My Internet bandwidth just dropped by ~75%

[Hramyzn]

Hello, I have an optical fiber connection (not Google Fiber) with a bandwidth of 35 Mb/s. When I first got it, I tested it on speedtest and got exactly the advertised speeds. But today, I decided to check it again and I got about 9 Mb/s. What could it be?

 

First of all, nobody can piggyback on my Wi-Fi, since I don't have a router and have no Wi-Fi at all. I use an UTP cable that goes directly into my laptop. Also, whenever I turn on my laptop, I have to log onto a broadband network with an username and password provided by the ISP.

[ChasingPluto]

inb4 isp throttling

[don_svetlio]

ISP servers are down?

[Lord_Karango17]

Check the ips's website for anything, but its most likely a temporary thing.

[Hramyzn]

Check the ips's website for anything, but its most likely a temporary thing.

 

There isn't anything on their website. Is it possible for someone else to use my username and password if they also have the same provider (connected to the same infrastructure), since what the ISP gave me is pretty easy to guess. My username is my first and last names, and the password is "12345"...

[Lord_Karango17]

There isn't anything on their website. Is it possible for someone else to use my username and password if they also have the same provider (connected to the same infrastructure), since what the ISP gave me is pretty easy to guess. My username is my first and last names, and the password is "12345"...

Any way of changing it? or do you have to stick with what you got?

[nyxis]

It could also be your internet service provider that had a downtime and maybe got ddos'd 

[ValkyrieX]

I would call my telco / fiber service provider first of all, they can sometimes do line diagnostics over the phone lines.

Sometimes you can even do it automatically yourself with an automated call to their phone center, with telco anyways.

 

Distance & proper cable types are important.

Make sure everything is rated at over 35 MB/S, and nothing is frayed or snapped (broken).

 

Introduction to Fiber Optics in the LAN:

[Hramyzn]

Any way of changing it? or do you have to stick with what you got?

 

I've already changed it (very easy, I did it on their website), but I was still connected to the network after that. After I disconnected from the network and tried to connect again, it required the new password that I've set. if someone is stealing my bandwidth, I guess I'll have to wait untill they turn off their PC.

[Hramyzn]

I would call my telco / fiber service provider first of all, they can sometimes do line diagnostics over the phone lines.

Sometimes you can even do it automatically yourself with an automated call to their phone center, with telco anyways.

 

Distance & proper cable types are important.

Make sure everything is rated at over 35 MB/S, and nothing is frayed or snapped (broken).

 

If the problem persists tomorrow, I'm going to give them a call. As far as I can tell (I have some technical knowledge) the cables are pretty good (apart from the UTP cable, which is kinda messy and cut open at one place. But that shouldn't be a problem, since those are electrical signals, not optical). Also, thanks for the video, we never learned that much about fiber optics in school.

[ValkyrieX]

How exactly do you connect to this Fiber Optics?

 

Line from outside box enters house (basement/attic/closet) ->

runs thru walls to wall jack ->

runs into router/switch (may or may not have wifi if router) ->

 

runs into your computer using? 

a. fiber optic cable

b. 10 mb ethernet cable

 

Something is probably a bottleneck somewhere?

 

I highly doubt WiFi can draw down that much bandwidth.

Most data plans have 10GB/mo which I doubt most ppl use that much. (yes I know thats LTE not WiFi)

[Hramyzn]

How exactly do you connect to this Fiber Optics?

 

Line from outside box enters house (basement/attic/closet) ->

runs thru walls to wall jack ->

runs into router/switch (may or may not have wifi if router) ->

 

runs into your computer using? 

a. fiber optic cable

b. 10 mb ethernet cable

 

Something is probably a bottleneck somewhere?

 

I highly doubt WiFi can draw down that much bandwidth.

Most data plans have 10GB/mo which I doubt most ppl use that much. (yes I know thats LTE not WiFi)

 

The problem somehow fixed itself after one of those (somewhat frequent, 3-5 times a day) 5 second long link failures. And after connecting to the broadband again, now I'm gettng 35 Mb/s.

 

To answer your question, there is a fiber optic cable coming into my apartment. That cable goes into some simple device (it doesn't even need a power source) and that device (which I suppose transforms optical signals into electric ones) is connected to a another device (which I believe is a modem) with a thin yellow cable, and that device is connected to my laptop using a UTP cable. I have no router at all.