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Net speed fluctuation? Internet broken?

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RoffleCopter

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Just recently, my internet has been acting up very strangely.

I run 3Mbps down/ 768Kbps Up Verizon DSL
Netgear WGR614 v6 Router

When playing CS or any type of online game, my ping would range from the 50s-300s. When running bandwidth meters (www.speakeasy.net/speedtest), I noticed that the speed of my connection is constantly in flux, ranging from 700Kbps - 2700 Kbps down (2.7Mbps is the max speed my DSL would go).

During the tests, my speeds would reach 2100 Kbps, then start to lower, or raise up to 2700Kbps.

I've tried to isolate the problem by running speedtests on wired ethernet, wireless ethernet, and even using USB to directly connect my PC to the modem. The results were the same. I've also tried rebooting my PCs and power recycling the modem as well as the router. No dice. I've scanned for viruses, spyware, you name it, and found nothing that would adversely affect performance. Obviously I ran the speed tests with no other programs running or other computers using the bandwidth. Since the problem doesn't seem to lie within the computers themselves, where else could it be?

I'm really at a dead end here, and any help would be greatly appreciated.
 
Since your provider is Verizon, I would call them up first. It's easier for them to diagnose things on their network than for us who are sitting around the globe with no access to your connection.
 
My first inclination, either noise on the line or problem with nid.

First and foremost, while you're connected to the internet, pick up one of your phones and see if you hear any static. That's indicative of one of your phone filters failing (which DOES happen).

Either way, the above poster is right. Call Verizon; that monthly bill goes toward service AND support despite what they tell you.

The phone filter suggestion is a bit of a longshot, it is most likely a problem with your connection to the Central Office.
 
DSL speeds vary depending on your distance from the CO.

So getting 2700Kb/s down after taking away the overhead of TCP/IP is not to shabby.
 
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