General912 Posted July 20, 2003 Posted July 20, 2003 Ok i have a friend who has sbc yahoo dsl, but he is having a problem. It moves way slower than it should even for sbc/yahoo it slow. My 56k goes faster than it. but anyways ive tryed just about everything their dumb . tech support told me anyone with any ideas? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishop245 Posted July 21, 2003 Posted July 21, 2003 mymom has that and it is slower than i thought it should be but i cant seem to do anything about it and as for sbc's tech support it blows in my opinion Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
General912 Posted July 21, 2003 Posted July 21, 2003 well i ran the test they had on their website and it was slower than a 56k modem like 5k which is slower than a 28k modem which is wrong you are paying for dsl and getting 5k speeds. someone should report them to the bbb or someone. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misled Posted July 21, 2003 Posted July 21, 2003 Thats very strange. Have you checked all the outbound traffic? Could be a virus or trojan or some other program is consuming all the bandwidth. You could try installing ZoneAlarm and then monitor all the programs that try to gain access to the net. I have SBC/Yahoo DSL and average 150Kbytes/sec (1.5Mbps on downloads... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Transattic Posted July 22, 2003 Posted July 22, 2003 yo, i just got the SBC Yahoo Dsl but it wont be activated till tomorrow. My dad says that the rep. told him that it runs @ 1.5mbps here and it is so-called "faster" than the "782kbps" cable.... what the hell is that man talkin about?! I own Comcast Cable and schneikees! its like 2.0mbps + (as tested). Everyone i know says that cable is far more faster than DSL. So... once i get changed to SBC dsl, then i will see what i can tell you.. =/ Dad wanted to save some bucks since comcast is bitchy -> $56 a mon. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishop245 Posted July 22, 2003 Posted July 22, 2003 you'll be diapointed i think in the performance drop your going to take Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misled Posted July 22, 2003 Posted July 22, 2003 1.5mbps here and it is so-called "faster" than the "782kbps" cable.... what the hell is that man talkin about?! m = mega k = kilo mega is 3 magnitudes of order larger than kilo... 1.5mbps = 1,500,000 bits per sec 782kps = 782,000 bits per sec Problem is though, Ive never heard of "782kps" cable... Cable modem CAN be faster than DSL. It depends of the DSL service and how much networking traffic is on the cable network. Cable modems are usually capped at 2Mps allthough there ways (illegal) to remove the cap and gain up to 10Mps. The most common DSL service has a 1.5Mps cap but you can get service with a cap of 6.0Mps. Im speaking exclusievly of download streams.. The advantge of DSL is that it is always at 1.5Mps (or 6Mps). The advantage of Cable is that you can get 2Mps (or higher depending on service provider) but you probably wont get nearly that fast at peak times if your network has alot of users. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Transattic Posted July 22, 2003 Posted July 22, 2003 (edited) m = megak = kilo mega is 3 magnitudes of order larger than kilo... 1.5mbps = 1,500,000 bits per sec 782kps = 782,000 bits per sec Hey. I know how to read. How can one not know what the standard measurements mean after spending their lives around computers.... sorry if you got confused of what i was trying to bring up. I was being surprised of how much Bull crap that sales rep. what talkin. He was trying to make DSL look better than Cable. *Ouch* He even made up lower speeds like 752kbps, etc. like that, just to prove how good DSL is. I guess you are Misled So from what i can see, cable had always been the fastest around my neighborhood. Edited July 22, 2003 by Transattic Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
General912 Posted July 22, 2003 Posted July 22, 2003 how bout we get back to my problem. Ive tryedt just about everything, i think the problem is with that dumb softwear. i mean it comes with connection softwear! DSL Connection? what the heck dsl is an always on connection, Im thinking if i remove everything and set it up so it dosent use the yahoo softwear that should do. how would i be able to do that? Also the crap yahoo sbc crap installs like 5 network coponets that i dont think they need. i really need some help this is gettin me mad. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misled Posted July 23, 2003 Posted July 23, 2003 (edited) Hey. I know how to read. ..and apparently you can write too. Congratulations. I guess you are Misled Brilliant. If you actually wanted to be sarcastic you should have used a small m.... how bout we get back to my problem. Fair enough. Have you confirmed yet there are not any other program(s) using up all your bandwidth? Edited July 23, 2003 by Misled Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
General912 Posted July 24, 2003 Posted July 24, 2003 Yes there are no progies consuming the bandwith i did a check for trojans but count find any. Im think its a problem with the stupid connection softwear. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overclocker16 Posted July 24, 2003 Posted July 24, 2003 I would say, backup what you need. Format. Reinstall windows. Only things you need. Put internet on, see how it goes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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