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i work for a hotel , and im a on-site manager . We have t1 , and nobody really uses it but me . The problem i have is i should be able to download and upload way faster it says i have the bandwidth and i have a good wifi network card . heres my info i hope this is enough to get some input

also my speeds no matter what will not go above 170 Kbps download which makes gaming not possible

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heres the info i got from your site

::::::::::.. Download Stats ..::::::::::
Download Connection is:: 1464 Kbps about 1.5 Mbps (tested with 1536 kB)
Download Speed is:: 179 kB/s
Tested From:: http://testmy.net/ (Main)
Test Time:: 2009/11/02 - 8:12pm
Bottom Line:: 26X faster than 56K 1MB Download in 5.72 sec
Tested from a 1536 kB file and took 8.593 seconds to complete
Download Diagnosis:: Awesome! 20% + : 133.49 % faster than the average for host (221.9)
D-Validation Link:: http://testmy.net/stats/id-AFP8XT13V
User Agent:: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 8.0; Windows NT 5.1; Trident/4.0; .NET CLR 2.0.50727; Zune 4.0)

see it says that my download speed is 1.5mbs per second , but it also says my download speed is 174Kbps im confused why cant i go higher????????????


thanks!

 First thing here, a T1 line is a very consistent dedicated line directly from the nearest backbone, it's perfect for such places as a hotel, or a small business. Each user will be able to obtain the same speeds, without waiver.

 Generally, a T1(DSL) line such as your speaking of, will range from 256 Kbps -1.5, my thoughts are one of the two, there's something not quite configured properly withing the modem / router, or ithe connection isn't really a T1, it's a ISDN line, (two DS0 lines ) only thing is , this might be a fiber line Vs. a copper, because a copper would be 128 Kbps.

 Can you find out the ISP, and what the line terminates into, is it a "transformer " or a modem type ? Are there phone lines that run withing a switch ? Or are the phones separate. Depending on the age, this could easily be VoIP, maybe Cisco equipment Nortel, many others. Find out what you can about the devices.

i did a little checking we use a cisco system , voip , data and phone , i have no idea what this stuff is

No, it doesn't work like that with a fractional T1.  The lines get what they get by the mathematics of it. Well you have to understand the way this type of connection works, it is "capped" were all capped in a sense. You can only get a certain amount of bandwidth with a T1, now when they install it, as a rule, there are more lines run, for obvious future upgrade options, there very well may be 24 lines run, if it was done standard, then the connections possibilities could be up to 1.5 something Mbps. This might cost near $1000.00 and upwards per month. The cost might be close to that now, but chances are, it's between $350.00 and 500. a month for that connection. But it is needed for if, and when users want to use it on a full saturday night.

 There may be other options in your area, like having a cable ISP set up a "hotspot" contract. But without the type of connection you have now, unless there's a decent provoder in the area, and you get a full house and there trying to use it, then forget it. But as you said, no one really uses it.

 Unlike other connections such as standard DSL , cable, dial up, this type of connection is very specific to bandwidth.

 Here's a reference,

    * DS0 - 64 k­ilobits per second
    * ISDN - Two DS0 lines plus signaling (16 kilobytes per second), or 128 kilobits per second
    * T1 - 1.544 megabits per second (24 DS0 lines)
    * T3 - 43.232 megabits per second (28 T1s)
    * OC3 - 155 megabits per second (84 T1s)
    * OC12 - 622 megabits per second (4 OC3s)
    * OC48 - 2.5 gigabits per seconds (4 OC12s)
    * OC192 - 9.6 gigabits per second (4 OC48s)

 Here is another reference on testmy.net , in the "misc tools section.

 I'm no guru in the field, with me , it's an obsessive hobby, I have dealt with several types of connections on a "had to " basis, so my knowledge is limited to what hands on I have, and the world of google.

Actually if you figure in about 10% overhead he is over cap! You never can control a switch, router or traffic on a backbone! 

Also testing with a larger file might help with the speed.