DSL problem need help

kenezzite · November 29th, 2006, 11:54 AM

Well I usually have cable internet service, but than I just moved and thought i try out the DSL, five bucks cheaper so I thought why now, grrr.

Anyway it seems way too slow, my downloads are on Azerous top off at like 170kb/s and I don't know what to do.

Who ever has or knows about DSL do you get the same download speed as well? i thought it would be faster.

Or help me set it up right, maybe someone knows a website link.

Adunaphel · November 29th, 2006, 11:59 AM

what is the speed of the DSL line you got? 170kbps sounds like a 1.5Mb/s line. So if it is a 1.5Mb/s line you bargained for, the speed is right.

(mods, shouldn't this be in technical?)

SL65 · November 29th, 2006, 12:04 PM

^I have 1.5Mb/s line and it tops out at 160kb/s so kenezzite must be on a plan above but not reaching the speeds he should be...

Moved....

fbc · November 29th, 2006, 12:09 PM

Also, what upload speed is your DSL line? e.g 1.5mbit down / 256k up. Since you're talking speeds on torrents, it's possible you're flooding the upload and restricting the download speeds. Do you know what speed your cable was?

kenezzite · November 29th, 2006, 12:21 PM

I had cable for the past 3 years, the speed tops off like at 800kp/s when I download torrents and some files or even movies off the internet. But I thought I try this DSL thing and see what's it all about. grrr.

I have up to 1.5 Mbps download/384K upload. I think that's what I signed up for. So would that be the right download speed that i'm getting or I need to configure something?

fbc · November 29th, 2006, 12:25 PM

^ You're getting the most you're going to get out of it. The DSL connection you signed up for is slower than the cable connection you had, not much you can do about it apart from getting a faster DSL line, or changing back to cable.

Adunaphel · November 29th, 2006, 12:29 PM

1.5 Mbps / 8 = 187.5 KB/s (bits to bytes is factor 8 )

When factoring the average of 10% overhead on most protocols, it gives 170KB/s, the speed you're getting, so you don't need to reconfig anything, the line won't allow more.

kenezzite · November 29th, 2006, 12:40 PM

Ah thank you guys for clearing that up for me, but now i'm depressed and will go cry.

fbc · November 29th, 2006, 12:56 PM

SL65 · November 29th, 2006, 01:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kenezzite

Ah thank you guys for clearing that up for me, but now i'm depressed and will go cry.

Too much bandwidth is never enough eh. Man I wish I could download torrents at 170kb/s!

Adunaphel · November 29th, 2006, 01:02 PM

why not get a bigger line? Or is this the fastest available where you live?

matt2000 · November 29th, 2006, 02:40 PM

i'm on 2Mb cable here in the UK. gets upto around 250k/s in Azureus if you can get enough seeds/peers

cvrefugee · November 29th, 2006, 06:10 PM

You might be able to get faster speed with DSL if you live close enought to the CO or an RT. I'm currently getting 6000/768 (600KB/s) for $30/month.

epp_b · November 30th, 2006, 03:21 PM

Use something other than Azureus. It's crap images/smilies/tongue.gif

uTorrent, if you use Windows, is great.

November 29th, 2006, 11:54 AM	#1
kenezzite Joined: Jan 24th, 2004 Last Online: November 7th, 2008 Location: USA Posts: 478 Rep Power: 0	DSL problem need help Well I usually have cable internet service, but than I just moved and thought i try out the DSL, five bucks cheaper so I thought why now, grrr. Anyway it seems way too slow, my downloads are on Azerous top off at like 170kb/s and I don't know what to do. Who ever has or knows about DSL do you get the same download speed as well? i thought it would be faster. Or help me set it up right, maybe someone knows a website link. __________________

November 29th, 2006, 11:59 AM	#2
Adunaphel Global Moderator Joined: Jan 18th, 2006 Last Online: Yesterday Location: [ˈne:dərlɑnt] Age: 29 Posts: 3,597 Car: 1990 Mercedes-Benz 190E (W201) Rep Power: 67	what is the speed of the DSL line you got? 170kbps sounds like a 1.5Mb/s line. So if it is a 1.5Mb/s line you bargained for, the speed is right. (mods, shouldn't this be in technical?) __________________ 01001001 00100000 01000001 01001101 00100000 01010100 01001000 01000101 00100000 01010011 01010100 01001001 01000111

November 29th, 2006, 12:09 PM	#4
fbc Mantastic! Joined: Jan 8th, 2005 Last Online: 02:28 AM Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 33 Posts: 10,631 Car: 2006 MY07 Astra SRi Turbo Rep Power: 82	Also, what upload speed is your DSL line? e.g 1.5mbit down / 256k up. Since you're talking speeds on torrents, it's possible you're flooding the upload and restricting the download speeds. Do you know what speed your cable was? __________________ www.sniffpetrol.com

November 29th, 2006, 12:21 PM	#5
kenezzite Joined: Jan 24th, 2004 Last Online: November 7th, 2008 Location: USA Posts: 478 Rep Power: 0	I had cable for the past 3 years, the speed tops off like at 800kp/s when I download torrents and some files or even movies off the internet. But I thought I try this DSL thing and see what's it all about. grrr. I have up to 1.5 Mbps download/384K upload. I think that's what I signed up for. So would that be the right download speed that i'm getting or I need to configure something? __________________

November 29th, 2006, 12:25 PM	#6
fbc Mantastic! Joined: Jan 8th, 2005 Last Online: 02:28 AM Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 33 Posts: 10,631 Car: 2006 MY07 Astra SRi Turbo Rep Power: 82	^ You're getting the most you're going to get out of it. The DSL connection you signed up for is slower than the cable connection you had, not much you can do about it apart from getting a faster DSL line, or changing back to cable. __________________ www.sniffpetrol.com

November 29th, 2006, 12:04 PM	#3
SL65 Ambitious but rubbish! Joined: Jul 12th, 2004 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Sydney, Australia Age: 18 Posts: 9,189 Car: 1998 Subaru Legacy 2.5L Rep Power: 41	^I have 1.5Mb/s line and it tops out at 160kb/s so kenezzite must be on a plan above but not reaching the speeds he should be... Moved....

November 29th, 2006, 12:29 PM	#7
Adunaphel Global Moderator Joined: Jan 18th, 2006 Last Online: Yesterday Location: [ˈne:dərlɑnt] Age: 29 Posts: 3,597 Car: 1990 Mercedes-Benz 190E (W201) Rep Power: 67	1.5 Mbps / 8 = 187.5 KB/s (bits to bytes is factor 8 ) When factoring the average of 10% overhead on most protocols, it gives 170KB/s, the speed you're getting, so you don't need to reconfig anything, the line won't allow more. __________________ 01001001 00100000 01000001 01001101 00100000 01010100 01001000 01000101 00100000 01010011 01010100 01001001 01000111

November 29th, 2006, 12:40 PM	#8
kenezzite Joined: Jan 24th, 2004 Last Online: November 7th, 2008 Location: USA Posts: 478 Rep Power: 0	Ah thank you guys for clearing that up for me, but now i'm depressed and will go cry. __________________

November 29th, 2006, 12:56 PM	#9
fbc Mantastic! Joined: Jan 8th, 2005 Last Online: 02:28 AM Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 33 Posts: 10,631 Car: 2006 MY07 Astra SRi Turbo Rep Power: 82	__________________ www.sniffpetrol.com

November 29th, 2006, 01:02 PM	#11
Adunaphel Global Moderator Joined: Jan 18th, 2006 Last Online: Yesterday Location: [ˈne:dərlɑnt] Age: 29 Posts: 3,597 Car: 1990 Mercedes-Benz 190E (W201) Rep Power: 67	why not get a bigger line? Or is this the fastest available where you live? __________________ 01001001 00100000 01000001 01001101 00100000 01010100 01001000 01000101 00100000 01010011 01010100 01001001 01000111

November 29th, 2006, 02:40 PM	#12
matt2000 Hedgehog Sandwich Joined: Feb 17th, 2006 Last Online: 12:10 AM Location: Market Harborough, UK Age: 18 Posts: 3,682 Car: '77 Land Rover Series III LFS Status: Rep Power: 56	i'm on 2Mb cable here in the UK. gets upto around 250k/s in Azureus if you can get enough seeds/peers __________________ 'I've spoken to the scientist in that article. He is convinced that the parrot is "just resting".' - Plissken "My daughter has... errr HAD one, and I was given one" - Scott

November 29th, 2006, 06:10 PM	#13
cvrefugee Joined: Aug 16th, 2004 Last Online: 02:15 AM Location: Corona, CA Age: 28 Posts: 3,450 Car: 2005 Scion xB Rep Power: 60	You might be able to get faster speed with DSL if you live close enought to the CO or an RT. I'm currently getting 6000/768 (600KB/s) for $30/month.

November 30th, 2006, 03:21 PM	#14
epp_b n00b of the year Joined: Jun 23rd, 2006 Last Online: 02:30 AM Location: Canadaland :) Posts: 4,904 Car: 1995 Nissan 240SX Rep Power: 45	Use something other than Azureus. It's crap uTorrent, if you use Windows, is great.

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