Connection Help...

[SNIPER]

Can any of you techies out there give me some tips or help with my connection? I tested it on speedtest.net and my download speed seems ok, but my upload speed is horrible. That's why I couldn't upload the podcast. Is that because of my ISP? I use Road Runner cable.

 

Here are my results:

 

[Chili327]

Wow that is horrible..!!

 

Tell your neighbors to quit uploading porn.

[Guest STR8_HATE]

try plugging straight into the modem if your using a router as it might be your problem

[CZambrano]

start->run

 

ipconfig /flushdns

[krazyeyedkevin]

Based on that upload, Im going to definately say Neighbours mass uploading, like torrents and stuff.

 

Websites like this ping to your router and not your computer, flushing the DNS will make little difference.

[o-BacklasH-o]

Yeah, just call the cops on your neighbor and that will fix the problem lol.

[[<+>] mic--]

Set a password to your router and see if that changes anything.

[SHANE23]

reboot all your stuff

 

run a virus scan on all your PC's

run a spyware scan on all your PC's

 

disconnect all but your more trusted PC, one least likely to have a virus or spyware, and run speedtest again.

 

If you still have issues directly connect to modem and run again. Could be router issue.

If you have wireless see if anyone is connecting in that is not suppose to. There should be a devices tab that will show what is connected.

 

There are a bunch of other things too but start there.

[krazyeyedkevin]

This is a known issue with roadrunner since they got slaped with a fine for limiting upload traffic since then they dont care anymore. roadrunner tech support is Here in my hometown.

[SNIPER]

Yea, everything seems to be fine now, I got the podcast uploaded. I tested the speed again and my upload is up to 498 from 35 yesterday which is a lot better but compared to the download speed it's still low. Is this normal? Can anyone with a Road Runner service test their connection for comparison?

 

I thought I had read somewhere that Road Runner or some ISP was thinking of charging extra to people that download a lot of stuff as a test which sucks balls but I can understand the downloading part but why charge for UPLOADING...?

 

[CZambrano]

man you're getting ripped off

 

 

i just felt like making you feel bad

[chris_pheonix7]

[SNIPER]

CZambrano ]

man you're getting ripped off

 

 

i just felt like making you feel bad

 

My connection is SHIT! I HATE YOU!

 

20K? and 11K? BULLSHIT!!!

[Guest H.A.V.0.C]

 

Is this good or bad?

[SHANE23]

CZambrano ]

man you're getting ripped off

 

 

i just felt like making you feel bad

 

Show your home internet speeds, not school or work.

 

"The Illinois Century Network (ICN) is a telecommunications backbone providing high speed access to data, video, and audio communication in schools and libraries, at colleges and universities, to public libraries and museums, and for local government and state agencies"

[o-BacklasH-o]

H.A.V.0.C ]

 

Is this good or bad?

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Your download speed is excellent, but your upload speed is about average.

[CZambrano]

shut up shane! don't you understand i probably ruined snipers day... did you listen to the podcast :'(

[Guest H.A.V.0.C]

smokeosama ]

H.A.V.0.C ]

 

Is this good or bad?

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Your download speed is excellent, but your upload speed is about average.

 

Which one do you use when your playing games online?

[DK_MaluNYMets]

SNIPER ]

Yea, everything seems to be fine now, I got the podcast uploaded. I tested the speed again and my upload is up to 498 from 35 yesterday which is a lot better but compared to the download speed it's still low. Is this normal? Can anyone with a Road Runner service test their connection for comparison?

 

I thought I had read somewhere that Road Runner or some ISP was thinking of charging extra to people that download a lot of stuff as a test which sucks balls but I can understand the downloading part but why charge for UPLOADING...?

 

 

You also got to understand at night time is when majority of people use their internet connection.. Since your technically sharing it with all your neighbours the upload speed is usually lower at night.

[BigMoneyNacku]

H.A.V.0.C ]

smokeosama ]

H.A.V.0.C ]

 

Is this good or bad?

]

 

Your download speed is excellent, but your upload speed is about average.

 

Which one do you use when your playing games online?

 

Both. ;D

 

I dunno if you use one more than the other.

[CZambrano]

plus, sniper is 200 miles away from that testing station, which does matter. look at his ping. very high.

 

the bottom line, roadrunner is for newbs, but you probably don't have much choice in rural texas.

[WiZ]

igotamic ]

Set a password to your router and see if that changes anything.

 

Tow, thats EXACTLY what I had to do. I had 2 neighbors using my wireless. Hell, one even went as far to rearrange his padio furniture so he could sit outside pulling my signal. I did a test and found 3 devices pulling my wireless signal..... So, I assigned a password and named my connection "get your own Bill" and I no longer have issues.

[MaCoo]

WOW check out the blazing speed on this bad boy. I am getting it off a wireless laptop too.

 

 

Did it twice.

 

[WiZ]

Heres mine from my wireless laptop

 

[SHANE23]

CZambrano ]

shut up shane! don't you understand i probably ruined snipers day... did you listen to the podcast :'(

 

Well I wouldn't have attributed his upload to packet shaping so first thought is virus. If that is the case he has a bad enough day without us pulling pranks on him.

 

The other thing is if you have P2P applications open they will hog your system and mess with your router if there are to many connections. I would bet that with that low of upload it is on his end.