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balaban · 02-03-2005, 15:05

I have recently installed 1.5Mbps broadband onto a new PC running XP Home, and I've found that the download speeds seem to be pretty low - approximately 280kbps (via testing on mcafee speedometer).Actual download speeds are around 30kbps; Ping times are fine (averaging 10ms), it's just downloads that seem below par. Streaming videos also are extremely jerky and pixellated (I am unable to watch streaming videos at more than 300k as they are far too corrupted and jerky).

I have run complete Spyware checks (using Adaware SE), have ZoneAlarm as a firewall, no other background tasks.

Is this a typical download speed for this connection? And if not, any idea how I could remedy the situation?

Thanks for your help

02-03-2005, 15:05	#1
balaban Inactive Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 3	help with low download speed I have recently installed 1.5Mbps broadband onto a new PC running XP Home, and I've found that the download speeds seem to be pretty low - approximately 280kbps (via testing on mcafee speedometer).Actual download speeds are around 30kbps; Ping times are fine (averaging 10ms), it's just downloads that seem below par. Streaming videos also are extremely jerky and pixellated (I am unable to watch streaming videos at more than 300k as they are far too corrupted and jerky). I have run complete Spyware checks (using Adaware SE), have ZoneAlarm as a firewall, no other background tasks. Is this a typical download speed for this connection? And if not, any idea how I could remedy the situation? Thanks for your help