me some upload power please) is capped at 25-29k! Downloads are fast.
I've seen as high as 400k.
Check with your provider, they may be capping you. I believe they do
this as the cable bandwidth is much higher for downloads than uploads.
Ian
Raymond Camden wrote:
> So, a while ago we talked about cable splitters and the impact on cable
> modems. I recently purchased a tv tuner card and decided to see how "bad" it
> would be. I installed it, and traffic "seemed" fine, but over time, it
> seemed like some things were slower.
>
> The problem is - I couldn't tell if things were _really_ slow, or it was
> just a problem of me expecting it.
>
> I did two throughput tests from two different providers. Both said I was
> getting 220-ish KPS download.
>
> That _seems_ zippy enough for sure.
>
> However my upload was around 44kps, which seems way lower than what it
> should be.
>
> I was under the impression a splitter would half my throughput, and I
> figured if my cable modem was _way_ fast before, half of that wouldn't be
> such a big deal, especially since not all connections would use 100% of my
> throughput anyway.
>
> I guess I can just take out the splitter and try again - and maybe then hire
> Cox to drop a new cable in the office but I wanted to ask for opinions
> before I do that.
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