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Lately i've been having a problem with my internet speed on seemingly random times (mainly evenings though). My download speed drops from about 39 mbit/s to about 0,5-1 mbit/s... i've called my ISP but they've not being to useful yet ... "reset your modem- reset your router, don't test on wireless, bla bla" which are all obvious things that i've already tried. They suggest i buy a new router, but i've had this one for about 3 years and i've never had a problem with it so far.

Any clues as to what it may be / what i can do ?

I've seen someone fixing his problem by changing his sync profile in his router(?), i'm decent with computers but i'm absolutely clueless here and it's pretty annoying xD...



(can probs post a pic of my 'normal' speed tomorrow, like i said- around 39 Mbit/s)

Its called internet throttling basically, your ISP will drastically decrease the internet speeds during peak hours, like you said during evening times, to increase their profits. People will resort to doing something else than internet because of slow loading times, therefore less dl and ul done, more profit.

All this is legit, and most companies do it... They obviously try to hide it because many people wouldnt be happy of that, by covering it up saying its "your problem" not ours...

I have a 25mbs connection and I get throttled so bad that a lot of websites have to be refreshed a couple times before reloading. I have ONE computer and my Xbox on this connection. Tried a direct connection for a day and seen no change.

I have the same problem here at my dorm. I share my connection with 2 other guys (in the house) and probably a ton more in the building and at random times I'd be getting insanely low speeds. I always thought it was because of my roommates leaving their torrents on or something but yesterday I had the same problem while they both were away. So I figured it can't always be them x)

Damn, they can actually do that legitimately, decreasing DL speed xD?

I've already tried getting the router out and plugging it directly into my pc (since the router is on my room anyhow it didn't take much effort) it doesn't help.

Like i said, speed is back up to normal now...

So far so good here too >.< Same provider btw o.o

How much do you pay per month for this speed 0o
I pay 16 $\mo and that's what I get.

Probably not the case, but check if someone is connected to the router that shouldn't next time your speed drops.

K.K wrote:How much do you pay per month for this speed 0o
I pay 16 $\mo and that's what I get.

Not sure how much it is tbh. But it's Mbit so you have to divide it by 8 to get mb/s. If yours is also mbit then I feel for ya mate :/

XMoshe wrote:

K.K wrote:How much do you pay per month for this speed 0o
I pay 16 $\mo and that's what I get.

Not sure how much it is tbh. But it's Mbit so you have to divide it by 8 to get mb/s. If yours is also mbit then I feel for ya mate :/

For reference:
B = byte (has to be capitalized, else it is bit)
b = bit
1 MB/s = 8Mb/s

Sorry, couldn't let it go.

K.K wrote:How much do you pay per month for this speed 0o
I pay 16 $\mo and that's what I get.

In my home, we've got an all in one package. So digital TV + Telephone + Internet together, it costs us 52 euros a month.

What i find funny is that they advertise their internet to be "stable" xD

But I can't play SC2 without heavy lag...

PureStr wrote:

But I can't play SC2 without heavy lag...

0ms? You using a local host or something? xD

K.K wrote:How much do you pay per month for this speed 0o

$40 for internet

LillDev!l wrote:


(can probs post a pic of my 'normal' speed tomorrow, like i said- around 39 Mbit/s)

Weird, I've got Ziggo as well, and I've never had problems thus far. Might be area related, or internet throttling as someone mentioned before.

Definitely wish I could be pushing out the kinds of speeds you guys get over in the US.
I even get throttled, and DL at about 40kb/s, and browse like a turtle.

ooh i should show u my dl speed at my dorm