i only pay $30 per month and my first 6 months was also about $20 per month.
But thats probably because we get our digital TV cable from the same company so we a discount.
i get my digital cable from the same company too. i can't complain cause my download speed owns. dsl was great also. cable is a bit faster but dsl is a bit cheaper.
cable is PUBLIC line access. Meaning it depends on how many subscribers you have on that line. When you started, there probably weren't many people on it, and now that time has passed more and more people have joined, and thus eaten up your broadband.
My parents cable modem is barely faster than dial up now...lol
If you want a designated line, go with DSL. You have a gauranteed speed and access. Overall cable CAN be faster but in some areas it is not. Notice when you sign up they say."up to..1.5" meaning they dont gaurantee it. With dsl, what you get when you start is what you'll always have.
Yeah, I did download an accelerator but uninstalled it a while ago. I just tested it again and it's just about back to normal , 1.3 MB. Why does it keep fluctuating.
btw I dunno WinMe too well since I didn't use it very long, but can you get a status (showing packages sent and received) from your internet connection?
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cause when your upload is too big, which can happen because of certain viruses you wont notice it, cause they work without you knowing it, but you do notice the fact that your downstream speed shrinks like hell
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I figured out the prob, it was my firewall. I called the cable company and they told me to try using it without my firewall for a while. And so I did and after a couple minutes it was back to normal, 1.5 Mb.
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i only pay $30 per month and my first 6 months was also about $20 per month. 
Oct 22nd, 2003 09:17 PM
