Broadband Speed

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Guest

Tested my download speed via cable modem during a time when traffic was lower
with a motorolla sb5100 surfboard, got an average of 1.6+ mbps. Now this is
just quite fine but after visiting this here news group I think Ive got that
tweaker in me. Comcast advertises about 4 mbps download speed. I am using a
usb port and heard that 802.11g which is intigrated on my system would
inprove my speed. Is this true ?
 
Y

Yves Leclerc

Maybe and maybe not! The cable modem connects to USB. To have wireless
(802.11g), you would need a wireless router. Most routers do not accept USB
modems, so you would have to change the cable modem.
 
G

Guest

Also, I get adware cookies from sites like RealPlayer even though I have anti
spyware, a firewall etc. My NetCaptor Browser is set to clean up all temp,
cookies etc. Will that take care of these adware cookies or do i really have
to use anti spyware that often as I enjoy RealPlayers Radio and play it
often. Question ?
 
B

Brandon

Cable modem speeds are not guaranteed. Your actual speed may vary based on
other user traffic, etc. So I wouldn't bother with trying to get what you
probably don't need.
 
V

Vanguard

Lance P. said:
Tested my download speed via cable modem during a time when traffic
was lower
with a motorolla sb5100 surfboard, got an average of 1.6+ mbps. Now
this is
just quite fine but after visiting this here news group I think Ive
got that
tweaker in me. Comcast advertises about 4 mbps download speed. I am
using a
usb port and heard that 802.11g which is intigrated on my system would
inprove my speed. Is this true ?


4Mbps is available in some areas for Comcast but not in others. They
only claim to have the conversion completed by March 31, so you might
still be at 3Mbps. 1.6Mbps would be what you had before the last
upgrade about a year ago and it required power cycling your cable modem.
Yeah, you might've done that already but I know some folks (like me)
that have a UPS on the cable modem (why have the computer up if I can't
connect, too, to fullfil my online addiction?). It also sounded like
Comcast would download some profile into the cable modem but that was
just some passing read I had in the Comcast user group at
http://www.broadbandreports.com. You can go there yourself to get info
from others plus they have some reports on speed tests which you could
look up for your area.

Broadband speed calculators are a bit flaky. One moment you're high,
the next you're low. So try a few. I usually run the tests at
http://www.broadbandreports.com/ and at http://www.mycootools.com/ (from
VisualWare; you'll need to register for this one).

My last test showed anywhere from 2.6 to 3..1 Mbps (this was around 4AM
this morning) but that is to be expected because Comcast hasn't rolled
out 4Mbps service in my area yet. Upload speed can range anywhere
44Kbps to 256Kbps (upload speed has always been flaky with Comcast for
me).
 

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