Are there really tweaks that will help the speed of DSL connections? I currently have telocity and I also seem to have an access problem that I need to unplug the modem for a few seconds and than it starts working again.
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Are there really tweaks that will help the speed of DSL connections? I currently have telocity and I also seem to have an access problem that I need to unplug the modem for a few seconds and than it starts working again.
The only thing I can think of to explain this, is that I have heard that the early first generation of DSL modems had a problem syncing back up to full speed after having the speed drop for whatever reason.(interference, etc.) By unplugging the modem, you are in effect resetting it, causing it to again sync at the highest speed.
Later revisions of the modems fixed this problem. Is your modem an old one, or relatively new?
The only thing I can think of to explain this, is that I have heard that the early first generation of DSL modems had a problem syncing back up to full speed after having the speed drop for whatever reason.(interference, etc.) By unplugging the modem, you are in effect resetting it, causing it to again sync at the highest speed.
Later revisions of the modems fixed this problem. Is your modem an old one, or relatively new?
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GrumpyMan,
Those tests can give you a ballpark figure, but it's difficult for them to be exact. They don't have unlimited bandwidth, so it is likely that they don't have 1 Mb or more to give to each user that runs the test. Most of those tests, even when I do them from work, tell me that I have around 1.8Mb per second, yet I have downloaded from MSDN at over 1100 kiloBYTES per second.
Those tests can give you a ballpark figure, but it's difficult for them to be exact. They don't have unlimited bandwidth, so it is likely that they don't have 1 Mb or more to give to each user that runs the test. Most of those tests, even when I do them from work, tell me that I have around 1.8Mb per second, yet I have downloaded from MSDN at over 1100 kiloBYTES per second.
N8Magic...
I'm getting ready to subscribe to CenturyTel DSL which is fairly new to my area.
They want $200 for the modem kit, plus $35 to setup the service.
They say that I must have a Westell (36R516) compatable ADSL modem.
Is there some way I can get off cheaper than that? Is there no standard for compatiblity like with dial-up? Can I buy one of these modems off the forums here, or do you think it is best to go with what the company provides?
I thought it was a good deal, but I may only be at this address for a few more months, and I would hate to make an investment that large.
I'm getting ready to subscribe to CenturyTel DSL which is fairly new to my area.
They want $200 for the modem kit, plus $35 to setup the service.
They say that I must have a Westell (36R516) compatable ADSL modem.
Is there some way I can get off cheaper than that? Is there no standard for compatiblity like with dial-up? Can I buy one of these modems off the forums here, or do you think it is best to go with what the company provides?
I thought it was a good deal, but I may only be at this address for a few more months, and I would hate to make an investment that large.
N8Magic:
I currently have DSL by Pacbell. It's been pretty good at the moment. They guarantee me 1.5Mbps at all times but mostly I get 4.5Mbps. My question is about uploads. I understand I have ADSL and that upload/download speeds are staggered. But why do telco companies limit upload so much on ADSL modems? For example, 1.5Mbps and 384kbps? How about something in the area of 512kbps-768kbps? Also looking at SDSL, SDSL is so much more expensive compared to ADSL but boast faster upload speeds. It leads me to believe it's harder and cost more to give more upload speed?
BTW, I have an Alcatel Speed Touch modem + Pacbell Enchanced DSL.
-jimbo
I currently have DSL by Pacbell. It's been pretty good at the moment. They guarantee me 1.5Mbps at all times but mostly I get 4.5Mbps. My question is about uploads. I understand I have ADSL and that upload/download speeds are staggered. But why do telco companies limit upload so much on ADSL modems? For example, 1.5Mbps and 384kbps? How about something in the area of 512kbps-768kbps? Also looking at SDSL, SDSL is so much more expensive compared to ADSL but boast faster upload speeds. It leads me to believe it's harder and cost more to give more upload speed?
BTW, I have an Alcatel Speed Touch modem + Pacbell Enchanced DSL.
-jimbo
Many ISPs give you the option of paying a little more to get a static IP instead of PPPoE, so that's not really a issue..
(and a static IP is far superior as has ben mentioned already
(and a static IP is far superior as has ben mentioned already
Personally, I have 256K SDSL. It comes into my house and immediately connects to a router which is then connected to an ethernet switch/hub (technically a switch since it will do both 10 and 100 at the same time). I have static IP's for everything, as well as a UNIX firewall. Standard Counter-Strike pings are in the range of 35ms minimum, 50ms average, at least on a good east coast server. A good server will give me my maximum download bandwidth of 32KB/sec. So far I have yet to have any real problems, with the exception of modem-like speeds, but even that's pretty rare. Also, if I try to ping more than about 500 servers in CS, the connection stops respoding for a couple minutes.
I was an early DSL adopter and I have a Alcaltel 1000 ADSL modem that is about 3 years old now. Would I get any benefit to buying a new modem? Will the modem hardware really change that much that us DSLer should buy new equipment every x years?
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