Weird Stuff (speed question)

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IranianHobo
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Weird Stuff (speed question)

Post by IranianHobo »

Got my cable back today (woot) and ran a test at DSLReports. My line gets split and I have not ran any tweaks. Oh and I am on Optimum Online with Windows XP.

Here what I got at 2:38 PM EST.


Test running..........
** Speed 433(down)/1024(up) kbps **
(At least 8 times faster than a 56k modem)
Finish.

Ran it again and I got basically the same ratio between up and down speeds. Is it just me or is that ratio messed up?
---the Iranian Fury
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Post by blebs »

Umm, no it's not you, that is messed up. I would think OOL would have you flying faster then anyone.

Have you checked DSL reports for other speeds from your ISP in your zip code?
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IranianHobo
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Post by IranianHobo »

But doesnt the ratio between up and down speeds bother you?

Asked a friend who lives near me to check and he got basically the same speeds.

Have to ask elbob later.
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Post by HalfLifer »

Post this at DSLR in the OOL forum.

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Post by NYR 56 »

If you havent already posted at DSLR (whats your name if you did?), download the 64mb file from ftp://ftp1.optonline.com/pub/, and tell us what the speed is about halfway. Also, run a tweak test. Which modem do you have? If possible, check the levels on it.
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