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I am on an adsl connection, it is supposed to be around 100kb downstream.....right behind the modem i am only getting 30kb.. I went to a friends house that is with the same comany and he is getting the same service plan and still only 30kb....I took a peek at his ip address from whatsmyip.org, when i come home mine is the same as his! I've checked my ip many times to be sure that it isn't dynamic, and it isnt. Do you think we are being screwed?
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You are both getting the same IP address as your ISP uses a Proxy server. To find out your real IP you can go into the router/modem interface and there should be a status screen that will tell you your IP, DNS settings etc.
Also to test your download speed try a few sites that are know to be faster such as Microsoft, just download a patch or service pack etc. Just remember you may be capable of 100kb but if the site you are downloading from is busy or speed restricted you will only pull down data as fast as they can send it.
Also to test your download speed try a few sites that are know to be faster such as Microsoft, just download a patch or service pack etc. Just remember you may be capable of 100kb but if the site you are downloading from is busy or speed restricted you will only pull down data as fast as they can send it.
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Ok, I have learned that I AM infact sharing speed with other users...yes i have tried testing from different sites...I am in East Tx, US, The service is http://www.etex.net/
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And this TOTALLY SUCKS...they are like the only people around that we can get service from...
Search directway on google
This is the same company as Direct TV, but for internet. It can be expensive, but good service.
Also no matter what kind of DSL or CBL service you have you are going to share speed with others in your area. Only by geting a leased line are you guarenteed any level of speed.
eb
This is the same company as Direct TV, but for internet. It can be expensive, but good service.
Also no matter what kind of DSL or CBL service you have you are going to share speed with others in your area. Only by geting a leased line are you guarenteed any level of speed.
eb
Yeah, I ran into the 'directway' stuff (and it keeps coming on the tv ads too). The offering seems to be pretty good though expensive. The good news is, you are not stuck anymore :-) Anywhere you go, you get it.
Cheers,
Rajesh
Cheers,
Rajesh
Then there's always Cingular, they have an unlimited data plan that will get you DSL like speeds using a cell phone or data card...
eb
eb
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thanks for all of you guys help
glad to be of assistance
You both may be getting a bad deal from your ISP but your test has some flaws in it. If all you used to test the IP address was that web site then you each may be using some type of dynamic connection from the ISP and the IP is not the problem. In fact I doubt that it is the problem and I think the test is flawed. Look at your result when you run ipconfig on you computer and then compare the results on his. Most likely the IP's will be different and they are being assigned by your ISP which is the same. To the outside world you appear to use the same IP but that is just the public IP and the ISP is assigning each of you separate IPs.
I do think that 30% of "promised" speed is not satisfactory. Did you run the speed test from different test sites or just one. Depending on your route to the site you may get very different results and some sites may not produce a fair test of your real speed. However if the site you used to test is one that you need to have a fast connection with then I would look at a different DSL package with your provider or, even better, a different ISP that will produce better speeds to the sites you use.
Let me know if you have any questions or need more information.
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