Re: Suggestions on improving speed? in Verizon Wireless http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r20434579 en Fri, 09 Jan 2009 04:32:33 EDT Fri, 09 Jan 2009 04:32:33 EDT Re: Suggestions on improving speed? To the Big Dog http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20626414 just lou :
said by KIDPUTER See Profile :

This has got to be fake or something I never got it going this fast before

If you re-ran the test without closing your browser and/or clearing your cache, it tends to show much faster than actual speeds. ;)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20626414 Wed, 11 Jun 2008 11:37:17 EDT Re: Suggestions on improving speed? To the Big Dog http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20625941 KIDPUTER : This has got to be fake or something I never got it going this fast before

:D]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20625941 Wed, 11 Jun 2008 10:04:03 EDT Re: Suggestions on improving speed? To the Big Dog http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20611823 KIDPUTER : Big Dawgie
Check this out!


Later
jd]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20611823 Sun, 08 Jun 2008 18:11:45 EDT Re: Suggestions on improving speed? To the Big Dog http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20608782 KIDPUTER : :o And so it goes : This service is very , how should I say it,, varied. thats a good way to put it, it kinda has a mind of it's own. It might have something to do with user use or bandwidth consumption at the source ,, but i don't think so , I think its just like some of the stuff we had in the early days of bulletin boards and 9600 baud modems that cost 400 bucks,,, FM yep that's right FM and if you need a dictionary to figure that one out, just think thats it's Magic and imagine the other word OK?


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]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20608782 Sat, 07 Jun 2008 22:09:23 EDT Re: Suggestions on improving speed? Wow! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20569458 bigdawwg :
said by KIDPUTER See Profile :

:) :o
Hey BigDawwgie..
Check it out , I got my T-mobile V3 to work as a modem for internet service it sucks but oh well runs about 400 down and 100 up nice back up for free eh?
And with these THIRTY DAY TRIALS NOW I'll be using or TESTING quite a few providers dont you know!
Later
JD
Hey, thats realy nice for a backup! So far I'm still doing ok with my Verizon EV-DO. Some days I get considerably less signal than others, but other than that,I'm good.


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:) :o
Hey BigDawwgie..
Check it out , I got my T-mobile V3 to work as a modem for internet service it sucks but oh well runs about 400 down and 100 up nice back up for free eh?
And with these THIRTY DAY TRIALS NOW I'll be using or TESTING quite a few providers dont you know!
Later
JD
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]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20547042 Tue, 27 May 2008 16:36:12 EDT Re: Suggestions on improving speed? Wow! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20547009 KIDPUTER : Roger, Roger , Rodger

I need to know your location, phone number .. house phone,, street address, etc, to be able to advise you with some degree, of ( I might know what Im doing info)
If you do not want to put that stuff up publicly call me at 5593503349 or email me at fonetek@sosinet.net
ok
Then I can tell you whats up with what , there are a couple ways to go that are about 1500 kbps down steady ,, for about 69 bucks,,, sorry but verizon is not going to beat that,, -- believe me,, ask anyone else ,, maybe,, but i doubt it. I have an idea but get me that info ok,,

this is my last speed test from verizon and im only 1/4 mile from the tower



AND BELIEVE ME IM HAPPY WITH THAT!!
Later Dude
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]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20547009 Tue, 27 May 2008 16:31:19 EDT Re: Suggestions on improving speed? Wow! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20545835 WirelessInn : Greetings!

I am just gonna butt in for a moment... I started checking into this forum for the following reasons:
1. I live in rural New Mexico - no certain hope of any DSL soon (third worldish here for sure!!)
2. I have used HughesNet sat service for almost 3 years. Used to be not too bad (hey, compared to DialUp which maxed out at 26k here!!). i was getting 800 and up download speed, 170 and up upspeeds during normal (non peak) Times. Now, and HughesNet admit to this, sat overload and other factors are severely limiting my service - especially uploads (frequently - even outside of peak times) 22, 30, perhaps 70.
3. A friend of mine uses Verizon b'band in the big NM town Albuquerque. Seems to work quite well, and even here in the country.
4. I have learned that one can even get wireless routers to use with b'band cards and therefore wirelessly connected computers. Amazing, PROMISING!

I see some comments here about Hughes sat service. Talking to them, I learn that they are "planning to improve service" - pretty vague promise overall.

Any advice here on whether telco b'band (Verizon most likely here) would be something I need to look at? I use all this for business a lot (banking online, money transfers, etc...) and I do operate currently a small wireless network for.

I'll appreciate any advice... or redirection elsewhere for better info!

- Roger T]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20545835 Tue, 27 May 2008 12:55:49 EDT Re: Suggestions on improving speed? Wow! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20515044 bigdawwg :
said by KIDPUTER See Profile :

:D Hey Big dawgie:
How is your Sat service , i used to do Wild Blue Installs when they very first started or should I say when ATT started marketing it for whatever reasons , I think they became partners to some extent . But I have used Hughes off and on for years when I couldn't get anything else , it was sooooo, much faster when they would allow us to use the PCI modem cards and we could multi-link them and still charge only one service fee, and they didn't monitor usage like they do now. Actually I have not personally used it for a while , Sat service ,that is , just to install it. Thats why I am asking , Wild Blue was a pain to put in , especially if the customer ordered they slower plans , I would usually talk them into a free trail period of the fastest service , just to get through the install faster. My deal was the Home Networking set-up, We got to set our own price on those , because they would not support it. At that time at least . Thinking back , that was a good gig.
Later
J.D.
I have been having very low speeds in the evenings during the weekdays, but I noticed lately, speeds have picked up a little. On the weekends, my speeds have been good all day and night. A lot of people are having much worse speeds than I have been. It all depends on which satellite and transponder your on. I recently got Verizon EV-DO, and it blows Hughesnet out of the water most of the time.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20515044 Tue, 20 May 2008 22:33:00 EDT Re: Suggestions on improving speed? Wow! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20508277 KIDPUTER : :D Hey Big dawgie:
How is your Sat service , i used to do Wild Blue Installs when they very first started or should I say when ATT started marketing it for whatever reasons , I think they became partners to some extent . But I have used Hughes off and on for years when I couldn't get anything else , it was sooooo, much faster when they would allow us to use the PCI modem cards and we could multi-link them and still charge only one service fee, and they didn't monitor usage like they do now. Actually I have not personally used it for a while , Sat service ,that is , just to install it. Thats why I am asking , Wild Blue was a pain to put in , especially if the customer ordered they slower plans , I would usually talk them into a free trail period of the fastest service , just to get through the install faster. My deal was the Home Networking set-up, We got to set our own price on those , because they would not support it. At that time at least . Thinking back , that was a good gig.
Later
J.D.
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]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20508277 Mon, 19 May 2008 19:11:38 EDT Re: Suggestions on improving speed? Wow! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20508186 KIDPUTER : ;) Hey thanks , thats what I thought .
Later
J.D. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20508186 Mon, 19 May 2008 18:57:35 EDT Re: Suggestions on improving speed? Wow! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20501700 bigdawwg :
said by KIDPUTER See Profile :

:p
:) Hey Wow
That was informative. Thanks, so ? for you , does splicing up a USB cable as directed in some of the forums on other pages work? By increasing the voltage to the modem,, I know it is fairly a stupid question and I probably already know the answer , but before I start taking the five minutes to tweak on a USB cable I thought I might ask, PS I'm poor right now in a temp location, so every damn penny kinda counts. It sucks being poor. I hate it.Haven't been there in a while.
Thanks
JD
I tried using both USB connectors, and it doesn't seem to change anything as far as download speed is concerned.


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I did find a quite interesting little benifet, that I'll share with you in one of my developers f t p site , lots of good stuff if your in the game.

'»ftp://ftp2.bvrp.com/pub/'

Nice stuff, oh there was something else but ill think of it later Im tired.
Later
JD

OH OH
'»www.motodev.com' is quite generous with software and programs like handset loaners etc, modems , that kind of stuff you might want to check it out if your like me and get a new handset or pda every few days.
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]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20485612 Thu, 15 May 2008 06:33:03 EDT Re: Suggestions on improving speed? Wow! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20484904 Max Signal : It seems to improve both send and receive on the device

said by Downrange See Profile :

Kid, the UM-150 ships with a dual connector USB cable, and the manual says using it increases transmit power.

Max: how does the USB cable affect received signal?
]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20484904 Wed, 14 May 2008 23:57:47 EDT Re: Suggestions on improving speed? Wow! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20484886 Downrange : Kid, the UM-150 ships with a dual connector USB cable, and the manual says using it increases transmit power.

Max: how does the USB cable affect received signal?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20484886 Wed, 14 May 2008 23:54:43 EDT Re: Suggestions on improving speed? Wow! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20481938 Max Signal : A longer USB cable will give you increased reception, not great increase but it does help . If you are poor at the moment A good magnetic mount antenna ( on at least a 8 inch by 8 inch Metal surface)connected to your card could give enough of a gain in your signal strength to at least give you consistent signal without drops for the time being
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:) Hey Wow
That was informative. Thanks, so ? for you , does splicing up a USB cable as directed in some of the forums on other pages work? By increasing the voltage to the modem,, I know it is fairly a stupid question and I probably already know the answer , but before I start taking the five minutes to tweak on a USB cable I thought I might ask, PS I'm poor right now in a temp location, so every damn penny kinda counts. It sucks being poor. I hate it.Haven't been there in a while.
Thanks
JD
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]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20481785 Wed, 14 May 2008 14:38:09 EDT Re: Suggestions on improving speed? Wow! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20480145 Max Signal : I sell amplifiers for a living and here is the honest answer. All we can guarantee with the purchase of an amplifier is the best reception possible ( lowest RSSI readings). With the best reception usually comes your highest upload, download speeds and lowest latency . But there are many other factors involved that you have no control that also effect your speeds. Such as network traffic , traffic on the tower you are connected to , number of T1 lines to said tower , Use or abuse of the frequency on the tower you are connected to by other users. I hope this clear things up for you
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When the weather is clear or slightly overcast its not a problem just when the fog rolls in. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20479874 Wed, 14 May 2008 07:59:52 EDT Re: Suggestions on improving speed? Wow! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20476527 KIDPUTER : :) Mattie
Verizon must be monotring our displeasure because they are having a good morning in Porterville, I moved my modem and used the map guide to aim it more towards the tower which is a mile away.

So ... Well I guess I can almost live with that it amazes me that they can have such a wierd ratio in up and down but who cares I should be able to do better I think.
I'll try something later.
Later
JD
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]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20476527 Tue, 13 May 2008 16:22:31 EDT OK 7 mile road? or ? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20476427 KIDPUTER : ;)I think that amp is doing very well for you My speed is still and always has been 600 u 400 d which is very poor for the service I could have but IM portable. If I was going to stay put a while I would get something a lot lt faster like roadrunner or fios or sonething, so dont sweat it . It is cheaper than SAT.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20476427 Tue, 13 May 2008 16:01:48 EDT Re: 8 mile road http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20474354 anon : Actually using google earth I'm 8 driving miles and 7 nautical miles from the tower. I had the same problems the past day and a half. Weather got pretty bad and the fog came. I was connected all day Sunday through the rain. When I disconnected that night I lost the signal all Monday day and night because of the weather.

I just can't believe fog makes things that bad. It finally cleared up about 20 minutes ago and presto I'm right back to 4 bars -75dBm and current speeds like this.



I realize the amp may not do much of anything when the weather is clear but its annoying the days it does get foggy. I just want to be able to connect to Rev-A without worrying about the fog. Would the amp help punch through it any better so the signal doesn't get lost?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20474354 Tue, 13 May 2008 09:22:36 EDT 8 mile road http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20473861 KIDPUTER : :o
Hey Mattie , If you are truly 8 miles out and getting 800 down your kicking my butt. The only thing I know to do is to try this guys stuff.
'»https://signup.boingo.com/signup/SignupS···E420818?'
Later]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20473861 Tue, 13 May 2008 04:21:44 EDT Re: Suggestions on improving speed? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20466754 bigdawwg :
said by Mattie_B :

Yes I've confirmed that its the 800Mhz line. If I don't have the antenna hooked up I get no bars and no Rev A service. All I got before the Yagi was a -87 through -90dBm National access signal strength.

So as far as equipment I know I've got what I need. Its just a matter of getting a bit more speed.

Do you think an amp would help get me a few hundred more Kbps?

I know if I go in town closer to the tower I can get like 1250 down. I'd really like to get that at my house but I'm falling short. This is the best I've done on Speedtest for downloads here.



Also sometimes it can be hard to connect possibly due to the range I'm at. 7 Miles to the tower but when it gets foggy or rains hard sometimes the signal won't be found for a little bit. After I get it connected the signal is fine as long as I keep it active. If I let it go dormant it sometimes won't load pages. So I just ping google to keep it going. Would a amp help it connect on the first attempt in bad weather or help out?
Mattie, I'm the same situation you are in. I live in the fringe area, about 9 miles from the tower. What I think is happening is that I am so far away from the tower weather conditions are causing my RSSI to be 89 to 105. I still get speeds up to 1250/450, but at different times of the day. I'm thinking that an amplifier would help me. I will try one sooner or late. I'm using a Wilson Omni antenna on a pole 15 feet tall. Check Ebay out, you might get an amp for a lot less that a new one costs. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20466754 Sun, 11 May 2008 19:41:48 EDT Re: Suggestions on improving speed? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20461346 Downrange : From what I've found, you've already gotten practically as much as you will get from VZW, unless you are parked under a tower. The best downloads I've ever gotten, operating portable on business trips to Northern VA, sitting under the cell tower, etc., were around 1600 down or so. As far as downloads, there's not too much difference that I can see between those speeds and 800-1000. I definitely wouldn't spend hundreds on an amp/antenna to get that.
Just my .02]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20461346 Sat, 10 May 2008 12:22:57 EDT Re: Suggestions on improving speed? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20460405 anon : Yes I've confirmed that its the 800Mhz line. If I don't have the antenna hooked up I get no bars and no Rev A service. All I got before the Yagi was a -87 through -90dBm National access signal strength.

So as far as equipment I know I've got what I need. Its just a matter of getting a bit more speed.

Do you think an amp would help get me a few hundred more Kbps?

I know if I go in town closer to the tower I can get like 1250 down. I'd really like to get that at my house but I'm falling short. This is the best I've done on Speedtest for downloads here.



Also sometimes it can be hard to connect possibly due to the range I'm at. 7 Miles to the tower but when it gets foggy or rains hard sometimes the signal won't be found for a little bit. After I get it connected the signal is fine as long as I keep it active. If I let it go dormant it sometimes won't load pages. So I just ping google to keep it going. Would a amp help it connect on the first attempt in bad weather or help out?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20460405 Sat, 10 May 2008 04:57:38 EDT Re: Suggestions on improving speed? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20434579 Max Signal : Is EVDO running on 800 where you are ? You should check . Go to www.Wirelessadvisor.com , Type in you zip code . If all Verizon is using is 800mhz . You are fine with that antenna . If they have licenses on 1900 where you are then that is where EVDO will be . And that antenna is useless to you .Also keep in mind Yagi's are very directional and need very careful aiming . If not aimed exactly at the tower you are trying to obtain signal from the antenna is useless to you.
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I'm running Vista Ultimate 64 Bit and didn't realize that the DRT optimizer thing doesn't work on Vista.

This is about the max I can get out at my place. Now I am about 8 miles away from the tower but I would think I should still get more since I have 4 out of 4 bars.



If I go in town and run the tests at a friends I can get around 1250 down and I can't get anywhere close to that here. Anything I can do to get over 1Mbps?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20419634 Fri, 02 May 2008 02:38:39 EDT