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GBA
11-21-2003, 12:15 AM
How fast is you internet connection? Me. I'm at 56k.
Matt
11-21-2003, 12:39 AM
High Speed Download - 3.0 Mbps, sometimes though it tests 3.2 Mbps... I guess ISP does that so people stay happy if they drop 200k still at 3.0 Mbps.

My upload sucks though, just 256k. Problem with residental broadband is asymmetrical. A 2.0 Mbps both way would be a lot better.
The Laminator
11-21-2003, 12:54 AM
3megabits per second cable. You can check your speed here (http://bandwidthplace.com/speedtest/).
JustUsOwls
11-21-2003, 12:56 AM
Originally posted by The Laminator
3megabits per second cable. You can check your speed here (http://bandwidthplace.com/speedtest/).

I got the same thing, we must have the exact same Comcast service.
jozenshin
11-21-2003, 01:54 AM
I'm on 56k. Too poor to afford ADSL now..but soon..
GBA
11-21-2003, 03:06 AM
Welcome back The Laminator. It says the test won't be acurate because I don't live in the US or Canada.
Messiah
11-21-2003, 03:11 AM
Mines 56k. It does its job, though very slowly sometimes.
Linque
11-21-2003, 04:40 AM
Running a steady 2.1 megabits/sec. and loving every minute of it........unless, of coarse, it goes down, at which time I feel lost and alone............................
Serj
11-21-2003, 05:16 AM
Well, I got the crappy 56k
Slim
11-21-2003, 11:46 AM
Got ADSL :)
MoN
11-21-2003, 11:55 AM
I have ADSL, and although it's only at 1.2 (slow in comparison to a lot of yours), I think my upload is likely faster. It's generally more consistant too. I can access GCAdvanced.com too. lrmfoflfma
GBA
11-21-2003, 01:04 PM
I done that test and it said I was going at 40K. :(:(:(
Carlos
11-21-2003, 02:07 PM
DSL. :cool:
CronoEdge
11-21-2003, 03:49 PM
I got DSL 2 months ago and im still loving it :)

Every so often AOL sends me Version 9.0 discs begging me to come back hehe
Carlos
11-21-2003, 06:42 PM
Originally posted by CronoEdge
Every so often AOL sends me Version 9.0 discs begging me to come back hehe

I used to be a AOL user.....and I got the same disc too....

I won't go back, they suck.
Matt
11-21-2003, 07:40 PM
If you want to check your speed do two of these east coast speed tests:

http://wdc.speakeasy.net (Wasington, D.C.)
http://phi.speakeasy.net (Philadelphia, PA)
http://nyc.speakeasy.net (New York, NY)
http://bos.speakeasy.net (Boston, MA)

Then do the west coast, which is in Los Angeles, CA: http://lax.speakeasy.net

Average them and that should be near your speeds.... provided you tweaked [check out pcpitstop.com they have a tweaking thing.]
Spartacus
11-21-2003, 11:54 PM
1.1 megabits per second says bandwidthplace.com

Your download speed : 5554482 bps, or 5554 kbps.
A 678 KB/sec transfer rate.
Your upload speed : 941324 bps, or 941 kbps.
Seems like broadband .. above the 1mbit barrier!

says http://nyc.speakeasy.net

so....i guess it's ok for me...
Matt
11-22-2003, 01:07 AM
Spartacus... you have over 5.5 Mbps down and almost 1 Mbps upload. That is awesome. Are you in a college or at home on Cable?

Personally, I'd like to have a OC-192 so I can get like 1000 Mbps, but I could settle for a T3 :D
GBA
11-22-2003, 02:06 AM
Anything over 56k is good enough for me, especially if it doesn't use the phone line :p
Matt
11-22-2003, 09:53 AM
Get Cable, it is faster than DSL for like the same price.
Spartacus
11-22-2003, 11:18 AM
Originally posted by Matt
Spartacus... you have over 5.5 Mbps down and almost 1 Mbps upload. That is awesome. Are you in a college or at home on Cable?

Personally, I'd like to have a OC-192 so I can get like 1000 Mbps, but I could settle for a T3 :D Really? :D I'm at home on cable....I didn't know it was so good.