Low speeds @ specific timings !

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alekhkhanna

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Hey guys,
I'm on a local ISP 2MbPS UL plan. While speeds hover between 240-260 kBps for most part of the day, but from 3pm - 10pm they don't go above 150. All I get is anything from 90-150kBps. Had a talk with the local guy as well but there seems to be no issue at his end. I even went to his office to check my speeds & the server showed 249 kBps being routed to my connection, but I was still getting 150-160 max when I checked at home. Using Fileserve mostly (paid account so no issues there also).Tried rebooting/unplugging etc but to no avail.

Already tried Speedtest. It shows 2 MbPS. :|

And it's a RJ45 connection linked to a Belkin N-150 router. Something like cable net (?). No phone needed.
The connection is MAC-locked to my lappy's address. Infact I had to change the router's MAC to the lappy's MAC to get it to work with the PPPoE connection. Now max anybody can do is steal my Wi-fi, but it's kinda impossible as it's encrypted with WPA2 key which came with the router (8 digit random characters key).

What could be the reason ?
 
How many people in your area have same connection and is cable coming directly to your place or there is a switch in between ?
 
Definitely there's a switch in between (because he attached the other end of the cable in another building near my apartment). And have no idea how many have similar connections. Relatively new to the area.
 
Then how come Speedtest is showing 2 MbPS ?

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Also how can I catch the ISP red-handed in case other people are using the same connection ?
 
now a days everybody is getting shared connection...If you want dedicated line then you have to pay a very high price and AFAIK dedicated lines are not available for home users.....Switch is installed to share connection between different user....

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and speedtest is showing 2mbps because you are given 2mbps speed but it is shared between different users which are connected through switch....You may be getting low speed because somebody at that specific time starts downloading something...
 
Hmmm. What's bugging me are the Speedtest results. Took the test every 20 mins or so and it kept on showing 1.99/2 MbPS everytime but practical speeds never went 150 kBps onwards. :S
 
do one thing tell your ISP to remove other connections from switch and then see your speeds....If it improves then you know who's at fault and if it doesn't then report back here...
 
Do cable providers give dedicated connections? It has to be very expensive isn't it? The more no. of same ISP connections you have in your area the more quality/speeds will suffer ain't it?
 
Punker said:
[/COLOR]and speedtest is showing 2mbps because you are given 2mbps speed but it is shared between different users which are connected through switch....You may be getting low speed because somebody at that specific time starts downloading something...
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I may be wrong but speed test does not work that way... It measures the amount of time it took u to download an particular file and then just multiplies it by 8 and displays the result in Mbps... So if his speed test shows 2Mbps than he dwnlded the file TO HIS COMP AND NOT THE SWTICH at an avg of 256KBps...

There is a possibilty that the switch might have been allocated a 2Mbps dedicated line... So if it is shared than speedtest will only show the speed he gets and not the switch...

My ISP said that I have a 2Mbps connection but i never get speeds above 1.6Mbps... and my speedtest shows 1.6only... and at times in the night i even get speeds upto 2Mbps...

This is my understanding please throw somelight on this if i am wrong... And apoplogies if I am...
 
quixand said:
Do cable providers give dedicated connections? It has to be very expensive isn't it? The more no. of same ISP connections you have in your area the more quality/speeds will suffer ain't it?
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Yup. I know that. But Speedtest (or for that matter any test) will actually check the download speeds on my PC and not till the switch AFAIK. Similar to what Ida said.

lida said:
I may be wrong but speed test does not work that way... It measures the amount of time it took u to download an particular file and then just multiplies it by 8 and displays the result in Mbps... So if his speed test shows 2Mbps than he dwnlded the file TO HIS COMP AND NOT THE SWTICH at an avg of 256KBps...

There is a possibilty that the switch might have been allocated a 2Mbps dedicated line... So if it is shared than speedtest will only show the speed he gets and not the switch...

My ISP said that I have a 2Mbps connection but i never get speeds above 1.6Mbps... and my speedtest shows 1.6only... and at times in the night i even get speeds upto 2Mbps...

This is my understanding please throw somelight on this if i am wrong... And apoplogies if I am...
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Its is LIDA and not IDA... God i need a name change... MODS please issue me a name change...

Now comin back to the topic here...
OP: No clue why ur speed test shows 2Mbps and u get only max 150kbps... Can u please inform if this dwnld speed is for torrent client or dwnld from a website. If it is from a torrent client then do u have enough seeders to give u that high speeds... But if u do not have enough seeders than that problem can occur at anytime not necessarily between 3 to 10...

Just to confirm try dwnlding from a private host and check the speeds and make sure u are not surfing or ur s/ws are not downloading any kind of updates at that time...

Perform these things and post ur speeds
 
^^ Sorry for the typo :P Difficult to see differentiate 'l' from 'i' :P

Use Fileserve (private paid premium account) for downloading. So I'm sure there are no hassles on that part. Rarely use torrents.

And that's what is surprising ! IDM downloading @ 150kBps & Speedtest showing 2 MbPS.

Anyways, waiting for the speed to hit low. Will post screenies then !

Thanks.
 
Actually there is no problem with the speeds sometimes the speed fluctuates so we can give that low speed problem a benfit of doubt may the traffic on the nw might be high....

So the main problem or question I have is why 2Mbps by speedtest
If u are really gettin 150Kbs dwnld speed than it should show around 1.2Mbps speeds.

Do one thing dwnld a healthy torrent file and see the speeds... And if u get around 260Kbs then there could be a possiblity that there is heavy load at the Fileserve's end around that time... Jus out of curiosity where is the default server of FILESERVE... Cause if it is in UK it will explain the reason for ur problem cause those are the workin hours so there is heavy load ergo low speeds....
 
In my case (Cable Net 1 Mbps) this is what I've noticed -

Speed Test. Net - Tests usually show 0.9 to 1.0 Mbps speeds
Torrent speeds - in the range of 90KBps to 110 KBps
Normal File downloads from servers - Varies between 30KBPS to 90-100KBPS. Usually on the lower side unless using DAP etc.
Streaming speeds have deteorated over the years.

I'm guessing something similar is happening.
 
quixand said:
In my case (Cable Net 1 Mbps) this is what I've noticed -

Speed Test. Net - Tests usually show 0.9 to 1.0 Mbps speeds

Torrent speeds - in the range of 90KBps to 110 KBps

Normal File downloads from servers - Varies between 30KBPS to 90-100KBPS. Usually on the lower side unless using DAP etc.

Streaming speeds have deteorated over the years.

I'm guessing something similar is happening.
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See man, depending on your speed.Max download speed should be 128KBps and you are getting the speed of around 110KBps which translates into 880Kbps which i think is ok. No doubt there is a problem but a small deviation of 120Kbps can be acceptable.

Moreover you cannot consider the speed of the net from the download from the server cause there could n number of reasons from the server that is causing the slow download.

but the OP has very large deviation so that is the problem...
 
lida said:
See man depending on ur speed ur max dwnld speed should be 128KBps and u are gettin a speed of around 110KBps which translates into 880Kbps which i think it is ok... No doubt there is a problem but a small deviation of 120Kbps can be acceptable...

Moreover u cannot consider the speed of the net from the dwnld from the server cause there could n number of reasons from the server that is causing the slow dwnld...

but the OP has very large deviation so that is the problem...
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Yes no doubts there I'm not disagreeing w/ you.
Checking with a highly seeded torrent file should give a fair idea.
In my connection a lot of packets get dropped and affect streaming, skype etc. But Torrents work decently 24x7.
 
Aight. Strangely the speeds didn't dip below 240kBps today ! It's really weird because they have been dipping EVERY day since I got the connection ! *Fingers crossed*

And yeah, cable net isn't the ideal connection for streaming/multiplayer gaming, probably due to the high pings involved. I get excellent local ping (in the range of 20-40ms), but the moment it goes outside India, pings received are in the range of 500-1000ms.

Still getting a purely UL connection is a dream with the likes of Airtel etc.
 
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