how to get faster internet?

Question

Hi, i was wondering how to make my internet download speed faster? I have DSL which is fine cause i live by one of AT&T's power stations, but my download speed is not what its suppose to be.
I'm suppose to be downloading at 3008kbps. I have a Gateway 2700HG-B Wireless Modem.

Here are my DSL Connection Details

DSL Line (Wire Pair): Line 1 (inner pair)

Protocol: G.DMT Annex A

Downstream Rate: 3008 kbps

Upstream Rate: 512 kbps

Channel: Interleaved

Current Noise Margin: 22.0 dB (Downstream) 22.0 dB (Upstream)

Current Attenuation: 35.5 dB (Downstream) 21.0 dB (Upstream)

Current Output Power: 14.7 dBm (Downstream) 9.4 dBm (Upstream)

DSLAM Vendor Information: Country: {0x0F} Vendor: {ALCB} Specific: {0x00}

PVC Info: 0/35

Answer 1

Hello,



You don't mention how fast you are currently at. So just from experience I can

suggest keeping you DNS flushed and cookies/cache from browsing cleared.



You can Flush your DNS by opening your command windows (Start > Run > cmd)

and typing in the CMD window, 'ipconfig /flushdns'.



You can also try setting your DNS servers to Google DNS. This would improve your

browsing speed. Their DNS servers are 8.8.8.8 and 4.4.4.4



Also, DSL can be a bit sluggish when it comes to hard speed. I suggest maybe an

upgrade to Cable internet, where speeds can reach well over 20Mbps.



DSL lines (RJ45) or 'Ethernet' can also restrict speed depending on the length. The longer

the ethernet cable to the dsl modem or PC is, the slower it takes to feed data. Again, Unlike

Cable.



Hope some of this information is of use to you.

Answer 2

Wrong, your download bandwidth is supposed to be 3008, this bears no direct relationship to download speed. With the additional load of TCP packet control data both ways, delays at each router/server you go through to the download site, error handling routines and the basic display updates throughout you are using a lot of bandwidth for all that. Along with anything your machine is doing, which affects it' response time, and worse drive read write access times (a mechanical function which can not be changed) saving the temporary files and swapping the downloaded stream into and out of memory. And if there is spyware on the machine even slower.

Answer 3

go to dslreports.com there's a speed tester app that allows you to put in your postal code and tells you what other users in your area are actually getting and what ISP they have.



my experience is that there's no way to get more out of the DSL pipe without paying ATT more. But the local cable company might be just as cost-effective and several times faster.

Answer 4

What internet service plan do you have? There are a lot of factors that can reduce your speed. I would contact AT&T and have a technician look at the problem.