Qawiy
join:2004-01-05
Menlo Park, CA
| [DSL] SBC.YAHOO DSL Help
My transfer rate really blows (19.7kbs) and I am really pissed. Please help me, thanks
1. »monitor.dslreports.com/tweak/blo···nXPpppoe
2. 2004-01-06 12:51:21 EST: 161 / 106
Your download speed : 161044 bps, or 161 kbps.
A 19.6 KB/sec transfer rate.
Your upload speed : 106453 bps, or 106 kbps.
3. »/quality/nil/1264355
4. DSL / sbc.com
5. PPPoe
6. n/a
7. no
8.
DOWN : Up to 384Kbps / UP : 128Kbps
9. no
10. no
11. 17902kft |
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Pinan
Hypnotic Tweaker
ExMod 2000-03
join:2000-09-02
Murrieta, CA | That 17K feet is killing you my friend. Nothing you can do about that though. Not and stick with Yahoo anyway. Sorry. |
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Qawiy
join:2004-01-05
Menlo Park, CA | darn I thought it was my distance. now I am screwed  |
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rakstr
join:2002-12-11
| Careful on the distance thing. If you're on a remote terminal the measurement may not reflect the correct thing. What's more important is what speed package did you purchase?
Assuming you purchased higher than you're testing here are a few Q's
1) Are you running a BB router and is that BB router capable of doing the PPOE for you? Most are and I HIGHLY recommend you REMOVE the PPOE software supplied by SWB. I've used both a DLink (713P) and an SMC (70004ABR) and the PPOE worked fine with SWB.
2) Are you using the browser SWB supplied? If so remove it and use Mozilla
3) Are you using ANY of the YAHOO crap SWB supplied? If so remove it. Use no more than a POP3 interface to the YAHOO crap.
Bottom line, throw out the CD that SWB gave you, remove ANY software SWB told you to install, get a BB router to do your PPOE (firewall also), and get a decent browser like Mozilla!
I also pay $95 a year to ipowerweb for my own domain ($ included for 1 yr subscription), email, webhosting, ... 400MB storage, 40GB Xfer, unlimited email accounts, CGI, NO ADs, ... It's well worth it and the service has been OUTSTANDING. Send an email and someone WHO ACTUALLY TALKS TECH responds in an hour or so. They actually test stuff!!!!!! If you decide to open an account, I'd appreciate it if you listed me as a referal (pm me)!!!!! (don't let that discount my opinion of their service) |
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DSL_Steve
Premium
join:2003-11-28
Woodbury, CT
4 edits | ADSL (which is what SBC sells) can make it to 18000 feet on a clean line. I'm at 17800 feet and get a stable 1300/220 on a 1500/256 line. The ADSL spec says it can deliver 1.5Mbps at 18000 feet. Again, assuming its a clean line AND ADSL.
ADSL Distance / Bandwidth
Up to 18,000 feet 1.544 Mbps
Up to 16,000 feet 2.048 Mbps
Up to 12,000 feet 6.312 Mbps
Up to 9,000 feet 8.448 Mbps |
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McSummation
Mmmm, Zeebas Are Tastee.
Premium,MVM
join:2003-08-13
Round Rock, TX | reply to Qawiy
Did you sign up for 384 or did SBC say that's all you can have? |
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Qawiy
join:2004-01-05
Menlo Park, CA | I signed up for the 384Kbps-1.5Mbps package but support called me 2 days later and said I was to far. Is the line being clean have something to do with SBC or me? |
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Qawiy
join:2004-01-05
Menlo Park, CA | I don't have a router? Shoul I get one because I was thinking of getting Xbox Live. I only use Mozilla |
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DSL_Steve
Premium
join:2003-11-28
Woodbury, CT
2 edits | reply to Qawiy
said by Qawiy  :
Is the line being clean have something to do with SBC or me?
It could be both. They (SBC) have to disconnect your DSL modem, test your line from the in-house jack, and verify there is line-loss there. If there is, the problem is either from the box outside your house to your in-house jack or between the box outside your house and the telco Central Office (CO). A lot of problems are solved by fixing either the feed to the house from the pole or re-doing in-house wiring.
In my case when I first got DSL, I could only get 720/220 on a 384-1500/256 line. The SBC/SNET techs (great people BTW) determined the problem was not inside my house and found a problem with the feed to my house. After they repaired the feed, I got 1300/220 speeds. They told me my line was *tapped* off another line which is OK for voice but not DSL. They gave me a direct feed to fix the problem. BTW, I didn't have to pay because the problem was ouside. Also, technically there really wasn't a problem in the first place because I was *in-range* (720/220) of the service I was sold (384-1500/256). They were just being great people in my case. |
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Qawiy
join:2004-01-05
Menlo Park, CA | wow, that seems like a lot of work, thanks |
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rakstr
join:2002-12-11 | reply to Qawiy
Yes, definitely get a router for both the PPOE and the firewall. They're cheap ($50) and well worth it. Running the PPOE on your PC SUCKS!!!!!
Like I said, I'm very happy with my SMC (see post above) |
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