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raygunpk · 09-19-2010, 07:39 PM

Woah, 165GB dl cap, $22.50 a month?!?

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Originally Posted by palepilsenpin0y

East Van -High Speed Extreme, 165GB DL cap, 22.5 bucks a month (student promo).

I am using a top-of-the-line router though. It's possible it's a router problem?... Unless you're doing direct-connect of course.

I have a buddy in Richmond who has the exact same plan as I have but he suffers with slower speeds and performances. Location can also be a possible factor.

striderblade · 09-19-2010, 09:40 PM

And what is the top of the line router? some cisco brand? yea i never seen 30Mb download even with speedboost. Max i ever got was like 22Mb and thats like 3-4am in the morning.

terkan · 09-19-2010, 10:21 PM

speedboost usually only open up ur line to max possible for like 5-10 secs then it's back to normal.. only useful really if you are streaming or something.. you are not gonna get that constantly in real life.. it has nothing to do with ur fancy router

palepilsenpin0y · 09-20-2010, 01:49 AM

My apologies. My router is actually FAR from the top-of-the-line. But nonetheless, GREAT!

http://www.bestbuy.ca/en-CA/product/...6f3439023aen02

D-Link N 300

Bought this from Best Buy about a week ago for $50. If I'm not mistaken, FutureShop and NCIX is still selling this for that price until now. Lag-free Halo Reach/Tekken 6/Super Street Fighter IV/Modern Warfare 2 all the way ever since I made this purchase (mostly because of my brand new Shaw upgrade as well). Highly recommended. Initial installation was a breeze, to say the least! If you guys are looking to upgrade your routers, this is the way to go.

BlackV62K2 · 09-20-2010, 01:57 AM

I'm on shaw extreme using D-Link Dir-655 router.

palepilsenpin0y · 09-20-2010, 02:05 AM

^ Another satisfied Shaw + D-Link customer. Haha

Not really racist! · 09-20-2010, 07:53 AM

wow this shit suckin right now

ws6ta · 09-20-2010, 08:42 AM

high speed extreme

Peturbo · 09-20-2010, 02:21 PM

Last few weeks, my shaw internet has been constantly disconnecting when I'm on around noon.
Usually only for 1-3minutes, but sometimes much much longer.
It's off right now, but luckily I can tether my phone for net.
Never happens when I'm on late in the evening or overnight even with heavy usage.

Ikkaku · 09-20-2010, 03:55 PM

this is for normal shaw high speed, not too great.

test 1

test 2

using super old WRT54G version 2 or something

terkan · 09-20-2010, 04:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Ikkaku

this is for normal shaw high speed, not too great.

test 1

test 2

using super old WRT54G version 2 or something

you are getting that speed for shaw "high speed" non extreme and you are saying it's not great? high speed non extreme is only 7.5mb/s download 512kb/s upload.. you are getting more than what you paid for and you are saying it's not too great? you get what you paid for..

@peturbo call shaw and get them to check ur router statistic.. sounds like ur modem is flapping.. but that shouldn't happen even if there's lots of traffic going on.

and for ppl that are experiencing slow speed or unstable speed. make sure if you have a media streaming client on ur computer.. check and see if it's running in the background.. ex pplive even if you exit the program.. it's terminal program is still running in the background uploading data constantly.. the faster your upload speed.. the slower ur download speed

illicitstylz · 09-20-2010, 05:01 PM

I think I might have the " flapping" issue on my modem/router same as peturbo.

What would I be looking for in my router statistics if this was the case?

I checked ncix/bestbuy link that you posted, dlink N300 is no longer on sale for $50. I'm assuming an old router will choke your net speeds?

Ikkaku · 09-20-2010, 05:14 PM

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Originally Posted by terkan

you are getting that speed for shaw "high speed" non extreme and you are saying it's not great? high speed non extreme is only 7.5mb/s download 512kb/s upload.. you are getting more than what you paid for and you are saying it's not too great? you get what you paid for..

hahaha I agree with what you say, but what I mean is that it's actually slightly slower than normal

i don't download very fast, despite what the speedtest says

terkan · 09-20-2010, 05:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Ikkaku

hahaha I agree with what you say, but what I mean is that it's actually slightly slower than normal

i don't download very fast, despite what the speedtest says

heh download speed really depends on the server itself i don't think there's much if any server out there that'll give the ppl 7.5mb/s download speed :P

VK79 · 09-21-2010, 05:24 PM

Got lucky today but on the avg I get 5ish, which is about right as I max out DL speed at about 650kB

Think it has anything to do with my super old linksys router? (its about 5+ years old). It's working fine and thou it does not have N, I don't do big DLs on all my wireless devices so that does not bother me.

terkan · 09-21-2010, 11:26 PM

what are you dling and where are you dling? the highest i've seen dling on BT on my computer is 3.5mb/s but that's on a private torrent site.. most others i get about 1mb/s that's on hs xtreme. troubleshooted with a cx today.. he's using high speed warp.. his speed test was 47mb/s down 3mb/s up lol... rich ballers..

604778 · 09-22-2010, 01:29 PM

Test 1

Test 2

Just got shaw Extreme yesterday

TOS'd · 10-26-2010, 09:41 PM

Anyone's internet extremely slow? Southeast Van.

EcLiPsEbOi · 10-26-2010, 10:59 PM

i am having serious enough speed issues. I am on the extreme and i went to http://speedtest.shaw.ca and my average dl is 2.82 mbps.. with a 30 ms ping and .9 upload. that's with windows running normally. I try the same thing in windows safe mode with networking enabled and it jumps up to 10mbps. then i used my macbook pro (MAC OSX) and it jumps up to 17mbps. i am like wtf...! then i dual boot into windows on my macbook pro and same story as the other computers.

anyone have any idea? on one of the computers i tried it on was just reformatted too and got 10mbps in windows safe mode with networking but in normal windows mode the connection speed drops. I have nothing running except Kaspersky AV.

I've done the tests with every computer connected directly to the cable modem and also connect through a router with is then connected to the cable modem.

Then I spoke to shaw and he said that he will escalate my situation to the techs but cannot guarantee they will do anything since I am getting optimum results in safe mode on the shaw speedtest site.
Please note that I am getting good results with speedtest website:

But I don't trust these results. I don't think they are accurate at all. My internet was fast up until a week or so ago? I know it could be the other side too but I spend a lot of time on the computer so it can't be every site is slow right?

Anyways, I do have a seperate issue that I would like help or an opinion on. I play a lot of Starcraft 2 and I usually never lag but yes ..I've been lagging a lot lately. Both my sister and I do. and no.. no pictures of her.. lol. I have 2 IPs from shaw how can I take advantage of that? I got 2 routers(DGL 4500 and a DIR 615), a bunch of computers, a super old hub, and a switch. I am currently only using the DGL 4500 router that's it. I think if I can get my sisters computer on a different ip and mine on another it would solve the problem of port forwarding for both of us. (yes i already set the port forwarding but I think it only works well with one computer?)

SORRY FOR THE LONG READ WOULD APPRECIATE ANY HELP!

illicitstylz · 10-26-2010, 11:02 PM

Richmond while torrenting. Just shaw high speed

Vulcan300 · 10-26-2010, 11:11 PM

slow here as well. asked my friends who are also on shaw, they also say they experiencing slow speeds

CRS · 10-26-2010, 11:27 PM

Everyone I know that was Bnet tonight had a totally screwed up connections.

Extremely slow and dropped most of us.

illicitstylz · 10-26-2010, 11:50 PM

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Originally Posted by CRS

Everyone I know that was Bnet tonight had a totally screwed up connections.

Extremely slow and dropped most of us.

had those random intermittent drops a few nights ago. annoying as hell cause you'd disconnect from the net for a few seconds but it'd be enough to drop you from the game.

ddr · 10-27-2010, 01:15 AM

i was completely out from friday -> most of sunday
earliest date they could come look at it was first week of november, even when i told them my neighbors have the same problem

Jeremy617 · 10-27-2010, 11:18 AM

if you have a connection thats capable of 30mbps, and you're using some cheap $30 router, that may be the cause of alot of your slowdowns. Depending on a few factors, if you have more then 2-3 people using computers, or one computer with unlimited connection torrents running, you'll crumple most cheap consumer routers.

I used to run torrents on a dlink DIR-655 and i could bring it to a crawl fairly easily. I switched to a cisco 1841 i picked up on craigslist for cheap and i can't bring its performance down even if i try.

Cisco 2621XM routers are also fairly good if you have space for it, and can read a few online tutorials on how to properly set it up for home use. Can usually find them online for less than $100, i've set a couple up for friends who do alot of torrenting and they have no complaints.