Download Speed Woes

• Detached

  14 Sep 08, 09:32

  I've recently recontracted with Singnet and upgraded my 3mbps plan to a 8mbps one, but my download speed off a private FTP site and another website remains the same at 70KB/Sec.

  I got a friend whom is also using Singnet 8mbps plan to run downloads off the same sites and his download speed was somewhere between 120KB/S to 150KB/S. I was puzzled and I ran some speed test and even called Singnet helpdesk. Both speed test and Singnet helpdesk confirmed that my internet had been upgraded already.

  So what's the issue?

  If it helps, I'm using a wireless connection and a ADSL2 modem provided by Singnet itself. Windows firewall is disabled.

• thoreldan

  14 Sep 08, 09:53

  post your result from www.speedtest.net

  this is my result. also 8mbps plan

  

   

  You want to try to connect directly to your modem instead of using wireless and see how?

• thoreldan

  14 Sep 08, 09:55

  
  

• Detached

  15 Sep 08, 00:52

  Speedtest.net

  My dl speed is at 6993

  and ul speed is at 463

• ndmmxiaomayi

  21 Sep 08, 02:26

  You will only get good speeds if the server is in SG. Since it's a private FTP server, don't expect much out of it.

  Also bear in mind that different servers have different bandwidth. You may have lots of bandwidth, the same can't be said for the server. That's why a lot of servers hate download managers because they suck up a lot of bandwidth.

• Detached

  21 Sep 08, 02:38

  Originally posted by ndmmxiaomayi:

  You will only get good speeds if the server is in SG. Since it's a private FTP server, don't expect much out of it.

  Also bear in mind that different servers have different bandwidth. You may have lots of bandwidth, the same can't be said for the server. That's why a lot of servers hate download managers because they suck up a lot of bandwidth.

  
  I mentioned that my friend whom is using the same plan as me, is getting 2x my download speed off the SAME ftp site :(

• youyayu

  21 Sep 08, 02:52

  Originally posted by Detached:

  
  I mentioned that my friend whom is using the same plan as me, is getting 2x my download speed off the SAME ftp site :(

  make noise at their hotline.. if they hang up on u go to their office and kpkb..

• ndmmxiaomayi

  21 Sep 08, 03:57

  Originally posted by Detached:

  
  I mentioned that my friend whom is using the same plan as me, is getting 2x my download speed off the SAME ftp site :(

  Please ask if he's using download manager. I can acheive that kind of speed easily with a download manager.

• Detached

  21 Sep 08, 04:23

  Originally posted by ndmmxiaomayi:

  Please ask if he's using download manager. I can acheive that kind of speed easily with a download manager.

  
  any to recommend?

• sexyfats

  21 Sep 08, 04:35

  http://www.speedbit.com/

• sexyfats

  21 Sep 08, 04:37

  my life has changed since my friend open my eyes to basic IT

   

• ndmmxiaomayi

  21 Sep 08, 09:52

  Originally posted by Detached:

  
  any to recommend?

  Download Express from MetaProducts

  http://www.metaproducts.com/mp/mpProducts_Detail.asp?id=18