Have I got broadband?

[Sottovoce]

Hi,

I'm supposed to have ADSL. Yet every speed test I do

shows me getting less than 10kbps downstream and when

I try to download anything it starts off around fifty and swiftly

moves down below ten. Not surprisingly, streaming video is

a near impossibility.

I'm using a connext accessRunner internal modem. When I

hover the mouse over the flashing monitors in the system

tray it always says speed 576.0 kbps. When I look in the

properties of my AccessRunner control panel it says: Connect

using ISDN Channel Connext AcessRunner PCI ADSL WAN

Adapter. When I click on configure it says: line type 64 digital.

Negotiate line type is also checked.

Is this how it's supposed to be? I'm using WinXP.

[AllGamer]

Get youself a ROUTER and your speed will get BETTER! :t

[Wombat]

A router would not help as he has an internal DSL modem. Sometimes (at least here in the States) they put filters and test equip on the lines, this interferes with the quality and slows down the speed. Other than that have you check your distance to the CO, also check what speed you were promised and payed for.

Paul

[jmichna]

Go to DSL Reports (http://www.dslreports.com) and locate the forum for your IP, see what the folks there have to say. There are simply too many variables... transient local conditions/outages on the IP's side of the wall, configuration settings on your side... your particular line's condition.

If your problem is internal configuration, you should be able to get setup advice -- specific to your IP and specific to your equipment for that IP -- from folks at DSL Reports.

EDIT: PS... I'm sorry... I just noticed you are in the UK... DSL service is set up a bit different between N Am and UK... perhaps there is a UK-equivalent to the DSL Reports forum that would be specific to your nation's providers. Folks at DSL Reprts may have experience with your specific hardware, however, so you may still want to give them a try.