I switched to a Netgear WNR3500L with DD-WRT and my internet speed went up exponentially. I just pay for Shaw Regular and get 27-29 Mb/s.

http://www.speedtest.net/result/1006964799.png

My WRT54G with the recommended stable DD-WRT would only pull 14MB/s.

Upload is a different story. It's capped at 0.95 MB/s no matter what.

A better real world test is to download something from a fast server.
IE. Apple or Nvidia. I can download iTunes at an average speed of 2.5MB/sec and peak at 3 MB/sec.

Are you connected through an ethernet cable or through WiFi? If you're connected through WiFi, may I ask what type of wireless adapter are you using for your computer (G or N)?

Thanks

I use a MacBook, it has wifi-N and gigabit ethernet.

The above test was done with wifi-N, which is what I use 95% of the time.

unless you're really far away, wireless G shouldn't have any issues achieving the same speeds though. G is up to 54mbit.

ur speed is auto throttled by the system depending on which package u have. you probably have extreme on a 1 month free promo

use speedtest.shaw.ca to test ur internet if u want. it'll show u your peak "powerboost" and then the speed you are downloading on a graph and shows u wat package u have

That might be true.

Allow me to restate my point.
Given the same internet speeds, with tests done back to back on the same day.

New router, WNR3500L, can achieve 27-29MB/sec.
The old router, WRT54G, can only achieve 14-15MB/sec.

This means picking a good router and good firmware will affect the speeds your ISP is allowing you to use.

uh, no.

the only thing that will affect the maximum speed as allotted to you by your ISP is the size of your wallet.

If your router is a bottleneck, then you will never be able to use the maximum speed from your ISP, no matter how much you pay.

Perfect example would be the new Gigabit network from Shaw. If your router has a 100 Mbit WAN port and you use wifi-G, you would never see gigabit speeds. (assuming all other external factors offer uploads at such speeds.)
In this case you are paying through your nose for internet, but no matter how much you pay it doesn't matter because your router is the bottleneck.

right, if your isp is feeding you 30mbit and your router is only capable of 15mbit, lowest wins.

but it doesn't technically affect what the ISP is giving you, like you implied. they will always be feeding you what you pay for regardless if you are able to use it or not.

One thing to note though, with your new router, you're probably connecting through N, while on your old router you're connecting through G.

I'm debating whether to switch to a N-router or not. I've been reading articles on SmallNetBuilder, and it seems that N-router doesn't increase the speed/distance (ie. you'll be able to connect at a farther distance with a N-router, but speed between a N-router and G-router would be roughly the same at X meter [X is the distance where you can still connect to G])

I think shaw has started throttling bittorrent downloads...

Trying to download something at the moment and the transfer speeds will cycle up to 200-300kB/s, and then down 0.5kB/s every minute or so.

This might help:

http://lifehacker.com/286607/interme...-to-bittorrent

i've read your post like 5 times and i still can't figure out what you're talking about.

if you're connected to your router using N, then its running at N speeds.

why would a laptop NIC identify a connection as N if the router was only negotiating a link at G speeds?

If your router is only capable of sending out G signals, even if you have a wireless N adapter, you will still only connect via G signal.

Since he said he was using WRT54G (which I'm also using), regardless of having a wireless N adapter or not, he will only receive G speed.

ah didn't realize you were comparing it to the old router. clearer with the edit.

True, however G is still rated 54mbit, shouldn't be a bottleneck unless the signal strength is less than stellar.

http://broadband.mpi-sws.org/transparency/bttest.php
;)

anyone having issue with shaw internet in the coquitlam/port coquitlam area? speedtest is normal but when i run a ping or tracert it's request timed out most of the time and i have about 30000ms in vent and only some site loads

North Burnaby.

My Shaw is slow as well.

http://www.speedtest.net/result/1228697438.png

My Telus is about where it usually is.

http://www.speedtest.net/result/1228700012.png

Lol came here just to make a post about shaw, for the last like 3 weeks my extreme -I has been garbage

Does anyone know If there is a newer modem than the surfboard SB5101?

Currently I'm using that modem with a Dlink DIR-655
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there's a sb5102 but it's no difference in terms of speed. what do u mean by garbage? mine's not bad maybe ur area is saturated?? each node can only support 2 ppl on warp or nitro so if there are ballers in your area it could affect ur internet :P
just got off the phone with shaw apparently they are experiencing intermittent internet for all of fraser valley atm...

Garbage as in I'm getting 21mb download speeds when ppl paying for normal shaw are getting the same

My Internet is barely working right now it's so slow, posting this from 3G

I guess that fraser valley thing could be the issue
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Yea, I used to get 20-25 Megabits before on extreme-i too.

Earlier today I was getting around 8 Mb. But its back to 16 Mb, which is around what extreme-i is supposed to be getting.

It did however cut out twice yesterday, I was disconnected twice for about 5 mins each time.

and i thogut i was the only one,
my connection is terrible in the coquitlam area takes 5 minutes to load google
it was all good up to about 4:30-5:00pm

fuckign shaW :fuuuuu: