Is it possible to nerf your Internet speed...

[danlisa]

....with a software application like Speed Up My PC and other such items? You know, when you can 'Optimize Your Internet Connection'.

Before I ran one of these, I was getting a d/l speed of 800+kbs on a site known for its regular speed. I'm now lucky if I can get anything near 100kbs.

LOL & don't even get me started on my torrent speed.

I have regulary run an online speed test and I'm consistantly well down on my previous results.

Are there any areas to check on my system to see what might be happening.

Running XP Pro & Lan Connection to router.

Thanks in advance.

[Polak]

Have you contacted your internet provider? They should be able to run some tests, then you would know if it's their fault or yours.

My internet provider promissed me 10mbit down. But at a time I was only able to download at a speed of 200 Kb/s.
I thought that I had a virus on my computer that slowed down my internet traffic, but when I realized that I couldn't find a virus on my hard drive I called my internet provider.
In the end, it turned out to be their fault. Funny thing was that I was to lazy to call the telephone support. So I had that download speed for 4 months...

[danlisa]

Ok, I'll give them a call.

I suppose, as it was so sudden that it could be a problem at their end.

Thanks.

Your mad about 100kbs?!?!?1?

I get 32ish kbs cause I can't get one of those fancy internet connections out were I live, and for years I was stuck with 56k SO NO COMPLAINING!!!:p

[Polak]

May the days of 56k and less never return.
Horrible times, but I am expecting a degradation soon in the future since I am moving back to Poland.

[I-25]

im on a 28kpbs as we speak the fastest i can get my DL's are 4 kpbs