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My local telephone exchange has upgraded to ADSL2+ recently and I have arranged with my broadband provider to upgrade me, which he has done. I have seen a small increase in the download rate, but not a lot. Now, I know that there are speed losses by the time it all reaches my computer but .... This morning I checked my router stats which claim that it is downloading to me at a rate of 17 Mbps. I then ran speedchecker.org which reported a download speed of 9.5 Mbps. Now, 5pm, I have checked again and the router still shows the same speed but speedchecker reports a rate of 2.6 Mbps. (It is always slower at this time of day.) As I said, I know that there are losses en route, but this seems excessive. Or am I expecting too much? I have checked and my phone is about 730 metres from the exchange, so that is not far. If it is relevant, my router is a Netgear DG834g. I do have the router connected to an extension upstairs, not to the main socket. There are two reasons for this, one is that the main socket is situated just inside the front door, in the little entrance hall. I can hardly set up my desk etc there. The second reason is that I want to have the computer set up upstairs. And I do have filters on the main socket and the extension. Yes, I know that for some people a rate of 9.5 Mbps would be great. Still, I am wondering if there is anything that I should be checking, and possibly improving, or should I must accept it as the best that I can expect? Thanks for any help, Neil -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq