Internet speeds

[mrich12000]

http://canadianpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5i4vlo09LnOSGb9tJhmvffFgQQ5Gg



Has anyone noticed the speed change on the web latluy I have and sometimimes its as slow as diaup :banghead :banghead sometimes the reply hangs up and it take lots of time to get to do your normal web work. here in Ontario there is a lot of talk about the provider throtleling the speeds of the web. So have you noticed a speed change in the way you do your work on the web?

[kbasa]

http://canadianpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5i4vlo09LnOSGb9tJhmvffFgQQ5Gg



Has anyone noticed the speed change on the web latluy I have and sometimimes its as slow as diaup :banghead :banghead sometimes the reply hangs up and it take lots of time to get to do your normal web work. here in Ontario there is a lot of talk about the provider throtleling the speeds of the web. So have you noticed a speed change in the way you do your work on the web?

Nope. I was downloading Blackberry software for my Mac and got 2MB speeds.

Pretty fast - and it was coming from Canada. :ca

dave
geek

[mrich12000]

Thanks for the reply. It still seems like varous time of the day the speed dooes change, anf also on my new office unit as well mabe it's me uknown anyway thanks:thumb :scratch :dunno

[rocketman]

Thanks for the reply. It still seems like varous time of the day the speed dooes change, anf also on my new office unit as well mabe it's me uknown anyway thanks:thumb :scratch :dunno

It wouldn't surprise me in the least, as more and more services use the net such as VOIP you may well notice speed fluctuation's depending on your local connection and number of connections thru your providers head-end. time of day could easily be a factor as well. The infrastructure is always keeping up with demand. It is happening with voice connections as well, its just not as noticeable as data speeds since there is no "counter" running when you are talking. Its one of the reasons many company's are upgrading to fiber.

RM

[DarrylRi]

I notice it all the time. But then, I live up in the hills and can't get cable or DSL, so my internet connection is basically WiFi with an amplifier and a high gain antenna. It's expensive and slow, even at the best of times. But right around 7am and then again in the evening, it slows way down, because I'm basically sharing the WiFi connection with dozens of other people, and more of them are online at these times.

Edit: oops, I missed the first post, didn't quite get the gist of the original question/comment. For me, everything is slow, and slower depending on the time of day.

[SIBUD]

If the phone companies had their way in the US it would be happening here also.

[Prof. Robert]

http://canadianpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5i4vlo09LnOSGb9tJhmvffFgQQ5Gg



Has anyone noticed the speed change on the web latluy I have and sometimimes its as slow as diaup :banghead :banghead sometimes the reply hangs up and it take lots of time to get to do your normal web work. here in Ontario there is a lot of talk about the provider throtleling the speeds of the web. So have you noticed a speed change in the way you do your work on the web?

I have noticed a difference while using different cites; for instance, UTA's webcite can sometimes "drive me to :drink" because it's so slow, even with my high speed service. I have also experienced problems at different times of the day; some of my more computer savvy friends say this is because of internet traffic, and that switching back and forth between Safari and Firefox, during these little snafus, will help because one might not be as crowed as the other. This strategy seems to work--or maybe it's just my imagination.

Robert

[osbornk]

I notice it all the time. But then, I live up in the hills and can't get cable or DSL, so my internet connection is basically WiFi with an amplifier and a high gain antenna.

I am in a similar situation except my WiFi is transmitted to my 10" little dish from a tower on the mountain about 5 miles from my house. You can only get the WiFi if you can see the tower. It works pretty well but the VOIP has priority and it slows down when there is a lot of VOIP or a lot of people are using it at the same time.

Back to the original question. I normally go to the same websites every day and I know the slow from the fast and when they will be slow. I think it is more a server overload on the other end than anything else.

[Red100RT]

I notice it all the time. But then, I live up in the hills and can't get cable or DSL, so my internet connection is basically WiFi with an amplifier and a high gain antenna. It's expensive and slow, even at the best of times. But right around 7am and then again in the evening, it slows way down, because I'm basically sharing the WiFi connection with dozens of other people, and more of them are online at these times.

Edit: oops, I missed the first post, didn't quite get the gist of the original question/comment. For me, everything is slow, and slower depending on the time of day.

I too use wifi with an amplifier and high gain antenna for internet access and the guy that runs the wifi network uses software that allows him to throttle back on speed for people that in his estimation are using too much bandwidth as might be the case when one downloads a movie. The guy really has no choice but to adjust his system in a way that makes the most people happy. I like Net Flix better anyway:thumb I am going to adjust my antenna and try to hit the local libraries access point from my house which would enable me to work at speeds as high as 2 meg which would be cool. The local TELCO wants $50/mo. for a 256K DSL connection. Would you pay that much for 56K? At that speed you probably would never notice the internet itself slowing down:banghead