Shawnty,
Your upload and download speeds may actually compare favorably with others using your same ISP, regardless of the "up-to" possible rating.
My own server is SBC/ATT in Northern CA.
I am well outside of prime distance from the phone company's best DSL area, and my neighborhood is rather old, therefore, houses that had been built at the time most folks had one telephone, now have two or more lines distributed via a procedure called paired line splitting, whereby both of my phone lines (and one DSL access) is served by a single copper wire. The other houses in the neighborhood also have multiple lines in and out, putting more than expected load on our area switches.
I pay for a "premium" DSL service.
Two of my neighbors subscribe to "basic".
I can tell the difference when I visit them.
My upload/download results via the same test you completed are
5.12Mbps down
0.65 Mbps up
While my upload is a bit better than yours, my download is less than a quarter of your rating.
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I run at least two computers at all times and have other wireless connections periodically, occasionally my Son watching Netflix movie while also involved with email, tracking professional sports and corresponding in social networks.
Additionally, I run a separate VOIP telephone with two lines active at all times.
I typically run a few browser windows open for Forums, several for research, and a couple of online email subscriptions, in addition to a local email client. I presently have 33 tabs open, and just for practice/experiment I just opened a television episode from Hulu.
All of this is on an 8 year old Compaq desktop with P4 3.0mhz and 4 gigs of RAM running XP Home (not a barn burner for sure)
With the above "load" on my access, I rarely if ever have difficulty/lag/buffering with any of the machines.
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Why get into so much detail about my own system?
Sorry.
But for reasons of comparison, if you are having lag to the extent that: "so slow that i cannot even look at a stream Youtube"
then you may need to have a look at startups and your system configuration, or possibly get a checkup over in our
Virus, Spyware & Malware Removal Forum.
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If you wish to have a look at your machine's overall configuration and performance, consider running and posting a Results link from PCPitstop Overdrive Full Tests.
Here's how:
You must use your Internet Explorer for this procedure. (doesn't work so well in Firefox or others). If your machine is running Vista or Windows 7, you must Select IE to “Run as Administrator”. After completing PCPitstop OverDrive you can close your IE browser and re-open it Normally so that you are no longer running as administrator.
Go to: http://www.pcpitstop.com
Click on "
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In the User Login - Click on "
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You'll need to submit a valid email address and create your own password, then click - Create Account(button)
Now enter your email address and password to Log in, Select -
Scan this system Now!(button)
You will then be asked to download an ActiveX component and allow it to install.
It is safe and does not compromise your privacy.
Follow the on-screen prompts to install the ActiveX and to allow the Full Tests to be run on your machine.
The Full Tests take about 2 1/2 - 3 minutes on most machines.
When complete, a Results -
Summary - Recommended Fixes will be displayed.
Please post the URL internet address, from your Results, back here into this Topic Thread so that we can review the configuration and present performance levels of your machine.
Note: During the graphics 2D and graphics 3D testing, your screen will display some rapidly moving objects.
If you are sensitive to visual flashing, it may cause dizziness. Therefore, look away from the screen during that portion of the testing.
After reviewing the results we will be more informed and may be able to provide better recommendations for you to work towards improving your machine's performance.
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