Ethernet Cable & Internet Speed Issues

• NickL_C151

  28 Jun 09, 20:52

  Hi everyone,

  Recently my ethernet cable became very loose in the jack. I'm not sure how to put this but, the plastic flap for it to click into the ethernet jack does not work anymore, probably due to me keep changing the cable from my desktop to my laptop. It is now just in place in the jack, but it can be pulled out without having to press onto the plastic flap. Anyone knows where to buy a new ethernet cable and how much one would cost?

  On a side note, after the flap has become loose, I'm getting fluctating internet speeds. Not sure if the cable is related to this. Currently I'm going at 5+ mbps, my plan is 10mbps and just now, I went down to 200kbps. Is this SingNet's problem or is it my cable?

  Thanks for your time and assistance!

• ---Max---

  28 Jun 09, 20:55

  From ur story, cable seems to be the prob...

• NickL_C151

  28 Jun 09, 20:58

  Thanks, ---Max---. Anyone knows where to get the cable and how much it would cost?

• nenepokey

  28 Jun 09, 21:44

  LAN cables are available at any IT stores including stores like Courts, Harvey Norman, Popular, etc. quite cheap, depending on the length you need.

• lianamaster

  28 Jun 09, 21:48

  Yup. The cable is readily available.

• 4sg

  28 Jun 09, 21:56

  5+ mbps is very slow, even 10 mbps is also slow. I am now going at 54 mbps and I still find things slow moving.....
  
  Have you consider overhauling yr package? If you do, make sure that your new cable speed is comparable or faster than the transmission speed.

• NickL_C151

  28 Jun 09, 22:19

  I don't play much games so 10 is so far okay for me. Hopefully upgrading to wireless internet soon though.

  Thanks everyone for your advice!

• p228

  29 Jun 09, 08:31

  Originally posted by NickL_C151:

  I don't play much games so 10 is so far okay for me. Hopefully upgrading to wireless internet soon though.

  Thanks everyone for your advice!

  Hi there,

  You need ethernet cable?

  I can give you 1 if you need, for free :)

• NickL_C151

  29 Jun 09, 10:49

  It's okay, thanks. I can get it on my way home from school later.

• Call4ljw

  29 Jun 09, 17:37

  Originally posted by p228:

  Hi there,

  You need ethernet cable?

  I can give you 1 if you need, for free :)

  Evil intentions =.=

• NickL_C151

  29 Jun 09, 18:45

  Currently, I'm getting this with the new cable.

  [URL=http://www.speedtest.net][IMG]http://www.speedtest.net/result/506117493.png[/IMG][/URL]

  But the speed feels like it's just 1MB or less. Could it be the ISP's problem now?

• NickL_C151

  29 Jun 09, 18:47

  The speedtest thing doesn't load here so:

  Download: 9.23 mbps
  Upload: 0.11 mbps
  Ping: 129 ms

• nenepokey

  29 Jun 09, 20:03

  mine is like this:

  

• deepak.c

  29 Jun 09, 20:13

  Originally posted by NickL_C151:

  The speedtest thing doesn't load here so:

  Download: 9.23 mbps
  Upload: 0.11 mbps
  Ping: 129 ms

   

  Download means you retrieving data from the internet.

   

  Upload means you sending data to the internet.

   

  All ISP when they say 10 mbps, it means the download stream.

   

  Your connection seems reasonable to me, except your upload is lower than the 1 mbps claimed by Singnet.

   

   

• lifeisgood9989

  30 Jun 09, 21:00

  Originally posted by nenepokey:

  mine is like this:

  

  
  

  mine :D

• ndmmxiaomayi

  1 Jul 09, 01:07

  Originally posted by 4sg:

  5+ mbps is very slow, even 10 mbps is also slow. I am now going at 54 mbps and I still find things slow moving.....

  Huh?

  That's a LAN network's maximum speed, it's not your Internet speed.

• Raraken

  2 Jul 09, 00:56

  Originally posted by lifeisgood9989:

  
  

  mine :D

  LOL at SingNet's score -_- Just shows they suck

   

  

  And this is becoming an Internet plan Comparison using SpeedTest XD

  I remember getting abysmal speeds last time, and still do occasionally.

  Speeds of 11Mbps, 54Mbps, 100Mbps, 300Mbps (I think?) and 1000Mbps are all your link speed to your router/Wireless Modem, not your internet plan. They are 802.11 b,g, Ethernet, N-Draft (Or final already?) and Gigabit LAN respectively. It is how fast the info goes from your Local network (or LAN) to your com and vice versa, not to your ISP. Link speed and Internet Plan Speed are 2 different things.