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by derefr 5967 days ago
Where are you getting 7KB/s? Did it start that way, or decelerate after a while? I usually get ~700KB/s, at least.
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bj 5967 days ago
By the way I just ran this speed test:

http://www.dslreports.com/speedtest?flash=1

My network downloads 4MB/sec

The computer has a fresh install of snow leopard and everything else is fast.

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derefr 5967 days ago
Very interesting; try downloading a file from your Dropbox public folder via HTTP, and see if that's any faster. If it is, your ISP is probably throttling/QoSing Dropbox, the ports it uses, or the kind of traffic it generates specifically, and you should get in touch with them about it. If it's slow as well, your ISP might be having a peering problem to Dropbox's colo.
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bj 5967 days ago
It actually started at 0.9KB/s and a couple hours after it increased to 7KB/s. The fastest it has been in about 4 hours has been it 10KB/s.
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