[PLUG] dsl speeds

[Jason Dubrow]

> 
> Possible causes off the top of my head:
> 
> The DSLAM at GTE has too many connections into it.
> Poor connection to GTE.
> Your ISP has crappy bandwidth to the Net and/or is overutilizing it.
> Your ISP has crappy bandwidth to GTE and/or is overutilizing it.

This isn't at Purdue.

> 
> You weren't getting 140k/s off a 768kbit downstream, it's just not going
> to happen. Maybe off your ethernet.

Yes I know, 140k/s was off ethernet over a 386 router with 4mb ram in
hawkins

> 
> Pretty much out of your hands. Whine, bitch, moan a few thousand times and
> maybe you will see a difference, but it's not too likely. What ISP are you
> using by the way? What service plan?

Oh have I already bitched and moaned.....lets say I received my modem
(they do that anyway for 1 year contracts), and first 9 months of my 1
year contract for free.  it is through verio. 

Jason