Cygnus64 Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 I'm unable to upload mp3's to sites like Soundcloud. I tried several sites, no dice. I can download mp3s from iTunes, upload photos to photobucket, can email mp3s, everything is normal except for uploading mp3s. Any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Muscara Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 What happens when you try? Error messages, that sort of thing? "I'm so crazy, I don't know this is impossible! Hoo hoo!" - Daffy Duck "The good news is that once you start piano you never have to worry about getting laid again. More time to practice!" - MOI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnus64 Posted February 28, 2012 Author Share Posted February 28, 2012 Yes. I did a few speed tests and my download speed is fine but my upload speed is almost nothing. Something is obviously wrong on my end, I turned the firewall off and it did nothing. Any ideas as to what's going on? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J. Dan Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 Check with your service provider to see what upload speed you should be getting. A lot of times, they advertise fast download speeds, but don't bother to tell you they upload speed is slow. Speedtest.net is a good site to test it. Dan Acoustic/Electric stringed instruments ranging from 4 to 230 strings, hammered, picked, fingered, slapped, and plucked. Analog and Digital Electronic instruments, reeds, and throat/mouth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Muscara Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 I'd also try to find a generic place to try uploading just for testing, such as a free Dropbox account or similar. Try any kind of file that has some size because a teeny text file might seem okay but that's because it's small. "I'm so crazy, I don't know this is impossible! Hoo hoo!" - Daffy Duck "The good news is that once you start piano you never have to worry about getting laid again. More time to practice!" - MOI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickd Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 Your ISP may also be throttling the speed based on your usage. My ISP in the UK used to cut the upload speed to about 25% of normal once you'd used a certain amount of bandwidth within a single day (I think - as best as I could work out). Might be worth leaving and trying again tomorrow if you've been doing lots of uploading. But if you can upload photos OK, which I presume are fairly big files, I don't see why MP3s are a problem. Maybe check with your ISP in case they've got some weird kind of anti-piracy system that spots MP3s being uploaded? I've never heard of that, but it might be worth checking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnus64 Posted February 28, 2012 Author Share Posted February 28, 2012 Check with your service provider to see what upload speed you should be getting. A lot of times, they advertise fast download speeds, but don't bother to tell you they upload speed is slow. Speedtest.net is a good site to test it. I get an error message for upload speed. It's like it will work for 3 seconds and conk out. When speedtest starts the upload part, it will rev up a bit for a few seconds then crash down to .11 then eventually I get an error message. I send mp3s by email every day, it takes less than a minute. Downloading is fine. I uploaded a picture today and first it failed then I tried again, it's like it will work for enough seconds for 100kb and then no more. I'm frightened, hold me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Muscara Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 Contact your internet service provider, as long as all the files you're transmitting are legal, that is. "I'm so crazy, I don't know this is impossible! Hoo hoo!" - Daffy Duck "The good news is that once you start piano you never have to worry about getting laid again. More time to practice!" - MOI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Force Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 Try This. Make sure you click on the "BEGIN TEST" button, not any other (ad-based crap). Let us know what you discover. Steve Force, Durham, North Carolina -------- My Professional Websites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnus64 Posted February 28, 2012 Author Share Posted February 28, 2012 Contact your internet service provider, as long as all the files you're transmitting are legal, that is. Original songs. I'll give em call, but I'm guessing it's something to do with my system. Try This. Make sure you click on the "BEGIN TEST" button, not any other (ad-based crap). Let us know what you discover. Download: 1.36 mbps. Upload I get an error message. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Force Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 Contact your internet service provider, as long as all the files you're transmitting are legal, that is. Original songs. I'll give em call, but I'm guessing it's something to do with my system. Try This. Make sure you click on the "BEGIN TEST" button, not any other (ad-based crap). Let us know what you discover. Download: 1.36 mbps. Upload I get an error message. Uh..... [Mr. Roger's voice] Can we say "Service Call?" I thought we could. [/Mr. Roger's voice] Steve Force, Durham, North Carolina -------- My Professional Websites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J. Dan Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 Could very well be a modem issue. A call to the ISP could be helpful to diagnose. Sounds similar to a problem I had back when I had DSL when the Modem had a faulty power supply. Dan Acoustic/Electric stringed instruments ranging from 4 to 230 strings, hammered, picked, fingered, slapped, and plucked. Analog and Digital Electronic instruments, reeds, and throat/mouth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Muscara Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 If you're using a laptop with WiFi, do somewhere else with free WiFi and try it. If you are using a desktop computer, have a friend with a laptop come over and try it, if the friend has WiFi and you do as well, or if the friend has an Ethernet port on his laptop. You do have friends, don't you? "I'm so crazy, I don't know this is impossible! Hoo hoo!" - Daffy Duck "The good news is that once you start piano you never have to worry about getting laid again. More time to practice!" - MOI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Force Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 Could very well be a modem issue. A call to the ISP could be helpful to diagnose. Sounds similar to a problem I had back when I had DSL when the Modem had a faulty power supply. Yeah, recycling the modem is a good idea. Steve Force, Durham, North Carolina -------- My Professional Websites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnus64 Posted February 28, 2012 Author Share Posted February 28, 2012 Thanks fellers. Out of curiousity, what's the difference between email and internet as far as functionality? I'm able to attach mp3s and send them via email at normal speeds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mizu Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 Could be traffic shaping on part of the ISP - my employer does that for certain kinds of content. A service call is in order. "You'll never be as good as you could have been, but you can always be better than you are." - MoKen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnus64 Posted February 28, 2012 Author Share Posted February 28, 2012 OK, I downloaded the speedtest app for my Itouch. Similar results, so I know it's not the computer. That leaves the modem or the router. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synthoid Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 Check with your service provider to see what upload speed you should be getting. A lot of times, they advertise fast download speeds, but don't bother to tell you they upload speed is slow. We have that issue here. Is there a good reason that download speeds are so much faster than upload speeds? Seems illogical to me. When an eel hits your eye like a big pizza pie, that's a Moray. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J. Dan Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 Thanks fellers. Out of curiousity, what's the difference between email and internet as far as functionality? I'm able to attach mp3s and send them via email at normal speeds. My guess is that your connection is being interrupted (dropping/reconnecting). The mail server probably has the ability to pick up packets of data where it left off, where as a web server probably just returns an error as soon as the connection is lost. Just a guess. But you ARE talking about the difference between a mail server and a web server. Dan Acoustic/Electric stringed instruments ranging from 4 to 230 strings, hammered, picked, fingered, slapped, and plucked. Analog and Digital Electronic instruments, reeds, and throat/mouth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J. Dan Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 Check with your service provider to see what upload speed you should be getting. A lot of times, they advertise fast download speeds, but don't bother to tell you they upload speed is slow. We have that issue here. Is there a good reason that download speeds are so much faster than upload speeds? Seems illogical to me. Bandwidth is bandwidth. Most people download way more than they upload. So they invest their money in download bandwidth. Excess upload bandwidth would just be extra overhead. Dan Acoustic/Electric stringed instruments ranging from 4 to 230 strings, hammered, picked, fingered, slapped, and plucked. Analog and Digital Electronic instruments, reeds, and throat/mouth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenElevenShadows Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 Outta curiosity, can you upload an MP3 attachment to a web-based email account (gmail, yahoo, etc.)? Ken Lee Photography - photos and books Eleven Shadows ambient music The Mercury Seven-cool spacey music Linktree to various sites Instagram Nightaxians Video Podcast Eleven Shadows website Ken Lee Photography Pinterest Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnus64 Posted February 28, 2012 Author Share Posted February 28, 2012 Outta curiosity, can you upload an MP3 attachment to a web-based email account (gmail, yahoo, etc.)? Yes. I just tried it, it worked. Took about 45 seconds to upload a 6.5mb mp3 and send. Hmmmmmm :idk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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