The A§H Clan

«A»Asi wrote:At a friends house, somehow the upload speed is faster than the download..

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«A»Asi wrote:There we go, the last result has a weird jump in the download speed.

That looks more plausible then the last one. That was just crazy

TAKE THAT AT&T!!!!! Nah I took the latest test ^ above on my mom's computer. I still got to try out the laptop But still pretty descent I mean for my house
-Mandalor

I love it when people get an F+

It's like their internet is absolutely a failure, but is good just enough to get a plus.

@Mandalor, that's what my grandparents get in their house :l

110Mbps download / 6.5 Mbps upload.

Eh this is a pretty good average right here. Worst internet connection but still kicken it in Halo
-Mandalor

This is becoming all too common. I'm promised 12MBPS downstream, but I've never seen it. Closest I get is 10, which is plenty, but still.

Is it a WiFi hotspot or something else? If its WiFi it could be that something is disrupting the signal and causing the slow down in your connection. I would also call your ISP and let them know about it so that it can be fixed. If you really want to go after them you could get them to lower your next bill based on the speeds that you have been getting compared to what your supposed to be getting.

I'm using Wifi, but it's an actual gateway, not a mobile hotspot. The crashes and speed problems are ethernet issues, also. I've looked into the interference issue-- I've moved the router over to a phone jack with a cat6 cable, so that should minimize radio wave interference. As for other electronics, it's not near any that are ever on, so that's pretty much open and closed.

My guess is that it's just a heavy draw on the infrastructure that isn't up to par around here. Since this is a college spillover town for a university that started today, it's probably just that all of the students came back and put a heavy load on the ISP all at once. It did just appear suddenly the day before move-in day, so it's possible that the ISP itself is throttling existing users in anticipation for the new patronage of the heavy net-using college students.

I've talked with the ISP numerous times about problems with speed and crashing service. They've pretty much tried everything they can think of, from installing cat6, to eliminating 50 foot lengths of extra cable by the street. They also fixed an issue where we were on the same internet/phone line as the neighbor, which caused a great decrease in speed and large increase in interference, however that problem has not been completely solved yet. I'd be harsher with the company, but I think they are well aware of the fact that they are the only option in town, so there is little result when you threaten to leave if rates aren't lowered or speed heightened. And most days, when you decide to call them, it's like they give your stats a boost while you are talking to them so that you no longer have a point.

TL;DR Lesson: Steer clear of AT&T if at all possible, especially if you live in the deep south.

Edit 1: This is what it's supposed to look like: