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willshcj · 13-01-2004, 11:21

Here's my problem.

If I connect to almost any USA site to download a file, the best average download speed I can get is about 20K bytes/second at any time day or night.

If I segment the download over 4 connections then I can get 70K bytes/second download speed for the same file from the same site. Even at peak times it's only a little slower.

A neighbour of mine who has BT ADSL can download the same file at 64K bytes/second with a single connection.

On UK sites I can get a single connection to download in the 60's.

I don't think the site is throttling as my neighbour can download at a reasonable speed.

I don't think it's local congestion as the segmented download is good and UK sites download fast on a single connection.

I don't think it's my PC as the single connection to a UK site downloads fast.

Am I doing something wrong? Am I being unreasonable about download speeds on the 600K service to the USA?

Other things tried:

With and without Firewall (Zonealarm - no difference)
With and without Anti Virus (McAfee - no difference)
With without spyware detecting/cleaning software (Spybot/SpyBlaster - no difference)

I'm using XP Prof, and have a STB.

Thanks for any help.

Cliff

13-01-2004, 11:21	#1
willshcj Inactive Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 2	Connection Throttling Here's my problem. If I connect to almost any USA site to download a file, the best average download speed I can get is about 20K bytes/second at any time day or night. If I segment the download over 4 connections then I can get 70K bytes/second download speed for the same file from the same site. Even at peak times it's only a little slower. A neighbour of mine who has BT ADSL can download the same file at 64K bytes/second with a single connection. On UK sites I can get a single connection to download in the 60's. I don't think the site is throttling as my neighbour can download at a reasonable speed. I don't think it's local congestion as the segmented download is good and UK sites download fast on a single connection. I don't think it's my PC as the single connection to a UK site downloads fast. Am I doing something wrong? Am I being unreasonable about download speeds on the 600K service to the USA? Other things tried: With and without Firewall (Zonealarm - no difference) With and without Anti Virus (McAfee - no difference) With without spyware detecting/cleaning software (Spybot/SpyBlaster - no difference) I'm using XP Prof, and have a STB. Thanks for any help. Cliff