Everquest II

I know this probably isn't the best place to post this but I don't know anywhere else and I figured everyone here must know something about computers to run eq2. Well when I first bought my computer a year ago I was getting around 100+ kb/s on downloads and now I cap at around 25-28 kb/s. My internet connection is still the same as when I got it so I tried a system recovery to see if it was because I had too much on my computer and I have the same problem. For the first few seconds of a download I'll get like 50 k/bs and then it'll just wined down and hang around 28 kb/s. Anyone know why it's doing this?

What type of connection are you using? DSL, phone or cable?

Go to www.speakeasy.net/speedtest/ to test your speed. Post results with your type of connection.

Many times its not your computer or connection, its the server you're downloading from.

Alright I got 229 kbps download speed and 212 upload speed. I have DSL and I don't think the server is the problem because I get the same results from everything I download. Youtube, Eq2 ect.

Then I really have no clue. On that server you were getting 229 KBPS instead of 50 or less.

Are you downloading more than 1 file at a time? That will lower your speed. Also, youtube is pretty packed, so you won't get great download speeds. Its possible DSL sucks. I use cable, and get up to 1MB if the server is good. A lot of times I max out at 200-300kbps due to the server not being fast enough.

Sorry I couldn't help.

Said at the bottom that 229 kbps translates into 28.6 kb/s like I was getting. I guess DSL just sucks.

Originally posted by isarreidion

Said at the bottom that 229 kbps translates into 28.6 kb/s like I was getting. I guess DSL just sucks.

Depends on who you have DSL with and it must be a pretty slow speed package.

LIke in my area Verizon has a 768k dl speed... and 128k upload.  They advertise a 3meg down speed in our area but I've never met anyone that could get it.

Comast I normally on highspeed servers see 1meg+ speed wise.. I think their package is 10 or 12 meg download now.

Normally if you take the speed advertised and /8 that's gonna be your throughput on a good server.

As to the speed difference between 2 different sites.. if they are in different locations it could be the route you are taking to get to the server.. ie: there is a hardware problem along the way.

Personally 229kbs download would be a decent speed on dsl.. unless you had a very high speed package.  229kbs throughput wouldn't equate to 28k speed.. 28k would be modem speed and about 2 or 3 kbs transfer.

Sounds to me like you are on a 2 or 3 meg dsl speed...

You'll have to forgive me its been a long time since I tried to remember how to explain this stuff and most of what i remember is from when 300 baud modems were normal and 1200 baud was whoot.

I get 28.6 kb transfer is what I meant. I guess I'll just have to get a provider other than AT&T.