Thread: Problems with download connection timeouts?

I only do direct downloads (not a bittorrent fan) and they're compressed real files and sometimes .avi. I'm suspecting this is a Comcast issue (it began with their service) but I just want to rule out other possibilities. Never had any such problem with my previous service Optimum Online.Specs: Desktop - OS is Windows 2000 SP4, with 10 gigs left, 261,620 KB RAM, Comodo firewall, AVG anti-virus and Ad-aware (weekly cleanings), CCleaner for registrys, and I have a Comcast cable modem with ethernet. My Speedtest results are:Fastest Download: 323 kb/sFastest Upload: 1101 kb/sAverage Download: 323 kb/sAverage Upload: 1101 kb/sAny ideas? And no suggestions from captain obvious - it'll cost you a point!

Need more data.What/how are you downloading?What speed is your connection?What time of day are you downloading?What were the stats of your last provider?Run this testgo to start/run/cmdtype tracert www.shiwasu.co.ukreport back the results especially any time-outs and then we can begin analysis.Sorry it is not a direct answer but your issue could be a hundred different things.Time outs usually mean that the destination host could not be reached but we have no idea if you are having problems with one destination or many.If it is one destination then check to see if that destination is sound by running this testgo to start/run/cmdtype ping [www.The Site you are trying to contact ]type this without the []

If you didnt have a problem with the other ISP then it's possible you're bottlenecking somewhere on the route to your download site. If your connection remains active while downloads time out (still able to surf Internet) then it's definitely a routing issue. If the connection totally drops to where you can't even surf after the time outs then your carrier is dropping....that's an issue you take up with your ISP.