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Internet speed, how long should it take to get to full speed?

  • I changed Internet to sky on the 5 of march. My old internet was 10 MB now it SHOULD be 20MB. i have done alot of speed tests and my highest ever result is 1.91 MBs. Its been 11 days since i had my new internet installed, how long should it take for my internet to get to full speed?

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    What kind of internet service do you have? DSL, Cable Internet, Satellite, FiOS? Usually any one of these, once you request the change, your provider makes the change in their billing system. After that, your modem usually restarts because they have sent the new speed configuration to it. Once the modem restarts, it now has the new speed configuration and should be able to "max out" at the new speed. However, you must consider the "consequences" of each type of provider. For example, DSL the further you are from the CO most likely means slower speed. In regards to Cable Internet, it is affected by how many people are on your node (which is like a "Cable Neighborhood") and how much they are downloading. With Cable Internet the Node, how many subscribers are on it, and your speed subscription all play a role in how much speed you will receive. If the Node is older, then it's bandwidth won't be as high as a newer Node. If all of your neighbors are playing WOW or MW3 online and downloading movies, music, anything then that means the bandwidth is being used and your speed will drop drastically. I don't have any experience with satellite or FiOS. So in answer to your question, it should be immediately. In fact, you can call your provider and have them check your speed configuration of your modem. Remember, just because you are paying for it doesn't mean you will receive it 100% of the time. Most often, you will see that it's "speeds up to XX mb." So, you should get decent speed and hit the max every now and then. If the cost difference is huge and you are barely receiving better speeds, you should consider switching back. Hope this helps.

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DEPENDS ON THE AREA WHERE YOU LIVE....ALSO SPEED DOES NOT DEPENDS ON PLAN BUT IT DEPENDS ON THE RATE OF LOAD ON THE NETWORK...USE IT AT NIGHT between 2 to 6 in the morning....

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about 10 seconds after you order it. On most cable/dsl systems once the billing is changed the server gets a command to allow you modem to go to the new speed tier. It is really instant. On rare cases you have to reboot the modem just unplug it and plug it back in and the server will send all new settings. However your not even close to the old speed so I'm not familiar with sky but either the lines are bad, its a form of dsl and your far from the hub, or your modem is not performing because that is really slow. If the lines are bad no matter what speed you order it might already be at highest speed those lines can handle.

phantom57212

When I joined Plusnet they told me to leave the router on all the time and that it would take 14 days for the speed to stabilise. So give it a couple more days then call Sky and ask what is the problem. (I hope Sky customer service is good!)

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