I recently moved and got DSL at a speed of 1.5 Mbps but I can't ever get more than 200 Kbps download speeds. I get almost my 1.5 Mbps from speedtest.net but I can't figure out why my downloads are SO slow. I reinstalled Win 7 with a fresh install hoping to fix the problem but it didn't at all. I used a program on another web site to check for stuff but I have no idea what any of it means. I'll post the info below and I hope some of you guys can help me, I'm on my last nerve with this and about to just give up on having internet at home.
 
« SpeedGuide.net TCP Analyzer Results »
Tested on: 2012.02.19 17:02
IP address: 71.221.xx.xxx
Client OS/browser: Windows 7 (Firefox 10.0.2)
 
TCP options string: 020405ac0103030201010402
MSS: 1452
MTU: 1492
TCP Window: 66792 (multiple of MSS)
RWIN Scaling: 2 bits (2^2=4)
Unscaled RWIN : 16698
Recommended RWINs: 63888, 127776, 255552, 511104, 1022208
BDP limit (200ms): 2672kbps (334KBytes/s)
BDP limit (500ms): 1069kbps (134KBytes/s)
MTU Discovery: ON
TTL: 48
Timestamps: OFF
SACKs: ON
IP ToS: 00000000 (0)

Not sure what/where your downloading from, its plausible with a blocked port.

also check to see where speedtest is running from.in wv for me it automaticaly goes to washington dc where i get a great download speed,but if i pick a west coast server to run the test on it drops drastically.

try running a test at speedtest.net and it will check your upload,download and ping.when i was on dsl i never got near the rated speed that i paid for.

Just something somple but,
 
Did ya release and renew ur IP(modem), in ipconfig. reset ur router?

One byte (B) = 8 bits (b)
Check the capital letters.  Speedtest will show Mbps while downloads will be shown as KBps.  If speedtest is showing 1500Kbps (1.5Mbps), then downloads of 200KBps will be normal (1500Kbps/ 8 = 175KBps).

Well after the move I got a new modem and router in one so I don't know if it's a problem like that but, I did a fresh install of Win 7 and reformatted everything so my old configs should've been erased I thought.
 
The download speeds I get from speedtest.net are literally almost what I pay for, but the times I try to download from any site the max I get is 200 kbps. As for where the speedtest is ran from it's corvallis oregon and that's the closest place to me.
 
As to the sites I'm trying to download from it's file sharing sites , and steam, and origin. I'm trying to get back into a random game from time to time but downloading BF3 at a max of 200 kbps is killing the nerd inside me.

Just remember that your upstream/downstream is affected by routers and hops in between yourself and the destination. Depending on what is going on with the major backbone providers and the site in question your route can take a path through some slow routers or connections. Just because you are getting rated speeds from a testing site does not necessarily translate to the speed you'll get to a site elsewhere.

scaryone


Just remember that your upstream/downstream is affected by routers and hops in between yourself and the destination. Depending on what is going on with the major backbone providers and the site in question your route can take a path through some slow routers or connections. Just because you are getting rated speeds from a testing site does not necessarily translate to the speed you'll get to a site elsewhere.

This ^
 

Firestarter512


One byte (B) = 8 bits (b)
Check the capital letters.  Speedtest will show Mbps while downloads will be shown as KBps.  If speedtest is showing 1500Kbps (1.5Mbps), then downloads of 200KBps will be normal (1500kbps/ 8 = 175KBps).

+1 ^^^^  
 
Set speedtest to show in KBps (KB/s), and it will match.
 
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Added: http://www.mediaroad.com/products/speedcheck/free_tools/unit_convert/
 
 
Here is your 1.5Mbps connection from the converter:
 
=1.5 Mbps [Megabit-per-second]     <<<< Reported by your ISP
=1500 Kbps [Kilobit-per-second]
=0.188 MB/sec [Megabyte-per-second]
=187.5 KB/sec [Kilobyte-per-second]     <<<< Downloads normally read as


I have the RR 10Mb/s package, my downloads are normally 1.2MB/s.  It is normal.

 

could be worse, i'm paying for 12 and getting under 3 on sunday nights. during weekday evenings i drop, but not as bad as last night...
 
What i got last night: