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  • Peji911
    Sexiest Woman Alive!
    • Aug 2004
    • 2098

    #1

    Cable Internet...

    This is in canada, dono if that makes a different, but thought i;d write this


    anyways, ive had cable internet for like 7 years now and my one buddy has DSL, yet he can download everything soooo much faster than myself, for me, it takes weeks at a time to even download a tv show i missed, which is only like 700mb (smallville 100th episode)...

    anyways, is there something i can do to speed this up... so many ppl i know with cable claim the same thing, and so many ppl i know with DSL can download stuff in only a few seconds (songs or wutnot)...
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  • Seether4113
    R**k**
    • Feb 2003
    • 536

    #2
    Re: Cable Internet...

    Originally posted by pf03ho
    This is in canada, dono if that makes a different, but thought i;d write this


    anyways, ive had cable internet for like 7 years now and my one buddy has DSL, yet he can download everything soooo much faster than myself, for me, it takes weeks at a time to even download a tv show i missed, which is only like 700mb (smallville 100th episode)...

    anyways, is there something i can do to speed this up... so many ppl i know with cable claim the same thing, and so many ppl i know with DSL can download stuff in only a few seconds (songs or wutnot)...
    I have a 1.5 mbps cable line and im able to dl songs in about 4 seconds. I would have your cable company come out and check the line (if you havent already). Otherwise, I would switch to DSL if its available in your neighborhood, because that sounds like some crappy cable.
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    • dkgojackets
      Banned
      • Mar 2005
      • 13816

      #3
      Re: Cable Internet...

      It takes WEEKS to download something? I have cable and its never taken over a few minutes to download anything. Songs download in a matter of seconds. There must be a problem somewhere.

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      • cjonesfan921
        UGH, next year
        • Jan 2005
        • 20081

        #4
        Re: Cable Internet...

        Originally posted by dkgojackets
        It takes WEEKS to download something? I have cable and its never taken over a few minutes to download anything. Songs download in a matter of seconds. There must be a problem somewhere.
        Maybe he has dial-up? Seriously DSL is much slower then Cable when downloading big files. There has to be something wrong with it.

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        • Peji911
          Sexiest Woman Alive!
          • Aug 2004
          • 2098

          #5
          Re: Cable Internet...

          Originally posted by cjonesfan921
          Maybe he has dial-up? Seriously DSL is much slower then Cable when downloading big files. There has to be something wrong with it.

          obviously i dont have dial up... im paying 39.99 a mth for internet, from my cable company, and this its cable... also, the cable hanging from one of my computers definately points to cable, and the fact that my cable company installed it...

          no, i havent called them about this and the reason is cuz alotta ppl i know say the same thing... some dont, but many do
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          • Beantown
            #DoYourJob
            • Feb 2005
            • 31523

            #6
            Re: Cable Internet...

            I'd call and see what's up if it's taking you weeks to download one thing

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            • Peji911
              Sexiest Woman Alive!
              • Aug 2004
              • 2098

              #7
              Re: Cable Internet...

              Originally posted by Longhorn6
              I'd call and see what's up if it's taking you weeks to download one thing
              let me specify, it takes weeks when its on limewire or bit torrent...

              when its direct feed, it's decent but ive never found direct link tv episodes
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              • Beantown
                #DoYourJob
                • Feb 2005
                • 31523

                #8
                Re: Cable Internet...

                Still shouldn't be taking weeks to download, even if it is only those two programs.

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                • mgoblue
                  Go Wings!
                  • Jul 2002
                  • 25477

                  #9
                  Re: Cable Internet...

                  Originally posted by Longhorn6
                  Still shouldn't be taking weeks to download, even if it is only those two programs.
                  yeah, i'm on cable and I dl'ed the Head Coach demo and at like 700 mb (or whatever) it only took like 20 minutes or something crazy....the OS download server kicked major ***
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                  • Feared
                    Train Nsane or remainsame
                    • Dec 2004
                    • 6621

                    #10
                    Re: Cable Internet...

                    I'm on Verizon DSL and even though it's light years ahead of Dial up-which I had, it seems alot slower than Cable.

                    So I don't know what's up with your cable.
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                    • ODogg
                      Hall Of Fame
                      • Feb 2003
                      • 37953

                      #11
                      Re: Cable Internet...

                      I've had both and cable's always faster. Something's wrong with your cable if what you say is true.
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                      • Jistic
                        Hall Of Fame
                        • Mar 2003
                        • 16405

                        #12
                        Re: Cable Internet...

                        Originally posted by pf03ho
                        let me specify, it takes weeks when its on limewire or bit torrent...

                        when its direct feed, it's decent but ive never found direct link tv episodes
                        Bit torrent can take longer depending on the seeding.

                        Try an episode of desperate housewives or lost for a test. If direct D/L is faster then there's your answer.

                        Now someone lock this before we tear up the TOS
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                        • mgoblue
                          Go Wings!
                          • Jul 2002
                          • 25477

                          #13
                          Re: Cable Internet...

                          Originally posted by Jistic
                          Bit torrent can take longer depending on the seeding.

                          Try an episode of desperate housewives or lost for a test. If direct D/L is faster then there's your answer.

                          Now someone lock this before we tear up the TOS
                          yes, Jistic's right, bittorrent/sharing downloads can take a while, depending on the situation
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                          • FISH
                            MVP
                            • Oct 2002
                            • 745

                            #14
                            Re: Cable Internet...

                            Who is your provider? Rogers? I am on Shaw here and no way do I have those problems, call them and have it checked. That is what you are paying for.

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                            • Peji911
                              Sexiest Woman Alive!
                              • Aug 2004
                              • 2098

                              #15
                              Re: Cable Internet...

                              Originally posted by FISH
                              Who is your provider? Rogers? I am on Shaw here and no way do I have those problems, call them and have it checked. That is what you are paying for.

                              no, im with the source cable (only company i can use--hamilton west mountain)

                              anyways, i dont think this thread needs to be closed, it;ll be ignored soon anyways, but no one is supporting illegal downloads, i just have a problem and was wondering if any others did also... but i see that im alone
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