high speed internet

[Johnnymushio]

i just got high speed internet and i used to have dial up

i am paying for 4MB per second, but am only getting 1.5MB a second, and streaming video from youtube and google is choppy still, but just loads faster.

why???

oh, and when i dowload things, it only pulls in about 50KB, or something

anyone have any idea why this is? its from WOW

[thetestingsite]

I'm not sure, but aren't they a Cable Internet provider? The more people on their line the slower your speeds are going to be. If they are on one side of town, and you are on the other side then it gradually slows at every person's location in between you and them.

Basically, same applies for DSL with the more people on their bandwidth, the slower the speeds.

Hope this helps.

[Johnnymushio]

well, why are the youtube and google videos so choppy?

they load fine, but play horribly.

they play like they did ffor me when i waited 5 hours for a video to load on dialup then play, very choppy.

i have flash player 8, i would have flash 9 put i need to restart my comp and if i do that i loose the internet and i have to call the company and have then turn it on again, because i have gay windows 98 and am too poor to upgrade

[thetestingsite]

You shouldn't lose your internet connection even though you restart your computer, unless you networking card gets disabled when you turn the comp off. (Then again, there are different settings for every provider) Anyway, about the youtube videos, it could be a number of different things such as the website, the amount of available RAM on your computer, and stuff like that. As well as the internet connection. The choppiness may be the video buffering or anything like that.

Hope this helps.

[Johnnymushio]

i have 160MB RAM, and yes i lose internet if i restart my computer, the comp doesnt even now why but we do.

would updating my video card driver help? i just read that, but i dont know where to dinf what kind of video card i have.

[BLiZZaRD]

You should be able to see if you can update it automatically by uninstalling it, rebooting and reinstalling it.

Losing the internet on reboot sounds very silly for a Cable DSL connection. Is your router powered by your PC instead of an outlet? (say via USB or other) Powering off the router should be the only way to disable the internet, at least in the manner you are describing.

An upgrade to your drivers as well as your RAM (minimum req for DSL is usually 256) I would start there, then worry about other things.

[thetestingsite]

You could try to update the video card driver, it would surely help. To find the video card that you have, right click on "My Computer", click on "Properties", click on the "Device Manager" tab, then where it says "Display Adapters" there should be a description of your video card.

EDIT: Sorry Blizzard, posted same time.

[BLiZZaRD]

More help never hurts ;)

[Johnnymushio]

yes, the cable modem is conencted by usb

where can i find a driver upgrade for

rage pro turbo agp 2x

i think thats my video card, im looking for a driver upgrade now

[BLiZZaRD]

yes, the cable modem is conencted by usb


This is why you lose internet when you reboot. Plug it into the wall and you wont have that problem :D

[thetestingsite]

minimum req for DSL is usually 256

I have set up DSL on computers with 128, even 64 megs of RAM (doesn't run very good, but it does work). However, I do recommend to our customers that they should upgrade to something better.

[BLiZZaRD]

Look here for your drivers...http://www.driver-downloads.com/ati-driver.htm

[djr33]

Another possible option is being sure that on sites like youtube, your settings are for broadband, not for dialup... sometimes this is done automatically, but sometimes it isn't. Not sure how much this would affect it, but could be worth looking into.

[Johnnymushio]

ok, the cable modem was connected by usb, but was receiving the problem not from loosing power, because it always stayed on, but from something else.

i figured out that reseting the modem each time the computer is turned off gets me back online, i just have to hit the reset button then eveything works.

also, wasnt it with dsl that speeds have their peak hours? i have my internet through the cable, but i only pull in a average of 1mb a sec, not 4mb like im paying for.

and, djr33, what do you mean? how would i change my settings?

[BLiZZaRD]

ok, the cable modem was connected by usb, but was receiving the problem not from loosing power, because it always stayed on, but from something else.

i figured out that reseting the modem each time the computer is turned off gets me back online, i just have to hit the reset button then eveything works.


Great! At least the mystery is solvable!



also, wasnt it with dsl that speeds have their peak hours? i have my internet through the cable, but i only pull in a average of 1mb a sec, not 4mb like im paying for.


I have never heard this, although that doesn't mean you are wrong. I do know the actual speed varies based on many factors, i.e. how many connections YOU have running, how many total on the same IP range, etc. not to mention weather and atmospheric conditions. (I have underground wires, but after a lot of heavy rain I can expect slower service until they dry out, for example) Also, read the print on the agreement, most advertised speeds are met only under grueling circumstances, i.e. phone is disconnected, cable turned off, the moon is 18% of full Gibbous, Saturn is in Leo and your mom is asleep in bed. Other wise you will experience loss of speed. Also look at upstream vs downstream speeds, those vary greatly and the company will offer your deal at the higher of the two, which may not be the one you judge your connection by.



and, djr33, what do you mean? how would i change my settings?

Most of those sites have a selection you can click on, i.e. Windows media player, Real Player, QT. Some also go so far as to let you choose your connection speed, it will then play based on your selections. These choices are what djr is talking about. :D

[thetestingsite]

your mom is asleep in bed.

That was too funny, I may have to start telling our customers that one.

As for the DSL peak hours thing, DSL doesn't have "peak hours"; however, if you are on like a Tier 2 or lower provider, the more people on that providers bandwidth, the slower the speeds would be.



also, wasnt it with dsl that speeds have their peak hours? i have my internet through the cable, but i only pull in a average of 1mb a sec, not 4mb like im paying for.

For cable providers, the speed drops the further it goes. As I said before, if you were on one side of town and your provider was on the other side of the same town, then you speed would drop between every house their cable (internet) goes through. (So basically: the more people, the slower the speed.)

Hope this helps.

[Merciless]

: note the fact that you can not blame your choppy video , changing your internet does not change the video itself, but simply the speed at which it loads. like blizzard said, try changing your settings on the site, they will be around there somewhere. ::alternative:: blow up your computer and buy a new one, windows 98 for the lose : best of luck :) :