I have DSL though http://www.avvanta.com/. There's no cable jack in this
room which is the only room I can use. I've checked www.speedtest.net and
it looks like I'm getting hosed, royally. on my download speed. 255
down/210 up
Me wrote:
> I have DSL though http://www.avvanta.com/. There's no cable jack
> in this room which is the only room I can use. I've checked
> www.speedtest.net and it looks like I'm getting hosed, royally. on
> my download speed. 255 down/210 up
>
> Same test with www.speakeasy.net. 278 down/216 up
>
> What download speed should I be able to get from a DSL ISP in
> Seattle? I don't think cable is an option because I have no
> outlets in this room.
> What DSL/ISP would you pick in Seattle? Just for home stuff and a
> lot of Internet surfing.
>
> My whois record:
>> http://whois.domaintools.com/216.9.11.89
> OrgName: Isomedia, Inc.
>> OrgID: ISOM
>> Address: 2457 152nd Ave NE
>> City: Redmond
>> StateProv: WA
>> PostalCode: 98052
>> Country: US
>
> I've never heard of Isomedia. What gives??
Please continue the same post from now on unless you have an actual
different question. I have no idea why you would start a new posting...
As for IsoMedia - they own a LARGE block of addresses. More than likely
your ISP is either a subsidiary or they lease their bandwidth/addresses from
them.
As I pointed out in the other identical posting (where I gave you some of
the information you posted here in the new post) - you need to let us know
what you are paying for before anyone can tell you whether or not you are
actually getting what you pay for. There is not one single ISP in Seattle,
WA - nor would I expect you to get a direct answer on a world-wide
distributed newsgroup. ;-) I do see you posted on a Seattle newsgroup as
well...
Also - in one of the other postings, you mentioned issues with your
computer - specifically, "The more I think about it, the more it feels like
a dial-up modem connection. The hard driver was replaced today. The tech I
used said one reason the computer(not Internet )m is slow is because Norton
Antivirus is reading every document that I have on my machine (without
regard to the Internet). He recommended AVG anti-virus."
Dial-up connection? You tested (posted here) at 278 down/216 up. Dialup -
at the best it COULD be (no one ever gets it) is 56/33.6 - so you are
getting 5 times the download speed of dial-up.
I'm guessing that was a typo and you meant your hard disk drive was
replaced? As for the tech's dumbed-down explanation of Norton - well, I
agree that it could tax your system, but the explanation sucked.
What is the specifications of your computer? Processor speed? Amount of
memory? Hard disk drive size? Free space on the hard disk drive? What
Operating system? (Be specific, Home/Pro/etc - also what service pack?)
Don't know? http://www.belarc.com/ and download/install/run the advisor and
see what you have and report it here.
Shenan Stanley wrote:
Me wrote:
> I have DSL though http://www.avvanta.com/. There's no cable jack
> in this room which is the only room I can use. I've checked
> www.speedtest.net and it looks like I'm getting hosed, royally. on
> my download speed. 255 down/210 up
>
> Same test with www.speakeasy.net. 278 down/216 up
>
> What download speed should I be able to get from a DSL ISP in
> Seattle? I don't think cable is an option because I have no
> outlets in this room.
> What DSL/ISP would you pick in Seattle? Just for home stuff and a
> lot of Internet surfing.
>
> My whois record:
> http://whois.domaintools.com/216.9.11.89
> OrgName: Isomedia, Inc.
> OrgID: ISOM
> Address: 2457 152nd Ave NE
> City: Redmond
> StateProv: WA
> PostalCode: 98052
> Country: US
>
> I've never heard of Isomedia. What gives??
> Please continue the same post from now on unless you have an actual
> different question. I have no idea why you would start a new
> posting...
> http://groups.google.com/group/micro...92154cccfa0595
>
> As for IsoMedia - they own a LARGE block of addresses. More than
> likely your ISP is either a subsidiary or they lease their
> bandwidth/addresses from them.
>
> As I pointed out in the other identical posting (where I gave you
> some of the information you posted here in the new post) - you need
> to let us know what you are paying for before anyone can tell you
> whether or not you are actually getting what you pay for. There is
> not one single ISP in Seattle, WA - nor would I expect you to get a
> direct answer on a world-wide distributed newsgroup. ;-) I do see
> you posted on a Seattle newsgroup as well...
>
> http://groups.google.com/group/seatt...1776807b4c5235
>
> Also - in one of the other postings, you mentioned issues with your
> computer - specifically, "The more I think about it, the more it
> feels like a dial-up modem connection. The hard driver was
> replaced today. The tech I used said one reason the computer(not
> Internet )m is slow is because Norton Antivirus is reading every
> document that I have on my machine (without regard to the
> Internet). He recommended AVG anti-virus."
> Dial-up connection? You tested (posted here) at 278 down/216 up. Dialup -
> at the best it COULD be (no one ever gets it) is 56/33.6 -
> so you are getting 5 times the download speed of dial-up.
>
> I'm guessing that was a typo and you meant your hard disk drive was
> replaced? As for the tech's dumbed-down explanation of Norton -
> well, I agree that it could tax your system, but the explanation
> sucked.
> What is the specifications of your computer? Processor speed? Amount of
> memory? Hard disk drive size? Free space on the hard
> disk drive? What Operating system? (Be specific, Home/Pro/etc -
> also what service pack?) Don't know? http://www.belarc.com/ and
> download/install/run the advisor and see what you have and report
> it here.
You more than likely have ADSL:
Downstream speeds typically range from 256kbps to 8mbps. Upstream speeds
typically range from 64kbps to 640kbps. You fall into those ranges, albeit
on the low-end for downstream - but not knowing what you are paying for -
saying whether or not you are getting what you paid for is impossible.
Me wrote:
> I have DSL though http://www.avvanta.com/. There's no cable jack in this
> room which is the only room I can use. I've checked www.speedtest.net and
> it looks like I'm getting hosed, royally. on my download speed. 255
> down/210 up
>
> Same test with www.speakeasy.net. 278 down/216 up
>
> What download speed should I be able to get from a DSL ISP in Seattle? I
> don't think cable is an option because I have no outlets in this room.
If you want cable, use a wireless router; connect the cable modem to
cable in the other room, then connect the router. Add a wireless device
to your computer in the other room.
Seattle ISP 
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