Download Issues on Cable Internet

andy9o

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Not sure what I'm doing wrong. I have a 5Mbps down cable connection through Charter (Atlanta, GA). There are 2 computers, set up on a router, and neither one can exceed 40k when downloading from websites. The dl will start high, then slowly settle down to a constant around 40k. Has anyone seen this before, deal with something like this? Thanks
 

RadiclDreamer

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Just bebcause they say they are 5mb doesnt mean you are actually going to hit it. Sounds like your isp has oversold their bandwidth
 

andy9o

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Originally posted by: RadiclDreamer
Just bebcause they say they are 5mb doesnt mean you are actually going to hit it. Sounds like your isp has oversold their bandwidth


I thought that too, but even if they sold the same 1Mbps of bandwidth to everyone in the state, it doesn't explain why I always get EXACTLY 40K.
 

nweaver

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This is one reason why I am pleased with my ISP. When I called to sign up, I asked about speeds, and instead of some generic "could get" thing, they said, the speeds (I get 300K down, 150K up Real download speeds). It's an SDSL system for the apartments I live in, and they dial up channel by channel if speeds start slowing down. The really hammer P2P users.