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[thepeel]

I recently bought a new desktop computer. It is a Dell, and a middle level model.

I subscribe to high speed internet services but am not getting much speed at all. My computer says I'm connected at 100Mbps.

You tube vids take forever to load (if they are at all long, they more often than not only load half way).

My torrents download at 500 - 800 B/s using Azureus. And that is for torrents with hundreds and hundreds of seeds. It takes weeks for a single episode of tv to download.

What is wrong? I have a good computer and a great internet package but get dial-up speeds.

FYI, I have a adsl modem.

[eamo]

To test out your connection try this test.

http://speed.nia.or.kr/english/

[thepeel]

I used a different site that I found... Thanks for the suggestion

kilobit/sec
Download speed: 940.11
Upload speed: 213.10
Surfspeed inside Singapore: 407.25
Latency: 596 milliseconds


Whats that mean?

[cubanlord]

Here are mine:


=========================================
R E S U L T S
=========================================
Test Time : 1/28/2007 3:39:04 PM
Web Browser: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1;
Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP
CPU: x86 Family 6 Model 15 Stepping 6
RAM: 2046 MB
CPU Clock Speed: 2400 MHz
MAC Address of NIC: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
IP Address: XXXXXXXXXXXXX
-------------------------------------------
Download Speed: 7.9 Mbps (991 kB/s, 991,141.4 cps)
Upload Speed: 7.5 Mbps (938 kB/s, 937,766.3 cps)
-------------------------------------------
Ping Test (Round Trip Time/Loss Rate)
Average: 4.170267 ms
Min./Max.: 3.4ms / 6.8ms
95% Delay: 5.4 ms
Standard Dev.: 0.555058 ms
Loss Rate: 0 %
-------------------------------------------
Network Game/VoIP Test (Round Trip Time/Loss Rate)
Average: 4.245901 ms
Min./Max.: 3.606ms / 16.607ms
95% Delay: 5.094 ms
Standard Dev.: 0.630787 ms
Loss Rate: 0.0 %

[thepeel]

Date: 2007-01-28 07:23:21 (Amsterdam GMT+0100)
IP address: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Location: Singapore
Browser: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.1.1) Gecko/20061204 Firefox/2.0.0.1

bits per second (bytes per second)
Download speed: 940,112 (117,514)
Upload speed: 213,107 (26,638)
Surfspeed Singapore 407,254 (50,907)
Surfspeed Average: 407,254 (50,907)
Surfspeed Worldwide: not measured
Latency: 596 milliseconds

I have no idea what that stuff means..

[eamo]

Why is your location listed as Singapore? Are you in Korea? If you are in Korea then take the speed test I linked for a more accurate result.

[thepeel]

im in singapore

[eamo]

[huck]

Are you using a wireless router? If so, then you might need to forward your port...

[thepeel]

Thanks anyhow Emo.

I'm not using a router.. Just the cable from the wall to the modem to the computer..

[Demophobe]

Perhaps your ISP is throttling the ports commonly used for these programs. Try changing port setting in the "options" menu. Heck, maybe the gov't in Singapore is trying to combat piracy somehow? You can't even chew gum there....

[thepeel]

How would I change ports? Which options?? I'm very computer illiterate.

Thanks!

[huck]

changing ports...

In Utorrent, you go to Options/Preferences/Connection, and it tells you the port number. You just type in a new number (in the 20000-50000 range), and hit enter.

I'm not sure about Azureus, but it should be something similar. Or try Utorrent - I find that it works better on my computer than Azureus.

[thepeel]

Hey,

I've tried changing the ports on Azureus a few times now. Makes no difference. In addition, I switched to and back from Utorrent. Made no difference. Utorrent worked worse in fact.

Though, Azureus will tie up my whole system sometimes.

[rocklee]

That's Singapore! One of the most internet-policed state in the world! I used to live in Singapore a few years ago so things might have changed. Have you tried downloading via torrents? Any improvements in speed?

Try going on a local forum like expatsingapore.com or something like that and ask there! Good luck.