Cable modem is too quick!!!
 

I am on 600K NTL, currently I'm downloading some linux distros from a newsserver and my du-meter is showing an average of 92 to 94 kb/sec and has been doing so for the last 20 minutes by my reckoning this equates to 760K

Have NTL done something to the network??? Not that I'm complaining...

Re: Cable modem is too quick!!!
 

Woa... I thought this was a wind up thread...... Dont say anything m8 :D

They may turn down the speed on you !

Re: Cable modem is too quick!!!
 

i wish my 1meg was teaked to 150-160kb/s :D :D :D

as stuart says keep stum about it :D

Re: Cable modem is too quick!!!
 

Couldnt this be down to compression or something. The old modem standard was capable for 4x compression I remember which meant in theory dl speeds of about 24kbps

Re: Cable modem is too quick!!!
 

Compression on a broadband line? I wished - save me eternity downloading headers from newsgroups time to time :P

Re: Cable modem is too quick!!!
 

Are you on a home LAN? Apparently DUMeter includes LAN traffic in its reporting.

Re: Cable modem is too quick!!!
 

It does indeed... i have also found that it is not the most accurate of monitors either, when i have a dialogue box telling me i am downloading at 118kbps, dumeter is telling me it is 90kbps, and sometimes vice versa too... don't know which to believe!!

Re: Cable modem is too quick!!!
 

don't forget that burst transfer can cause this sort of thing too.. also, when you use download managers that split a file into 4 seperate streams.. that can cause strange readings too

Re: Cable modem is too quick!!!
 

Yes but no other PC's are on for a change
Using NewsBin Pro as always
Speed remained fairly constant at 93Kb/sec for about 4 hours
Not tried it today!

Re: Cable modem is too quick!!!
 

Please excuse the hijack of this thread but how do I post a new thread?

I'm logged in but I can't see the "New thread" button - either I'm blind or it's missing.

Can anyone help please?

Re: Cable modem is too quick!!!
 

Must be blind mate. If you go into the forum category (Broadband support & discussion), it is wedged right between the menu at the top (User UP, FAQ, etc), and just above the bit where it says: "Threads in forum" and lists the threads.

Meh, it seems to be accurate enough for me. Sometimes it says it is downloading at 126k/s, where mIRC says my download is going at say, 115k/s. I just put it down to mIRC averaging out the speed, as DUMeter reports the actual speed quicker. (If you disconnect during a download on mIRC, it will gradually slow to 0, rather than just go straight to it). I find it not too shabby. It's small, simple and clear. I treat 900m as the cap though because I don't about overheads and such, so I try and play safe.

That program someone posted about the other day, http://www.trafficstatistic.com/ looks awsome though, for detailed stats.

Re: Cable modem is too quick!!!
 

Yes that's exactly where I thought it should be, exactly in the same space as the "post reply" button is.

However it isn't there, no blank box - absolutely nothing.

Re: Cable modem is too quick!!!
 

YYou have to go outside this thread into the main forum

Not until you click on the button.

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The button is not there to click on i.e. there is no "New thread" button.

Re: Cable modem is too quick!!!
 

so you see nothing here? are you using internet explorer or something else?