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Interesting, I always thought DSL was not shared, but did some more reading and see your point. Thanks.<br />
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Can you explain the discrepancy between what my modem shows as my current downstream rate(9599 Kbps) and the speed test that says 8.10 Mbps(or 8100 Kbps)?
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It is most likely the precise point of measurement and you need to do several to make a valid comparison.
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my package is supposed to allow up to 20Mbps speeds
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John is correct. &nbsp;20 Mbps is a theoretical maximum and no real DSL line is going to deliver that. &nbsp;But 9.6 Mbps is good for DSL.<br />
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If you're really paying $US 500 a month for that line, you might look into satellite internet instead if you don't require a lot of upstream bandwidth.
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Thanks, everybody, great info. It's Mexican $550, so about $29 US dollars a month at this time. The peso is really taking a beating. <br />
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I'll close the question, handing points around, and I'll start running the speed test several times a day to see how it fares. <br />
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I appreciate all of you sharing your knowledge, thanks!
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I hope the point sharing is good for everyone. Thanks again!
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Thanks and I was happy to help.
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Hi, I am with Telmex in Mexico, and my package is supposed to allow up to 20Mbps speeds. Here's a speed test I did moments ago: <a href="http://www.speedtest.net/result/5702951726.png" rel="ugc">http://www.speedtest.net/result/5702951726.png</a><br />
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Here's the DSL Status from my modem:<br />
<a href="https://filedb.experts-exchange.com/incoming/2016/10_w42/1121436/dsl-status.JPG" target="_blank" title="DSL status (57 KB)"><img alt="DSL status" class="file-block lazyload" style="max-width: 732px;" data-src="https://filedb.experts-exchange.com/incoming/2016/10_w42/1121436/dsl-status.JPG" /></a><br />
And here's what Telmex says about my package.<br />
<a href="https://filedb.experts-exchange.com/incoming/2016/10_w42/1121439/acerques.JPG" target="_blank" title="My package (60 KB)"><img alt="My package" class="file-block lazyload" style="max-width: 601px;" data-src="https://filedb.experts-exchange.com/incoming/2016/10_w42/1121439/acerques.JPG" /></a><br />
Am I doing all right? Should I call and ask them to make the service better? Thanks.
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Hi, I am with Telmex in Mexico, and my package is supposed to allow up to 20Mbps speeds. Here's a speed test I did moments ago: http://www.speedtest.net/result/5702951726.png

Here's the DSL Status from my modem:


And here's what Telmex says about my package.


Am I doing all right? Should I call and ask them to make the service better? Thanks.

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