8mb Broadband But Only Connects At 5.3!

Discussion in 'Hardware' started by HasSanK, Jul 11, 2006.

  1. HasSanK

    HasSanK Specialist

    I just got 8mb Broadband but when I connect to it, it only connects at 5.3Mbps. Shouldn't it be connecting at 8Mbps?

    Is there any way to increase the speed?

    P.s. The highest speed it's connected to was 6.8Mbps which was the 1st time I connected, then whenever I connected after that the speed would drop each time. It seems to be staying at 5.3Mbps now though.


    HK
     
  2. hateuall

    hateuall Private First Class

    Honestly, that is pretty good. Usually from others that have broadband and my own experiences gettting about 60% to half is okay anything over that is very good and getting the full speed is almost unlikely. If u have cable then maybe the signal has slowed due to new customers in the area which have split ur full speeds signal so now it's cut between u and others. If u got dsl, well it could be a lot of stuff, but u could call ur company and see if anything has changed as far as they could tell u. With new partnerships and buyouts of other companies comes new ceilings on how much they are willing to give each connection, at times.
    Yet, in truth if nothing changed in ur end, I would call and get some help, so they can check their end and see if it's slowed due to something they have done . I esp. would do this for dsl, and cable (but the latter could have been slowed buy new customers which can't be proven but may be likely depending on ur location).
    You should also realize though that these guys do put caps after a few days of service so u won't go to high. That's why it is very unlikely u will get too close to that 8 Mbps advertised speed.
     

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