What is an average download speed for a 2 megabyte cable modem?

scaammm · Post by **scaammm** » Sun Aug 31, 2003 2:20 am

Hi,
I'm new to broadband & any help with this question would really be a big help.

thanks.

Kip Patterson · Post by **Kip Patterson** » Sun Aug 31, 2003 5:00 am

Modems are rated in bits, not bytes. Road Runner, for example, typically offers 2 megabits download, 384 kilobits upload.

You may want to start by removing Marketscore from your machine.

DaveM · Post by **DaveM** » Sun Aug 31, 2003 5:06 am

If you have a 2 megabit service, your speed would be... Ta DAAAAAA 2 megabits/second download.

Or... Big files from fast servers get to you really fast, and Web Pages from Fast servers within your own country probably load almost instantaneously.

My answers are pretty vague, because so is your question.

scaammm · Post by **scaammm** » Sun Aug 31, 2003 11:01 am

Originally posted by Kip Patterson
Modems are rated in bits, not bytes. Road Runner, for example, typically offers 2 megabits download, 384 kilobits upload.

You may want to start by removing Marketscore from your machine.

How do I remove marketscore from my machine?

mnosteele52 · Post by **mnosteele52** » Sun Aug 31, 2003 11:21 am

Marketscore is spyware, download install and update Ad Aware & SpyBot then scan with them and remove ANYTHING they find. There are links to them in my help & tips link.

blebs · Post by **blebs** » Sun Aug 31, 2003 11:24 am

I recommend that you get Spybot Search and Destroy from the link below:
http://www.safer-networking.org/index.p ... e=download

Also, Ad Aware 6 from the link below:
http://www.lavasoft.nu/support/download/

Once installed, run the updaters in each program then scan with both programs to remove Marketscore and any other spyware that may be present and slowing your connection down.