?

Do BT have to provide minimum broadband speed? I have BT broadband and the max my line can do is 0.25 meg. Is there anything I can do to get out of my contract due to this ridiculous line speed? By the way I live in a city not away in the sticks somewhere.

Hey does ay one know how to boost your broadband speed or make it a little faster thanks? Hey does ay one know how to boost your broadband speed or make it a little faster thanks

What Broadband speed is needed working from home? My current speed is around 1.10Megs and 1124kbps, moving house shortly and speeds are much slower in new area, under 1 Meg. What speed is adequate to work from home, dial up is via VPN and bulk of work is e-mailing. Databases are on local copies, would slower speeds make a big difference when replication is in progress.

Does my broadband plan speed and internet test speed mean anything? My broadband plan is 8Mbps but when I use an online speed tester, the d/l speed doesn't even get near there. Infact, its still below 3Mbps. So if I change to a 3Mbps plan, will it reduce my speed, or will I still be fuctioning at the same speed as my 8Mbps plan since the test showed that the speed is below 3Mbps?

How can I boost my broadband speed? I seem to have a very slow broadband speed -2376 KBits/s(297 KBytes/s) download and 2376 KBits/s(297 KBytes/s) upload. Is there anything I can do to improve the speed? I have just joined talktalk (wish I hadnt) and am in the UK

How do I check my phone lines fastest potential broadband speed? I know what speed I am getting now but how do I check the highest speed my line is capable of if I switch to a different supplier? If I purchase 24 meg download and 1.3 upload what will I actually recieve?

What broadband speed should I get? I have "Up to 8MB" broadband speed over ADSL but I only ever get about 6.5MB download speed if I do a speed test. If I pay my ISP for "Up to 24MB" speed, will I get somewhere in the high teens actual or will I still only get 6.5MB?

How much broadband speed you need to watch streaming videos without interruption? I have currently 256KBPS speed.

How good is my broadband speed? I have a download speed of 3.8 Mbps and an upload speed of 0.33Mbps, is this any good? and how can I improve the upload speed? Regards Pete

Does a good router make any difference to you broadband speed? If so what router should I get, I need A LOT of Ethernet ports, over 10, and wireless. Currently I’m using BT voyager 2100 wireless ADSL with a couple of LAN hubs to add ports. Any ideas or advice on how to improve my connection speed?

How do do i run a broadband speed test on a particular port? i don't want to know the download/upload speed of say IE. I won't to know the throughput for a particular port. Thank you i have tried those sites, but unless i am mistaken neither allow you to test the speed of a particular part, rather than for instance TCP 8080 or port 80.

Why is Telecom not interested in sorting out my excrutiatingly slow broadband speed!? We are in a new house in Riverstone Upper Hutt. We had BB installed. Very slow BB speed. No upload speed. Have reported this multiple times. Get told today by the Xtra help(less) person that he suggests we cancel our subscription and go somewhere else because there is nothing more that can be done for us!! Nice! Telecom are totally uninterested. Anyone else also having these problems?

Why is broadband speed so slow in india? Can any one tell me how long bfore we get 8 mbps speed? Can any one provide me the links where i can c the reasons in detail for the slow broadband?

Lesser broadband speed in windows 7 than in windows xp sp2? When i was using windows xp sp2 my broadband speed was touching 70kb/s.But now in my windows 7 platform the speed is just 30kb/s in the same pc. why is it so? please give me some suggestions

Hello, can anyone tell me what the original speed of my broadband connection is? Whenever I connect broadband, the picture at the bottom right of the taskbar says 100mbps. But I know that my connection is not so fast, as such connection did not come out yet So how can I view my original broadband connection speed? Will it be able to run Splinter cell conviction

Will my broadband download speed will increase by increasing my ram from 1gb to 2gb? I have BS NL broadband unlimited plan 750plus and i am getting near about 30 kbps download speed, so tell me how my speed get increased.

How to increase Broadband speed? I have a BSNL broadband connection. How can I optimize the download/upload speed.

Internet/broadband speed, when will it go back to normal? Here is my situation, I have broadband with unlimited downloads, but they still set you a limit, and if you go over the limit the internet speed dramatically slows down. So what I'm trying to ask is when will the speed return to normal, or will it? Thank you.

How can you check if your broadband suppliers speed is correct? My bt broadband line is 8MB. BT tell me i have an 8MB supply. But when i check my line using a speedetest such as http://www.speedtest.net/ it has never shown speeds more than 1.85MB. As a consumer how can we be sure that 8MB is really available.

Are all DSL Broadband speed and performance the same? I have DSL Broadband here in the BRonx from my Isp Net Zero. Can I assume that all DSL performance is the same ? Since it is based on my land line phone service. Or do some ISP have better performing DSL? I do not know computer's I'am trying to learn.

How can you increase your broadband speed with out downloading softwares ???? I have ADSL internet broadband and i want to speed up my internet speed . can enybody help me ????

Broadband speed test? I complained about slow speeds to my broadband provider and he asked me to go to http://www.speedtest.net/ to check my internet speed. He then went on the sum up the upload and download speed and told me that the total speed is the sum of the upload and download. Is that true? Some more details I skipped. I have a connection speed of 512Kbps. So should I expect the download rate to be at 512Kbps?

My broadband speed dropped dramatically? I am with Bt and my broadband speed dropped dramatically a few hours ago, before that it was around 6000kbps and now it's 1500kbps. Would there be any reason why this would have happened? we have a password on the wireless and im not using any torrents or p2p just watching anime

What will be the minimum broadband speed needed with the ps3? Also, what will the best game be to buy on launch day?

How do I find out what broadband speed I am getting? I use a speedtesting site which gives me and upstream number and a downstream number and an IP Profile number how do know what MEG i am getting from those results?

How to increase my internet broadband speed? it is 500kbps how to increase its downloading speed it gives 48kbps speed maximum can i increase it to 64 somehow,thank you

How to increase broadband speed? Does router help increasing broadband speed ?

Is a 512 kbs broadband speed okay for playing online games on my playstation3? I have a 3GB monthly allowance.

I hve unlimited Broadband with a speed upto 2 MBPS, please tell me if i can earn online? I have unlimited Broadband connection with a speed upto 2 MBPS, please tell me if there is any way in which I can earn online? Please tell me a legitimate and a scam free way.

How can I tell what my broadband speed is ? I know what I pay for ,but is that what I really get? ok i've run a few tests and the results come nowhere close to what i pay for. download 2.76 upload 0.36. looks like i have to take up with virgin. thanks everyone.

How do I find out my maximum available broadband speed? Well I'm about to change ISP from AOL and I don't know how far I live from the exchange. If I lived quite far would my maximum possible download speed be capped at a certain point? I mean if I ended up getting a 16mb package could it end up being capped at 7mbs? And if it was would I be better off getting an 8mb package? Or then could it end up being capped even lower? EDIT: Okay thatnks for the answers but I know what my actual speed is. What i don't know is if my distance from the exchange could mean that at a certain point my download speed will get capped, like if it would NEVER go above 4mb because of where I live.

What is the difference between Broadband and other high speed internet.? Broadband - High speed internet - what is the difference?

What is the maximum speed of broadband in India? the broadband icon in the taskbar displays the speed as 100Mbps. but the actual speed is about 350 kbps. so why the 100mbps is displayed.

What is the difference between dial-up, broadband, and high speed internet? I know dial up uses a phone line but does high speed and broadband? thanks! Okay, so does Broadband require a phone line?

how much broadband speed do i need for xbox live? I live in ireland and i have 3 mbps but when i try to download the update it never works so do i need faster broadband speed or wath

Why do they always say "up to" x MB for broadband speed? Why do broadband providers always say "up to"? How come you never actually get that speed? Will you ever get near that speed? I am on a 4mb connection and the most i have got is 400kb/s when downloading. How would you get faster downloads? What does it depend on?

How Do I Improve The Speed Of My BT HomeHub BroadBand Connection, And How Do I Contact BT Customer Services? Recently, my broadband speed using the above device has started suffering, and where I can usually get around 2.5mb, I'm now only getting about a third of this. As a result, my XB360 does not let me join some more populated games, and also, it takes me longer to download files. Whenever I cal BT, I always get outsourced to some Indian person with a condescending attitude who is obviously reading from a script, who doesn't know the first thing about computers. Can someone please advise me on how to increase my general connection speed if possible, and also, a number that I can contact BT on where I won't be outsourced, or thrown about number-number, and can just speak to an English speaking, English person, in England. Ideally, a number where I can talk to someone as described above, and also who will be able to assist me productivly, and will be able to resolve my connection speed issues.

How can I get high speed broadband in my house? BT have said due to previous tennants living in my property not paying their Bills I can't have a pay monthly line, and therefore can't have broadband, does this mean I can't have broadband at all or just with BT?? Thanks

Why using home cable broadband slows megaupload speed? When there was a hotspot near my place, I use wireless@sg to download from megaupload links, the speed was good at 300-400kbps. However when the hotspot was removed, I applied for home broadband at 15Mbps speed, my megaupload speed has gone down to 50-100kbps. Why is this so?

My broadband speed is 8mbps but my computer icon tells me my local area connection is 100mbps - why is this? I have a wireless router but I connect my desktop to it by ethernet cable - so I'm not really using wireless but I could elsewhere in my house if I wanted to. Thanks for the answers so far. They explain my initial question. Yes, my contract does say "upto 8mbps broadband" - so how can I tell what connection I'm actually getting between my router and the internet?

How can I increase the surfing speed of my broadband connection? I have got Connect's broadband connection which gives me speed between 100kbps to 300kbps according to company. But actually the speed is very less. Can you tell me how to improve the surfing speed?

What is the maximum broadband speed a standard BT telephone line give? Most of us can get up to 8mbps but could the lines give more speed?

My Broadband speed is slower than should be? I paid for a 2mb BB connection but my max speed after numerous tests fall around 230kb download and 120 upload. What's the matter?

Why is it I am getting good Broadband speed 4meg+ yet my browser IE7 runs so slow? and even times out sometimes, is it possible my ISP can be throttling me somehow (virgin.net) Downloads are very fast and phishing filter is off.

How do i check my current broadband speed and its downloading speed?

How to increase bsnl broadband speed? I have bsnl broadband 2mbps connection... but never get even 512 kbps downloading speed.. is there anyway to increase it .. atleast upto 500 to 600 kbps

What kind of speed can I expect out of a Sprint Wireless Broadband connection? I can't get high speed internet where I live (Except by satellite which is MUCH more expensive than anything else). My only other alternative to dial up is wireless broadband through Sprint or Verizon. I found a place that offers it for $50 a month and say they can give me speeds of 500k-1.5M. I was wondering if anyone actually has Sprint wireless broadband and what speed they really get.

What is the correct download speed I should get if I have 256 kbps broadband speed? It is usually around 20-30 kb per second.

Is a broadband speed of 512Kbps good enough? My internet usage consists of browsing, chatting, youtubing, and downloading images. No online gaming, or movie downloading.. Is 512Kbps enough or should I upload the speed to 1?

What broadband speed am I getting? I have upgraded from 2mg to 8mg broadband but it doesn't seem to be any faster. My line can support it. I have ran the speed test and the result is 132.13mbps. Is that 8mg??? Please can anyone help? I am in the process of sorting it out with my isp but they have asked me to perform the speed test hence why I know that the speed is 132.13, I just need someone to tell me in english what speed that is!

how to tell what the maximum speed of broadband is that you can receive ? Does anyone know how to tell what the maximum speed of broadband you can receive from your telephone line in Ireland. any websites would help. please if someone could help i would much appreciate it.

how is it that when im browsing my broadband speed is great but when i try downloading from torrent sites it d? my speed when browsing is great but when i try downloading from torrent sites my speed is very poor im using vista premium and bittornado do i have to change any settings if so what?

What is the lowest broadband speed required for xbox live?