DSL Xtreme :) 3.0Mbps/384 for $5 more.

[alkemyst]

Originally posted by: Templeton

I agree that the 17653 is a fluke, but what of all the other speeds > 8Mbps? I don't see how people can have any influence over the speeds listed there, they come directly from the dslreports speedtests, the user has no interaction at all with the submitted values. Regarding posts in the forum, you will obviously see a trend of slower speeds, people post when they have problems.

speedtests are easily manipulated. The people in the forums are not only just people with problems but also employees and tech guys looking to help....at times the discussions get rather technical.

I may be wrong as tech stuff is constantly getting better, but last I checked home hardware was incapable of pulling more than 8Mbps off a connection. You may be able to have a wireless lan that speed but it wasn't happening for the source.

Also the 1Mbps up I know it throttled, they cannot tolerate even a few people streaming up at those speeds the way the connections work. You can do it occasionally and there isn't a problem, but a regular file 'server' is going to get his bandwidth up cut to low low rates if it's used a lot. On DSL many uploads can screw up things. Fortunately people are mostly leeches.

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[imported_Ziggy]

Freaking sweet. It may not seem like much to people who are used to mega speeds, but for $5 more than I'm currently paying, it doubles download, and increases upload by half.

 

[BlueSkyzz]

Originally posted by: RobCur

Originally posted by: BlueSkyzz
My ISP just started offering 5 Mbps downstream, and 1 Mbps upstream for about $50 a month CND. I just ordered it and should have it by tomorrow.

So, that' like $38 US for you guys.

HOLY!!! 1mpbs UL is the bomb, even 2mb or 3mb on the DL would be more then sufficient. Thought I would rather 2mbps/2mbps any days of the week over faster download and much, much slower UL like 3mbps/384kbps

I currently have 3.5mbps downstream and 512kbps upstream for about $40 a month Cnd. Prices seem to be pretty good up here compared to you guys down south.

 

[cliftonite]

Originally posted by: Marauder911

Originally posted by: alkemyst

Originally posted by: Templeton

No, he meant 10mbps, I've been downloading from fast servers at about 1.06MB/s for years now with optonline, the 5 people I know in my area with it get the same speeds.

You may want to let others on DSLREPORTS see your findings...chances are you are not really hitting those speeds...there can be caching and a ton of other 'false' reportings of linkspeed. The only true tests are times for large file downloads and these cannot be in your cache anywhere.

What modem are you using? Seriously last I checked home equipment could not handle more than around 8Mbps...and many not more than 6Mbps in use.

You can check it all out yourself at dslreports.com....OOL has it's own section.

I am using the Surfboard 4200. Trust me, I hit 10 mbps (1.25 MB/s) all the time. Optonline has its own dedicated ftp server for speed testing, in which I get like 1.16 MB/s (Megabytes), and from Microsoft I get around 1.1 MB/s. I seem to get the best speeds from people who use akamai as their cache service provider. alkemyst, dslreports speed tests are far from accurate, and the servers that provide them are always flooded. Unless you ever use an optimum online connection, you cannot say that we are lying. Trust me, I have no reason to lie, I do attain the 10 mbps rating that it is given, and everyone I know hits those speeds as well.

I too am using the 4200 and I always hit 10Mbps. Cant recall a time when it was lower than that for more than an 1hr at a time. OOL cant be beat for the price.

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: alkemyst

Originally posted by: Marauder911

Originally posted by: alkemyst

Originally posted by: Marauder911
Pfft, I have had 10 Mbps downstream, and 1 Mbps (1024 kbps) upstream since like 98.

at home? I am not talking dorms or work....

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At home. Cable Internet connection. Cablevision Optimum Online > j00.

From DSLREPORTS...as I know for a fact that most home hardware can't support a 10Mbps connect...

Uhem.....30Mbps..this is OLD news


PLEASE don;t use a "forum" as a reputable source for information..you should know better...38Mbps