Re: [Siemens] Faster DSL by getting a new modem? in Other Manufacturers http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r21172478 en Sun, 06 Dec 2009 01:58:35 EDT Sun, 06 Dec 2009 01:58:35 EDT Re: [Siemens] Faster DSL by getting a new modem? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21172831 mediahound : Thanks!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21172831 Fri, 26 Sep 2008 12:49:42 EDT Re: [Siemens] Faster DSL by getting a new modem? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21172794 Doctor Olds :
said by mediahound See Profile :

I'm currently getting 2550 Kbps/415 Kbps speed.

Does that seem normal for 3.0Mbps/512kpbs level DSL?
Again correct as there is overhead in a ADSL Connection. Your Download/Upload Sync Rates in the Modem will be higher than your actual Download/Upload Speed Test Rates because of that overhead.

»DSL FAQ »What is the 80% bandwidth / speed

Many more questions are answered here.

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Regards,

Doctor Olds
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Does that seem normal for 3.0Mbps/512kpbs level DSL?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21172619 Fri, 26 Sep 2008 12:15:00 EDT Re: [Siemens] Faster DSL by getting a new modem? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21172478 Doctor Olds :
said by mediahound See Profile :

Thanks for the info. I have 3.0 Mbps service so it sounds like the modem will not make a difference for me.
Correct. A waste of time and money. Even if you had 6 Mbps service it would not make a difference.
said by mediahound See Profile :

How about if I get a twist pair phone cable between the jack and the DSL modem such as the "Radio Shack ADSL patch cable"? Is that worth it?
If you are not having issues then it would not be needed. Save your money.
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How about if I get a twist pair phone cable between the jack and the DSL modem such as the "Radio Shack ADSL patch cable"? Is that worth it?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21172139 Fri, 26 Sep 2008 10:54:41 EDT Re: [Siemens] Faster DSL by getting a new modem? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21171203 Doctor Olds : What is your current Speed Up and Down? If under 8.0 Mbps then the 4100 will not give you any benefits in speeds. Plus, when you order faster speeds, the ISP usually "gives" you a new Modem that is guaranteed to work with their DSL equipment.

Standard ADSL covers "up to" 8.0 Mbps (since 1998)
ADSL2 covers "up to" 12.0 Mbps
ADSL2+ covers "up to" 24.0 Mbps.

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]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21171203 Fri, 26 Sep 2008 07:01:32 EDT [Siemens] Faster DSL by getting a new modem? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21170766 mediahound : I currently have a Broadcom DSL modem that is over 4 years old. Would I get any faster speed by getting a Speed Stream 4100 modem? I'm not sure if my Broadcom supports ADSL2 (I'm not even sure what ADSL2 is).

My friend said I should get a newer DSL modem and recommended the Speed Stream 4100 but I'm not sure I really need it? I would buy it if I would see a performance increase though.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21170766 Fri, 26 Sep 2008 01:51:35 EDT