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File download = 16kb/sec????

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  • sco0ter
    sco0ter Posts: 2,476 Forumite
    Change ISP
  • Donnie
    Donnie Posts: 9,862 Forumite
    Aspiring wrote: »
    Can I do anything about that? :confused:

    Have you tested the link that I have sent to you? I've tested it up to 800 kB/s
  • espresso
    espresso Posts: 16,448 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Aspiring wrote: »
    Techno-thicko - - - - what does "ISP's throttling" mean :o

    Some info here.
    :doh: Blue text on this forum usually signifies hyperlinks, so click on them!..:wall:
  • Aspiring
    Aspiring Posts: 941 Forumite
    Thank you, espresso.

    sco0ter - easier said than done ;)

    Donnie wrote: »
    Have you tested the link that I have sent to you? I've tested it up to 800 kB/s
    I've contacted you.
  • Aspiring
    Aspiring Posts: 941 Forumite
    Update:

    Well I'm now delighted to report, that the speed has shot back up to a whopping 543 and it's 89% downloaded :j :j :j

    Many heartfelt thanks, espresso and Donnie, for your specific advice regarding the issue.

    PS: 98% now - YAY!!!!!! :beer:
  • Money_Grabber13579
    Money_Grabber13579 Posts: 4,465 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Newshound! Name Dropper
    Yea, I got mine too last year! Great value if your a student! :)
    Northern Ireland club member No 382 :j
  • epz_2
    epz_2 Posts: 1,859 Forumite
    Remember that the windows 7 RC came out 2 days ago and that may well have killed microsoft's bandwidth.
  • Donnie
    Donnie Posts: 9,862 Forumite
    epz wrote: »
    Remember that the windows 7 RC came out 2 days ago and that may well have killed microsoft's bandwidth.

    No, I tested the link at the same time and there was no problem.
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