Cable modem is too quick!!!

Tricky · 22-03-2004, 20:23

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...

Stuartbe · 22-03-2004, 20:26

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

They may turn down the speed on you !

kronas · 22-03-2004, 20:29

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

as stuart says keep stum about it

Pyromanic · 22-03-2004, 23:17

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

td444 · 23-03-2004, 00:11

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Originally Posted by Pyromanic

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

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

punky · 23-03-2004, 00:54

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Originally Posted by Tricky

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...

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

Chris W · 23-03-2004, 11:32

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Originally Posted by punky

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

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!!

Jon M · 23-03-2004, 11:41

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

Tricky · 23-03-2004, 16:59

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Originally Posted by punky

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

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!

jem16 · 23-03-2004, 17:33

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?

punky · 23-03-2004, 17:55

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Originally Posted by jem16

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?

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.

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Originally Posted by monkeybreath

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!!

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.

jem16 · 23-03-2004, 18:23

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Originally Posted by punky

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.

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.

DrAwesome · 23-03-2004, 18:27

Y

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

You have to go outside this thread into the main forum

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Originally Posted by jem16

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

Not until you click on the button.

jem16 · 23-03-2004, 18:30

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Originally Posted by DrAwesome

Not until you click on the button.

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

DrAwesome · 23-03-2004, 18:33

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Originally Posted by jem16

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

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