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[thomejes]

Hi,

I am using Comcast cable modem for the internet. I am getting approx. 3.2MB download speed and want to see if I can increase this to as close to 6MB as I can get. Does anyone know of a free "Tweaker" out there. I really don't want to do manual tweaking myself...prefer a more automatic method.

The cable modem hooks into a wireless Linksys access point router, and my PC comes into the router from a Linksys 2.4 G wireless adapter. Thanks all.

[goldengreek]

Local traffic is the biggest speed cap that plagues cable modems. Cable modems work on a network/grid that connects to a T3 router running at 45 Megabits per second. Each area is a grid (a few blocks). Depending on where you live, you could have a busy grid, or a not-so-busy one. My grid for example, isn't really that busy; so I get a lot of speed. But others may not get much speed at all because there are lots of people signed up in their area using up a percentage of that T3's resources, causing it to slow down. This is the biggest fallback of cable Internet technology. The problem lies with the cable companies' lack of upgrades to their equipment to meet the needs of the consumer. There isn't much you can do besides maybe write angry letters.

Then there is Internet traffic. You can't help that either. Your best bet if you really need the speed is to pick a time where not as many people are on. I know that's hard because the whole world is connected, but if you use it at 2 AM, you really do notice a difference over say 6 PM.

[thomejes]

Thanks,

Appreciate your response. Is there a way I can determine how heavy or light the amount of traffic is on my grid? Isn't there certain registry tweaks which can possibly speed up my browsing? Thank you.

T

[goldengreek]

TuneUp utilities has some tweaks and is one of the safest. There is a bunch of them out there with free trials, but do a backup just in case..