General internet speeds

[ashkristo123]

Hi techies
I'm fairly new to computers and the terminology behind it... needless to say i know enough to learn.
i've recently upgraded to bt internet (fibre optic)
Its running very smoothly, i'm connected with a Ethernet cable to my router and am enjoying the speeds i'm getting. i'm currently at a speed of 74.6mbps, and an upload speed of roughly 18mbps. Regardless i'm a speed freak and am always looking for new ways to increase the speed.
---First question
will paying for a server increase my speeds, and in what sense, i know the term speed can be misleading in some cases. So if someone could explain would be much appreciated. If anyone could explain ping to me aswell, would be great
---Second question
I've recently ran into an article,
https://www.duckware.com/blog/how-windows-is-killing-internet-download-speeds/index.html
This is intriguing and looks practical, but i'm not very sure on alot of the terminology.
--- third question
The router i am using atm is a bt infinity 2, as i said above i'm using a Ethernet cable, but i'm wondering if the router will effect the 'speeds' i am getting.

Some of these question may seem stupid, but sometimes you just have to ask i guess

Any help will be much appreciated

Ash

 

[beers]

1) No.
2) Outdated.
3) That depends, are you paying for ~80 mbps or under? Usually the provider device should be able to match the package you're subscribing to.

Speed is addicting though, after upgrading to gigabit Internet I will accept nothing less!

 

[G80FTW]

Hi techies
I'm fairly new to computers and the terminology behind it... needless to say i know enough to learn.
i've recently upgraded to bt internet (fibre optic)
Its running very smoothly, i'm connected with a Ethernet cable to my router and am enjoying the speeds i'm getting. i'm currently at a speed of 74.6mbps, and an upload speed of roughly 18mbps. Regardless i'm a speed freak and am always looking for new ways to increase the speed.
---First question
will paying for a server increase my speeds, and in what sense, i know the term speed can be misleading in some cases. So if someone could explain would be much appreciated. If anyone could explain ping to me aswell, would be great
---Second question
I've recently ran into an article,
https://www.duckware.com/blog/how-windows-is-killing-internet-download-speeds/index.html
This is intriguing and looks practical, but i'm not very sure on alot of the terminology.
--- third question
The router i am using atm is a bt infinity 2, as i said above i'm using a Ethernet cable, but i'm wondering if the router will effect the 'speeds' i am getting.

Some of these question may seem stupid, but sometimes you just have to ask i guess

Any help will be much appreciated

Ash

Hooking the computer directly up to the modem will be faster, but will leave the computer more open to viruses/spyware. Depending on how your router is setup, and provided its a decent router, the speed difference usually isnt noticable.

 

[Darren]

Well your internet will only be as fast as what you pay for. What speed do you pay for?

 

[Geoff]

First question: No, buying a server has no effect on your internet speed.

Second question: That is irrelevant. I personally get 177Mbps on home without changing anything, and many people get near 1Gbps speed with Google Fiber without needing to change those settings.

Third question: That depends on what speed you are paying for. If you pay for 100/100 but get 80/20, then yes something is wrong. If you are getting exactly what you are paying for, then it's good enough.

 

[sammyrg]

The speed you are getting seems to follow what the BT web site says for the speed. So that is probably all you can get at the moment.

The Server licence will only change your data cap or just unblock ports 80 and 443 for web hosting traffic (lots of ISP's like to block that)

The article about the windows speeds is not worth your time. You are getting the speed of internet you are paying for. (that and I have gotten 900+ meg from my windows computer.)

The last one about your router can play a factor but most routers can handle less than a 100meg connection just fine (even old ones) so the only way to get a faster connection is to pay more for a faster connection (but don't worry about that too much I made the switch from Veracity's 60/60 connection to the Google fiber connection of 1gig and didn't see a huge improvement. Most of the servers you connect too don't have throughput for you to use your whole connection.)