3G Internet - How to keep it fast

AndyP



Joined: 18/04/2008
Posts: 517

Message Posted:
19/11/2008 15:56

Full info on this site. Check the Keep it fast tab



http://www.systemlogix.co.uk/turkcell-3g/turkcell-3g.html

neilhodgin


Joined: 28/10/2008
Posts: 256

Message Posted:
19/11/2008 16:47

a bit of good info,at least you will know if it works in your area,Has anyone had them out in Erenkoy?

negativenick


Joined: 10/11/2008
Posts: 6023

Message Posted:
19/11/2008 18:02

good tip Andy...

MrAngry


Joined: 17/11/2008
Posts: 47

Message Posted:
19/11/2008 23:43

This worked a treat for me. Well done AndyP

AndyP



Joined: 18/04/2008
Posts: 517

Message Posted:
24/11/2008 19:55

To speed up any network connection use this program. Remember for 3G you should select DialUp as the connector (step3) and a speed of 3000.



Play with it and see what works best for you.



This software should be paid for but I have included a serial number.



Make sure you disconnect from the internet while installing and entering the serial number and do not do an update (read instructions!!).



I have used it today and my connection is now flying!!



http://www.systemlogix.co.uk/3G/Speed-Connect-6.5.zip



The legal bit: This software has been release for evaluation purposes only. If you like it buy it.

Nemika



Joined: 05/04/2008
Posts: 413

Message Posted:
24/11/2008 20:07

whats the serial number then?

Littlenige



Joined: 24/12/2006
Posts: 3594

Message Posted:
24/11/2008 20:09

wow that really does speed it up



[URL= http://www.speedtest.net][IMG] http://www.speedtest.net/result/361481134.png[/IMG][/URL]

Nemika



Joined: 05/04/2008
Posts: 413

Message Posted:
24/11/2008 20:17

it didnt work i dont know what im doing help!

AndyP



Joined: 18/04/2008
Posts: 517

Message Posted:
24/11/2008 20:27

Ok. Download the file.



Double click the file and it should open.



You will find 2 files (1 the program the other a text file called Serial + Instructions.txt)



Run the program (after disconnecting from internet)

Open the Serail file.

Run the program from Start-Programs

Enter the email address and serial number from the text file.



Hopefully it should work.



Reconnect to internet and Optimise

Save settings

Restart computer.



Note: go to http://www.speedtest.net before installing and do a test, then afterwards do another to see if it has made a difference. Bet it has!!!!

AndyP



Joined: 18/04/2008
Posts: 517

Message Posted:
24/11/2008 20:28

Hey Little Nige.



That's a good result. Glad it worked for you.

AndyP



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Posts: 517

Message Posted:
24/11/2008 20:30

Remember: http://www.systemlogix.co.uk/ for all your computer problems. But I can't do everything for free!!!

steve777


Joined: 09/09/2008
Posts: 14

Message Posted:
24/11/2008 22:09

Hi Andy P

properly

Having real problems getting speed connect to work-done exactly as you said above and I keep getting-application failed to initialise properly oxc0000935.

can you help please?



thanks

AndyP



Joined: 18/04/2008
Posts: 517

Message Posted:
25/11/2008 08:02

Steve777



What windows are you using?

TRNCVaughan


Joined: 27/04/2008
Posts: 4578

Message Posted:
25/11/2008 09:11

Hi AndyP,



I'm using Windows 2000 Pro. Doesn't like it.....

steve777


Joined: 09/09/2008
Posts: 14

Message Posted:
25/11/2008 10:04

Hi Andy



I'm using 2000xp pro-does this make a difference?

TRNCVaughan


Joined: 27/04/2008
Posts: 4578

Message Posted:
25/11/2008 10:08

Just tried it on another PC with XP and it didn't like that either.

AndyP



Joined: 18/04/2008
Posts: 517

Message Posted:
25/11/2008 13:22

Ok.



The problem you are having with installing this software is that you do not not have 2 microsoft files installed. You will need to download and install these.



Dotnetfx V1.1

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=262D25E3-F589-4842-8157-034D1E7CF3A3&displaylang=en



Dotnetfx V2

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=0856eacb-4362-4b0d-8edd-aab15c5e04f5&displaylang=en

TRNCVaughan


Joined: 27/04/2008
Posts: 4578

Message Posted:
26/11/2008 08:30

AndyP,

Did the download, which I assumed was for us 2000 Pro users, but not at all sure it works OK. Maybe if you are in Girne near HSBC one day you could take a look.

littlenige



Joined: 24/12/2006
Posts: 3594

Message Posted:
26/11/2008 09:05

oops now getting



Unhandled Exception:



InvalidArgument=Value of '21' is not valid for 'SelectedIndex'.

Parameter name: SelectedIndex



System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException



Stack Trace:

at System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox.set_SelectedIndex(Int32 value)

at SpeedConnectXP.SpeedConnect.Display_Defaults()

at SpeedConnectXP.SpeedConnect.SpeedConnect_Load(Object sender, EventArgs e)

at System.EventHandler.Invoke(Object sender, EventArgs e)

at System.Windows.Forms.Form.OnLoad(EventArgs e)

at System.Windows.Forms.Form.OnCreateControl()

at System.Windows.Forms.Control.CreateControl(Boolean fIgnoreVisible)

at System.Windows.Forms.Control.CreateControl()

at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmShowWindow(Message& m)

at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)

at System.Windows.Forms.ScrollableControl.WndProc(Message& m)

at System.Windows.Forms.ContainerControl.WndProc(Message& m)

at System.Windows.Forms.Form.WmShowWindow(Message& m)

a

TRNCVaughan


Joined: 27/04/2008
Posts: 4578

Message Posted:
26/11/2008 09:37

Me too (or similar)

Whats the code? I've lost it...

deecyprus4


Joined: 27/07/2008
Posts: 3452

Message Posted:
26/11/2008 09:40

Email : Gene-bokodngfljq@checkout.l.google.com

Activation Key : 97B8-C6C4-95D5-EFFA

AndyP



Joined: 18/04/2008
Posts: 517

Message Posted:
26/11/2008 10:39

Re:Msg 19



Ok. Seen this before and it can be fixed.



1. Go to c:\program files\CBS\Speedconnect*** and double click unins000.exe

2. Click Start-Run and type regedit

3. In Regedit click (left window) My Computer

4. On Menu bar click Edit-Find

5. Type Speedconnect. Then click Find

6. When it finds an enty delete the entry, then press F3 (to find more). Continue doing this until you get to the end.

7. Now look in HKEY_Current_USER/Software and delete the CBS software entry (if it is there).



You can now reinstall the software and it should work. Not sure why this happens. But this is the fix.



Remember, do not delete anything else while you are in Regedit or you will mess up your whole PC!!!

littlenige



Joined: 24/12/2006
Posts: 3594

Message Posted:
26/11/2008 11:24

Many thanks andy up and running ok now.

gooligan


Joined: 30/01/2007
Posts: 1591

Message Posted:
26/11/2008 20:57

Mine is actually running slower now,was getting 520kbps d/l and 120 u/l and it's dropped to 320 d/l and 95 u/l.

run everything as stated,optimised,rebooted.......

AndyP



Joined: 18/04/2008
Posts: 517

Message Posted:
27/11/2008 08:07

Msg24:



Try using these settings

Step 1 = Lan/Cable

Step 2 = Automatic

Step 3 = Wan (PPP/Slip) --- You must be connected to internet for this to work (3g only)

AndyP



Joined: 18/04/2008
Posts: 517

Message Posted:
27/11/2008 08:09

Oh yeah



One other thing to remember with 3g is that everytime you connect you will end up with different speeds. I have been testing this ie: connect - do a speedtest. Disconnect & Reconnect - speedtest results different everytime.



This is with or without this software installed.

TRNCVaughan


Joined: 27/04/2008
Posts: 4578

Message Posted:
27/11/2008 08:15

So is speedconnect only for 3G?

AndyP



Joined: 18/04/2008
Posts: 517

Message Posted:
27/11/2008 08:28

No speedconnect will work on any network.



Top internet accelerator (according to PC Magazine), a network settings optimizer to speed up your existing Dial-Up Modem, DSL, Cable, Wireless, LAN, High-speed internet connections.



SpeedConnect Internet Accelerator is a powerful Windows application designed to optimize your network connection and speed up all your internet activities. This translates into a faster internet connection, faster browsing and email, faster downloads, faster online gaming, improved Skype connection.



Depending on the type of network connection you have, you might be able to tweak your connection so that the speed of your Internet, as well as your local area network, will be faster. By changing the System Registry and optimizing the TCP/IP parameters, SpeedConnect can fine-tune the values to take advantage of more reliable, faster Internet connections.

susief


Joined: 06/11/2008
Posts: 529

Message Posted:
27/11/2008 09:26

This may seem a daft question - and actually I'm pretty good with computers - but do you need to have the program running when you're connected to the internet or if not is it a good idea to run the program periodically to make sure the settings are optimised? Thanks by the way this seems to be working so far - will test again in the evening when our signal always seems to dip!

littlenige



Joined: 24/12/2006
Posts: 3594

Message Posted:
27/11/2008 10:36

susief



Many thanks for that saves me asking the same question......lol

littlenige



Joined: 24/12/2006
Posts: 3594

Message Posted:
27/11/2008 10:43

Here is a weird one did speed test using firefox download speed 1204 /kbs upload speed 1567 kbs.



less than 30 seconds later did one using internet explorer download speed 2490 kbs



upload speed 2521 kbs HOW COME??

augusta



Joined: 10/06/2008
Posts: 173

Message Posted:
27/11/2008 16:32

Thanks AndyP ! I just arrived on cyprus and purchased first an extend hotspot card which gave me VERY sporadic and weak signal here in

Dogankoy. So after reading about the 3G on this site I purchased the 3G on a month by month basis(don't know how long I will be here). I then found that I had a strong signal and 24 hour service but not any faster than extend hotspot. Now I have changed to UMTS only as you advised and, lo and behold, it is now working faster!

Thank you again for the excellent information ....,and while I am in the thanking mode...for all the other good information I read about on this site!



cheers from a happy new member!

AndyP



Joined: 18/04/2008
Posts: 517

Message Posted:
27/11/2008 20:11

Msg29: No you do not have to keep it running once you have optimised and rebooted.



Msg31: To gain a better result you would need to run the tests several times using both browsers as the results can very by the second due to bandwidth etc etc. If you do this test several times with both browsers, it would be good to see the results.



Msg32: It is always nice to read that something has worked and made a difference. Thank you for your appreciation.

littlenige



Joined: 24/12/2006
Posts: 3594

Message Posted:
27/11/2008 21:43

Andy p



I will conduct several speed tests over the next 24 hours and post the results

AndyP



Joined: 18/04/2008
Posts: 517

Message Posted:
09/12/2008 16:43

For anyone interested. Have a look at the link to my site. The link wll tell you what I did. I have been trying to improve the speed and have now gone from 200kbps tp 1032kbps.



http://www.systemlogix.co.uk/turkcell-3g/speed-test-results.html



http://www.systemlogix.co.uk/turkcell-3g/turkcell-3g.html

johnk49


Joined: 30/04/2008
Posts: 15

Message Posted:
09/12/2008 19:31

Andy the most important factor for me would be Latency.Could you find out what the Latency would be on,say,a US website?



I am not yet in NC but the internet and Latency are vital to me!Thanks.

steveafc


Joined: 12/12/2008
Posts: 405

Message Posted:
13/12/2008 00:36

Another tip for ' keeping it fast '.............do not download more than 4gb a day......if you do the system automatically puts you down to 512 kbs speed and there you stay until you grovel to the nice lady on the helpdesk.



So what exactly is 'unlimited' about this service?

AndyP



Joined: 18/04/2008
Posts: 517

Message Posted:
16/12/2008 11:31

This's a little tweak that works for most XP users. Microsoft seems to, for some unknown reason, reserve 20% of your bandwidth for their own use in case you're downloading their updates etc.

That's 20%. You can't simply let 20% of your bandwidth be wasted! Let's get it back then...

Click start. Click on Run. Enter "gpedit.msc" without the " ofcourse. 'gpedit' or 'Global Policy Editor' is used to set and change system preferences and user rights.

Now goto "Local Computer Policy" -> Computer Configuration->Administrative Templates->Network-->QOS Packet Scheduler.

Double click on "Limit reservable Bandwidth". Click on the explain tab for an explanation of it.

Now, enable it and set it to zero. Done...You get back that 20% reserved bandwidth.

AndyP



Joined: 18/04/2008
Posts: 517

Message Posted:
16/12/2008 11:32

Another way to improve your speed when web surfing, is to clear your browsing history. As long as you have your favorite websites bookmarked, there will not be any problems.



In Mozilla Firefox, you simply click "Tools" in your taskbar, then "clear private data". Then select the options that you wish to clear. Deleting cookies frees up a small amount of memory on your hard drive as well.



In Internet Explorer 7, you will click "Tools" then "Delete browsing history".

Peeky



Joined: 08/05/2008
Posts: 100

Message Posted:
16/12/2008 20:42

Andy, tried putting i gpedit.msc into run, but command is not recognised. Any other way to alter the bandwidth used by microsoft? Using XP Sp2

AndyP



Joined: 18/04/2008
Posts: 517

Message Posted:
16/12/2008 20:46

Look in C:\windows\system32 you will find gpedit.msc in there (hopefully). Double click it.



You need to be an administrator to run this program.

Peeky



Joined: 08/05/2008
Posts: 100

Message Posted:
17/12/2008 12:02

I have XP Home. XP Home does not have gpedit.msc - XP professional is needed to run it. There doesn't seem to be anyway to install it, and I doubt that it would help if I could - look at this link. http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/3113

AndyP



Joined: 18/04/2008
Posts: 517

Message Posted:
17/12/2008 14:54

Here are instructions and all the files needed to install gpedit.msc on XP Home.



http://www.systemlogix.co.uk/windows-xp-system/xp-home-adding-gpedit.msc.html

rosieposie


Joined: 04/07/2008
Posts: 99

Message Posted:
17/12/2008 19:08

Has anyone else had that problem where they lower your speed if you download a lot? I do download a lot of data daily and I have noticed a great loss of speed over the two months I have had 3G. If this service is supposed to be unlimited then I don't see why they are limiting it! Perhaps it is due to the large amounts of people signing up for 3G that makes the whole system go slower?

AndyP



Joined: 18/04/2008
Posts: 517

Message Posted:
17/12/2008 19:27

Mine seems to be getting faster and I am permantely downloading programs, films and music. I mean at least a gig a day. My torrents are running 24 hours a day.



I do have to disconnect and reconnect sometimes to improve the speed but other than that it's OK.



Having said that, wait till tmrw and I will now grind to a halt!!

rosieposie


Joined: 04/07/2008
Posts: 99

Message Posted:
17/12/2008 19:38

I also download about 1gb a day too and like you it is running 24/7 but mine has got slower and slower. I still think 3G is better than all the wireless isp's over here because the signal is consistent and doesn't cut out like the others do, I just wish it would still be as fast as it started off.

AndyP



Joined: 18/04/2008
Posts: 517

Message Posted:
17/12/2008 21:15

Perhaps its slowing down do to the fact that more peple are moving over to 3G. Just a thought.



Sure Dutch will jump on this thread with his Maccy comments as well.

fiendishpaul


Joined: 18/05/2008
Posts: 1720

Message Posted:
04/01/2009 17:01

Hi Andy

I have downloaded and installed the Speed connect software but when i try to run it it states that "to run the application I must install one of the following versions of the .NET Framework V2.0.50727". Any ideas ????



Kind regards



Paul

AndyP



Joined: 18/04/2008
Posts: 517

Message Posted:
04/01/2009 17:24

See message 17 for the answer

fiendishpaul


Joined: 18/05/2008
Posts: 1720

Message Posted:
04/01/2009 22:45

Andy

Many thanks, worked a treat

Regards

Paul