Grrrrrr. Need some help or info plz

jimbowen03 · 24-11-2003, 13:58

Helllooooooo,

I'm in Runcorn in Cheshire and my Net has been dreadfully slow over the last 4 or 5 days. It's happened once before but only for a short period and seemed to clear up pretty quickly.
Now, maybe i'm jus very lucky, but i've never really had any troubles with NTL at all and have always been happy with the service.

But recently it's reeeeally slow. I'm on 600k service. I did a speed test on something and i think it said about normal for d/l (60-70kb/s) , but upstream was awful, about 1kb/s i think.

Now, i did have a virus recently on the PC but thats been eradicated, so i guess i just wanna know if there are any known problems in my area and if so , is there anythin i can do to help my connection.

Its weird cuz online games seem,,,, mmmm, ok. Not too much difference, but programs like Teamspeak are no use cuz my transmissions are garbled...obviously cuz that uses upstream i guess. (i'm a bit of a noob )

Cheers

paulyoung666 · 24-11-2003, 14:02

do you know how to post tracerts or pings ???????????? , that will be a start , or can you follow this link and post back the results http://homepage.ntlworld.com/robin.d...speedtest.html

oh btw welcome to the site

Neil · 24-11-2003, 14:03

Hi, & Welcome to nthw.

Are you using a specified proxy in Internet Explorer? (& if so-which one?)

Might be worth changing the proxy if you are using one: http://homepage.ntlworld.com/robin.d...trancache.html

Also-do you have any p2p apps running that may be saturating your uploads?

jimbowen03 · 24-11-2003, 14:11

lol, takin me about 20-30 seconds after i click post reply until i can actually type.

Mon, 24 Nov 2003 14:06:51 UTC
1st 128K took 1828 ms = 71702 Bytes/sec = approx 597 kbits/sec
2nd 128K took 1828 ms = 71702 Bytes/sec = approx 597 kbits/sec
3rd 128K took 1781 ms = 73595 Bytes/sec = approx 612 kbits/sec
4th 128K took 1813 ms = 72296 Bytes/sec = approx 602 kbits/sec

No proxies. No p2p programs at all on the PC

thanks for quick response guys, apreciate it

paulyoung666 · 24-11-2003, 14:13

well that is on the mark

how about tracerts

jimbowen03 · 24-11-2003, 14:19

jeez, takin me ages to post.

Erm, tracerts :S :S :S

lol, not sure what one is or how to do one i'm afraid.

Yer, i mean , downloadin from sites, like downloading custom maps for online games , i'm gettin normal speed, 60-70 kb/s.

But general browsing and programs that need bandwidth, or upstream is just poor.

Ermmmmmm....yer , tracerts. I can do anythin with guidance :P

Neil · 24-11-2003, 14:23

It sounds more like a proxy issue to me-follow the link I gave you & change your proxy & see if that improves your browsing.

jimbowen03 · 24-11-2003, 14:28

k, i'll try that now.

I'm guessin that i jus choose one of the closest to me ???

That would be a manchester one

Neil · 24-11-2003, 14:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by jimbowen03

k, i'll try that now.

I'm guessin that i jus choose one of the closest to me ???

That would be a manchester one

Not necessarily-it may just be a case of keep changing the proxy until you find one that works!

jimbowen03 · 24-11-2003, 14:49

Guys,

Thank you so much.

I changed to a nottingham proxy. It's the first one i have tried.

It is certainly running a hell of a lot faster. Certainly not what it is capable of but i am really pleased.

I guess theres no harm in trying several of them and seeing if there is any improvement. But thanks for your quick rsponses and advice.

paulyoung666 · 24-11-2003, 14:51

neil wins , ho hum :p :p :p :p

jimbowen03 · 24-11-2003, 15:10

Hmmmmmmm,

Yer, browsing is certainly better.

Upstream is still a problem tho i think. I'm still getttin 1-4 kb/s.

Now, does changin the proxy affect this at all ?

Cuz i think the programs like teamspeak are still gona be mashed :S

Neil · 24-11-2003, 15:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by jimbowen03

Hmmmmmmm,

Yer, browsing is certainly better.

Upstream is still a problem tho i think. I'm still getttin 1-4 kb/s.

Now, does changin the proxy affect this at all ?

Cuz i think the programs like teamspeak are still gona be mashed :S

Bear in mind that you only have 15k upload on the 600k service.

Do you have a SACM (Stand Alone Cable Modem) or do you get BB via your STB (Set Top Box)?

paulyoung666 · 24-11-2003, 15:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by Neil

Bear in mind that you only have 15k upload on the 600k service.

Do you have a SACM (Stand Alone Cable Modem) or do you get BB via your STB (Set Top Box)?

it should still be better than what he is getting though

jimbowen03 · 24-11-2003, 15:17

Stand alone modem.

btw, that was 1-4 kb/s and not 14kb/s , lol. Jus to avoid confusion.