Recent content by mikehowse

Well I pulled my old Acer laptop running windows 7 and a Broadcom Net Link Gigabit Ethernet controller, if that tells you anything about how old it is, lol, out of the attic. I ran the same speed test and got 361.56 Mbps. So as soon as I can afford to it's good bye Toshiba and hello to a new...

From where is Orlando, FL with my Laptop and Ethernet to the modem. I'm using http://www.speedtest.net/. Spectrum wanted me to use http://www.speedtest.bhn.net/ but it fails the Latency test every time and won't provide a speed test. Spectrum Techs just scratch their heads and don't know why.

It's Mbps, I actually hit 52.79 today. I would attach the screen shot but I'm a newbe here and don't see the option.

You asked what mbps I have, it's Spectrum 400 mbps, that's why I have Qualcomm Atheros AR956x 400 mbps modem. If I disabled the Realtek PCIe FE Family Controller 10/100, would the USB 3.0-to-Gigabit Ethernet Adapter give me speeds close to 400 mbps? Or would I not be able to connect to the modem?

I have Qualcomm Atheros AR956x 400 mbps modem and a Satellite C55-B5298 laptop with a Realtek PCIe FE Family Controller 10/100. I am only getting around 44 mbps speed wireless and with ethernet cable. My question is if I go to a USB 3.0-to-Gigabit Ethernet Adapter, will I get improved speed or...