new DSL line help

[djskywalker]

i just got my dsl line hooked up (from southwestern bell) a few days ago & it's not much faster than my old 56k modem. downloading files off the internet only dl about 4.5-5 k/sec. i tried dl that 1 meg test file & it took 3 minutes to dl!
i understand there are some tweaks on this site to increase speeds, but just hooking it up, shouldnt it be much faster than this? if so, what can i do?

thanks for any advice
- skywalker

[HMS White Star]

Well it depends, some times folks with a dial connection (take me for example) get download boosters with help a lot if you have a dial connection, however these can mess with the registry so the connection is best used dial connection, and not a broadband connection (cable modem, dsl, and the like). My example was before I got the speedguide patchs I was downloading at roughly 40kbytes a second, after the patches it was I at 240kbytes per second, so the computer could make a BIG difference. On the other hand it could just be a problem with the dsl provider, but the only way to make sure is to run the patches and see if your speed increased.

[glc1]

Welcome to Speed Guide djskywalker...

Try the appropriate patch from this (http://www.speedguide.net/Cable_modems/cable_patches.shtml) page.

[djskywalker]

thanks alot for your help & the welcome.

i got the patch & it helped mucho, i was just a little scared to play with my registry =)

[djskywalker]

i'm curious how fast other people with southwestern bell dsl connections are.
i just have the basic $40 package. i'm getting 40k/sec total download & that's after i applied the PPPoE registry patch.
thanks for any replies

[Ward]

I have bellsouth instead of southwestern and i get 150-165kb down and usually about 27-28kb up.
My package is 1.5/256. These speeds are much faster than my @home was..........thats why i had to drop 'em for dsl.

[This message has been edited by Ward (edited 11-28-2000).]

[glc1]

djskywalker, you should be getting about 85% of the purchased speed package.

[Airwolf]

Well I do have SWbell and after getting bugs out and tweaks i'm up to 120ksec downloading which shows about 1.2 to 1.4 mps before I was at the low end around 270kps and called them for some support and they said that I was to low for my 384/128 so they turned it up http://www.speedguide.net/ubb/smile.gif So playing dumb does do wanders http://www.speedguide.net/ubb/wink.gif

[MiamiDSL]

i'm on bellsouth.net, and I get about 140-160 kb/s.... just for the record.