slow broadband

Does anybody know what can cause a slow down in your broadband speed?

Recently I have had problems with my internet mainly it slowing to a crawl of about 50kbs a second I am use to about 300kbs a second

download speed.

I have checked the fowling

§  I have checked the phone lines they are all filtered

§  all new filters and cabels

§  no virus on my pc according to bit defender 

§  all the latest updates for Windows Vista Home premium 64 bit edtion

any help would be apprecatied.

A crawl at 50kbs.  That made me laugh.  Mine runs at 3kbs on a good day.

i pay for 10 gbs and i get 2 gb

Check out Speedtest.net as PenguinDust said. It works really well.

I just got 13.08Mb/s down (wish that was my average though. as thats only 8.7Mb/s down) and 1.79Mb/s up.

Do you have your cable split anywhere or anything?

Piratebay downloads going on? 

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This is on a good day.  When my limit is reached, usually in 7 days of the month, I go to dial-up.

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After seeing oldschool's transfer rate, I don't feel so bad anymore.  I cried because I had no shoes until I met a man who had no feet, as they say.  Hang in there, mate. 

300?!

"Maxszy said:

"oldschool said:

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This is on a good day.  When my limit is reached, usually in 7 days of the month, I go to dial-up.

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Damn. Where are you located?"

In a tiny little rural district in the north-west of Tasmania.  I have satellite as a landline will not be brought out to me.

Slow broadband is the price you pay when you want a view like this from your bedroom balcony.

I can live with it.

The government is setting up a new broadband system that promises 100Mbs.  Our state is the first in line.  Who knows, things could change.

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Perhaps more people in your area have signed up to your ISP. You share your speed with people in your immediate locality, so if lots of people in your area are online at the same time, your speed will take a hit.

"A crawl at 50kbs.  That made me laugh.  Mine runs at 3kbs on a good day."