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Broadband Help Needed!!!!

  • 10-11-2005 9:41pm
    #1
    Irishpimpdude
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,373 ✭✭✭


    Ok i have a problem, my broadband speed keeps droping to about 12kb/s and then when i restart my modem its back to 200kb/s and this happens every while... i have scanned for spyware,adaware,virus,etc... anyone know what the problem is? Its a real pain in the backside when downloading.


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  • #2
    aidan_walsh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,208 ✭✭✭✭aidan_walsh


    When you restart your modem, do you pick up a new IP? Could be that you're getting so battered by noise from your thourghly legal downloading that the channel is getting flooded, and the fresh IP avoids that for a while.


  • #3
    TerrorFirmer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,930 ✭✭✭✭TerrorFirmer


    I have this problem also in Galway out of the blue. When restart my modem have normal speeds which eventually crawl down to 0.5kb and to a point where it takes 60 seconds per page to load on boards.

    No spyware, or any viruses, and static ip...


  • #4
    Irishpimpdude
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,373 ✭✭✭Irishpimpdude


    no its not that man i wish i could figure this out its really pissing me off :mad:

    Edit: Just Happend Again!!!!! did a speed test, and pings are around 2500ms to boards.ie

    166.2 kilobits per second
    Communications 166.2 kilobits per second
    Storage 20.3 kilobytes per second
    1MB file download 50.5 seconds


  • #5
    Irishpimpdude
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,373 ✭✭✭Irishpimpdude


    Bump, this is still not resolved!! help needed badly!!! :mad:


  • #6
    tba
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,111 ✭✭✭tba


    Who are your ISP and did you contact them?


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  • #7
    Irishpimpdude
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,373 ✭✭✭Irishpimpdude


    Eircom and no i have not contacted them yet...


  • #8
    rogue-entity
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,664 ✭✭✭rogue-entity


    Irishpimpdude wrote:
    Eircom and no i have not contacted them yet...
    I think you answered your own question. There are two causes for your problem.
    1) You use a USB modem, these often are like the old winmodems, they use the host computers CPU to work, this means that if your CPU is busy doing something else your download speed will drop. You should get a decent external modem with an ethernet port, then connect it to your computer with an ethernet cable (you will need an ethernet port on your PC though)
    You mentioned your ISP is eircom, people have reported speed issues with them already, I think the guy that started the "embarrasse your ISP" thread mentioned 2500ms pings to boards.ie. I assure you I dont get such crap rates with BT.


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