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sadatx · 08-20-2005, 02:19 AM

Just switched from a DSL to a Cable modem because my phone company can't seem to keep my DSL up and running.

I got the 5mb speed and so far I've noticed a great improvement in speed. However, when I've downloaded something, it usually starts at 1 mb per second and stays there for a second for a second and then it immediately drops down (albeit slowly) to about 370 kbps. I've run my connection through a wireless router, but that shouldn't effect it that much.

I understand that different sites are going to have different download speeds depending on the speeds of the site's server, but I guess I just expected it to be faster, not 5mb but at least 1 or 2.

Am I doing something wrong? Is this just to be expected or should I call the cable company?

08-20-2005, 02:19 AM	#1 (permalink)
sadatx Psycho	Cable Modem, Not as fast as I would have hopped... Just switched from a DSL to a Cable modem because my phone company can't seem to keep my DSL up and running. I got the 5mb speed and so far I've noticed a great improvement in speed. However, when I've downloaded something, it usually starts at 1 mb per second and stays there for a second for a second and then it immediately drops down (albeit slowly) to about 370 kbps. I've run my connection through a wireless router, but that shouldn't effect it that much. I understand that different sites are going to have different download speeds depending on the speeds of the site's server, but I guess I just expected it to be faster, not 5mb but at least 1 or 2. Am I doing something wrong? Is this just to be expected or should I call the cable company? Last edited by sadatx; 08-20-2005 at 02:34 AM..