I have been facing this problem from quite some time. I don't know why
my download speed which is 2mbps is coming down to 407kbps and upload
speed going up to 620kbps. I was using Zone Alarm but this reduced my
download speed to less than 256kbps but upload remains the same. So I
uninstalled it and right now I am just using Windows firewall. With
Windows Firewall I am getting the above said speeds that is 407kpbs.
Since my upload speed is working fine then I wonder what is the problem
with the download speed. These values are based on www.dslreports.com
and it is here where I tested my speed.
I have Windows XP Mediacenter, AVG antivirus and I am using Windows
Firewall.

What has your ISP had to say about this?
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)

Sam wrote:
> I have been facing this problem from quite some time. I don't know why
> my download speed which is 2mbps is coming down to 407kbps and upload
> speed going up to 620kbps. I was using Zone Alarm but this reduced my
> download speed to less than 256kbps but upload remains the same. So I
> uninstalled it and right now I am just using Windows firewall. With
> Windows Firewall I am getting the above said speeds that is 407kpbs.
> Since my upload speed is working fine then I wonder what is the problem
> with the download speed. These values are based on www.dslreports.com
> and it is here where I tested my speed.
> I have Windows XP Mediacenter, AVG antivirus and I am using Windows
> Firewall.

Along with DSLReports, I'd test again using:
http://www.internetfrog.com/mypc/speedtest/
*Don't laugh at the name, it presents the data very nicely

"Sam" <djdansays******.com> wrote in message
news:1168450172.287994.209970@77g2000hsv.googlegro ups.com...
>I have been facing this problem from quite some time. I don't know why
> my download speed which is 2mbps is coming down to 407kbps and upload
> speed going up to 620kbps. I was using Zone Alarm but this reduced my
> download speed to less than 256kbps but upload remains the same. So I
> uninstalled it and right now I am just using Windows firewall. With
> Windows Firewall I am getting the above said speeds that is 407kpbs.
> Since my upload speed is working fine then I wonder what is the problem
> with the download speed. These values are based on www.dslreports.com
> and it is here where I tested my speed.
> I have Windows XP Mediacenter, AVG antivirus and I am using Windows
> Firewall.
>

Sam wrote:
> I have been facing this problem from quite some time. I don't know why
> my download speed which is 2mbps is coming down to 407kbps and upload
> speed going up to 620kbps. I was using Zone Alarm but this reduced my
> download speed to less than 256kbps but upload remains the same. So I
> uninstalled it and right now I am just using Windows firewall. With
> Windows Firewall I am getting the above said speeds that is 407kpbs.
> Since my upload speed is working fine then I wonder what is the problem
> with the download speed. These values are based on www.dslreports.com
> and it is here where I tested my speed.
> I have Windows XP Mediacenter, AVG antivirus and I am using Windows
> Firewall.

To be honest, those speeds are nothing to worry about. Could be a
server side limitation.

See what happens if you download mutliple DVD images at once. (Linux
live cds are good for this purpose).


Still... if you noticed a significant reduction in download speed, It
is possible you've been hijacked.

There is a subtle one where they change your DNS server on you, and
nothing else.