For those of us with fast internet... (10mbps or more)

[Scouzer]

I just got my fancy DSL line upgraded... 10mbps/800kbps for $55/mo CAD (So about $57 USD )

There are a couple bandwidth tests that have shown me that my line is not the problem: Bandwidth tests dole me out at about 10300/815...but even big sites like Fileplanet can't bring me past 400kb/s....

But even many bandwidth tests show me with lame speeds...as if they can't keep up.

What's the point of this great, fast internet if you can't utilize it?

 

[Jugernot]

Let us know when you download the whole intarwebs...

 

[pulse8]

I find that some of the larger sites can but most can't. The faster speed works great for *cough*usenet*cough*.

 

[JEDIYoda]

10mb huh?? thats slow...

 

[homercles337]

Originally posted by: JEDIYoda
10mb huh?? thats slow...

n/m

 

[Darwin333]

http://www.newshosting.com/?gc...nfqUv48CFQINPAodF34pYQ

My advertised speed (Cox) is 12mb/s but I often see speeds of over 16mb/s using the above service.

I read a lot of news.

 

[sswingle]

When you have several computers with several people online at once, thats where the speed is nice.

 

[Pepsi90919]

who is your provider

 

[CKent]

Pretty much, yeah... but when I find a source that can cap me, it's nice to have the speed. As far as I know, it's the only (or slowest) speed my provider offers, so it's not like I could save money by paying less for a thinner pipe.

 

[Scouzer]

Originally posted by: Pepsi90919
who is your provider

sasktel

 

[RESmonkey]

I pay for 4MBPS down, and I get what I pay for, and sometimes more. From MS and torrents, I usually max out.

 

[Dean]

Stage6 can max out my 15mb connection.

 

[Svnla]

We only can get 6Mb max from BellSouth DSL for $43. No cable broadband available here.

 

[bunnyfubbles]

The problem isn't your downspeed, its the upspeed of the servers you're accessing...

At home my bandwidth tests usually are always poor relative to what I should be getting, but when I access fast servers or healthy torrents I can easily achieve my down and upstream caps.