[jka]

I singed up for a 6Mb download speed with PCCW but anything I donwload (programs from apple.com for instance) seems to max out at 125 kb/s.

I have a brand new MacBook so I don't understand what the problem is. I do know it's very frustrating.

I would appreciate any suggestions.

Thanks,

jka

[MrMoo]

Try Apple in Hong Kong instead:

http://appleclub.com.hk/

[vmlinuz]

Turn your Now box off. If it's showing green on the front of the box, it'll be using approximately 4.5 mbit of your connection, leaving you with about 1.5 - or 125kbyte/s. If it's red on the front of the box, it's not transferring data, and you'll be able to use your full bandwidth.

[Sunfire]

You'll rarely get 6Mb/s, if ever. It's a theoretical maximum. It depends on the site you're downloading from and the route the connection takes. I get around 700kB/s for certain torrents from a private tracker, but regular website downloads from a single source? Not likely.

[Boris]

The service is advertised as UP TO.

I am on the 3mb service and get 200kb/s download on the computer side with NOW TV running.

[mzero]

im in the midlevels and this 6(ish) appears to get the best service we get.

Little bit disappointed to be quite honest.

[lowlight]

You can easily max out your connection by using multiple download streams. Get a download manager like Internet Download Manager, and instead of getting 125 KB/s, you will be getting 6 times that (or, 6 Mbps).

[jka]

I appreciate the advice. It was the nowTV hogging all the bandwidth.

Thanks all,

jka

[lowlight]

Just one of the reasons NOWTV sucks so much ass, and why it's a waste of money.

[Boris]

Originally Posted by lowlight

Just one of the reasons NOWTV sucks so much ass, and why it's a waste of money.

First I declare to not be a lover of PCCW. HOWEVER how can it be a waste of money when it comes FREE with your broadband installation?

Of course, nothing is "for free" but how else can I get HBO ( free ) and one other pay channel ( free ) with 3meg Broadband service, in the countryside, where PCCW is the only provider.

You used to be able to get a load of PPV channels on the TV ( real time ) streaming services, but they have all but been killed of now. However, you still have to pay for the BB connection !!