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Originally Posted by HJBbradders

Hi,
I have just bought a new PC and am comparing the download/upload speeds with the old one.
The new PC has 3G RAM, the old PC, which takes ages to boot-up, 0.5G RAM.
Both are running XP Pro and are in the same room and both connected wirelessly via a Dlink DIR-615 router (supplied by VM) to a modem downstairs. The old PC is fitted with a Belkin PCI card, the new one with a ZyXel PCI card plus Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller (I have no idea what the latter does).

Puzzle 1: The old PC connects to the Internet almost immediately on boot-up, the new one can take up to 15 minutes to finally establish connection. When connected, they do not drop out. Any suggestions?

Puzzle 2: When I connect to the usual speedcheckers (BBSpeedchecker, ThinkBB, etc) the old PC is invariably faster to D/L, but not U/L, than the new one, e.g. old:8.8M, 458K, new:4.2M, 472k ... a big disappointment. Has anyone any suggestions?

How reliable are these data?

I haven't had the lid off the new PC yet, but should I bin the (Chinese) ZyXel and install the Belkin in the new PC?

Any suggestions most gratefully received.

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