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On Thu, 7 Mar 2013 15:37:14 -0600, barbie gee <booger@nosespam.com> wrote:

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>On Thu, 7 Mar 2013, barbie gee wrote:
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>> On Thu, 7 Mar 2013, core wrote:
>>> On Thu, 7 Mar 2013 10:28:51 -0600, barbie gee <booger@nosespam.com> wrote:
>>>> On Thu, 7 Mar 2013, Bruce Esquibel wrote:
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>>>>> core <core-usenet@spamless.spook.homeip.net> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> Yeah. I got an email from them saying "Your internet speed has been
>>>>>> increased".  Instructions to reboot the modem.
>>>>> 
>>>>>> Did that, didn't make any difference... Bahhhh
>>>>> 
>>>>> I didn't get any email but there are a couple things I noticed with 
>>>>> people
>>>>> saying they did and didn't see any difference after rebooting.
>>>>> 
>>>>> I really don't think the older 2.0 docsis modem/routers will work.
>>>>> 
>>>>> The other thing, if you are just on wifi, I think the max connection 
>>>>> speed,
>>>>> even with a 3.0, it's limited to 20mb for some reason. There is a way to
>>>>> turn off that limiter in the admin menu, but it is on by default.
>>>>> 
>>>>> So if you are just using wifi, try using an ethernet cable and see if 
>>>>> that
>>>>> shows anything better with speedtest.net or whatever.
>>>>> 
>>>>> I can't say if there was a change or not but one machine around here I
>>>>> noticed over the weekend (on hardwire) seemed to be bouncing around 
>>>>> 25-27mb
>>>>> where in the past 24mb was about the highest I've seen in the past.
>>>> 
>>>> what do you run to test speeds?
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>>> http://www.speedtest.net/
>>> 
>>> or
>>> 
>>> http://www.speakeasy.net/speedtest/
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>> hey!
>> is YER NAME "Bruce"????
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>> ;-)
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>> I wondered what a Bruce would use, opposed to us regular folk.
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>oh and hey, I'm installing a new wireless router (or "ROOTER" as the 
>cashier girl at the Best Buy called it...), but I'm betting that currently 
>my anxient modem is probably gonna bottleneck me.  I won't even post my 
>numbers here because they are too embarassing.
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>What can I do about getting a newer, better DSL modem?  Call my ISP, or 
>what?

I've got a couple in the basement you can have.