- Jim, this would only happen if you were filtering something.. Mike Jim Williams wrote: >- >Bernie, > >Are you using a router between the PC and the DSL modem? I noticed a >coniderable slow down when I connected via a router rather than being >directly connected. > >Jim > > >-----Original Message----- >From: geocaching-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >[mailto:geocaching-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Bernie >Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2004 2:06 PM >To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Subject: [GeoStL] Re: NGR-DSL/Cable > > >- > > Mike, really haven't noticed any slowdowns under certain conditions. It's >just slow all the time. The most I ever got was 405. My neighbor two houses >down gets up to 1.5 with the same provider. I've spent lots of time with >techsupport, but since it meets their 385, they are not willing to do >anything. I could go to the next higher service for $40/month and they >guarantee 1.5 to 3.0. With my luck I would probably get 1.5. Is that worth >another $10-I don't know. I have filters on all the phones and I have a >Cat-5cable coming all the way to the computer. Bernie > >Mike Lusicic wrote: >- I had a lady that was getting really crummy DSL service too. They finally >called in someone who used to work for SBC but went independent. He had them >put the filters on all of the phones, and their problems seemed to have >disappeared. Have you installed those filters they gave you on ALL the phone >connections (and fax connections) in the house? I have SBC, and right now I >am getting 1536 K in and 384 out. Do you notice it any worse after it rains? >Sometimes they have leaks in the insulation around the phone lines, and you >get crosstalk on the wires until it dries out. The crosstalk confuses the >DSLdata, and it has to retransmit the data which means it takes longer >(seemsslower). If there is water in the line, they can and should fix that >upfor you. Bernie wrote: - I use SBC Global for my high speed internet >service and I am very unhappy with the speeds I'm getting. I don't like >Charter because they do not provideany hookup numbers while traveling. What >other broadband services are available to me that would also have free >hookupwhile traveling. Bernie **************************************** Our >WebPage! Http://WWW.GeoStL.com[1] Mail List Info. >//www.freelists.org/list/geocaching[2] Mail List FAQ's: >//www.freelists.org/help/questions.html[3] >**************************************** To unsubscribe from this list: send >an email to geocaching-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx[4] with 'unsubscribe' in the >Subject field **************************************** Our WebPage! >Http://WWW.GeoStL.com[5] Mail List Info. >//www.freelists.org/list/geocaching[6] Mail List FAQ's: >//www.freelists.org/help/questions.html[7] >**************************************** To unsubscribe from this list: send >an email to geocaching-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx[8] with 'unsubscribe' in the >Subject field > >--- Links --- > 1 Http://WWW.GeoStL.com > 2 //www.freelists.org/list/geocaching > 3 //www.freelists.org/help/questions.html > 4 mailto:geocaching-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > 5 Http://WWW.GeoStL.com > 6 //www.freelists.org/list/geocaching > 7 //www.freelists.org/help/questions.html > 8 mailto:geocaching-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > **************************************** > Our WebPage! Http://WWW.GeoStL.com > Mail List Info. //www.freelists.org/list/geocaching > Mail List FAQ's: //www.freelists.org/help/questions.html > **************************************** >To unsubscribe from this list: > send an email to geocaching-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the >Subject field > > > > > > **************************************** > Our WebPage! Http://WWW.GeoStL.com > Mail List Info. //www.freelists.org/list/geocaching > Mail List FAQ's: //www.freelists.org/help/questions.html > **************************************** >To unsubscribe from this list: > send an email to geocaching-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the > Subject field > > > > > > > > **************************************** Our WebPage! Http://WWW.GeoStL.com Mail List Info. //www.freelists.org/list/geocaching Mail List FAQ's: //www.freelists.org/help/questions.html **************************************** To unsubscribe from this list: send an email to geocaching-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field