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EKKC

EKKC

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i get 10mbps from TWC Road Runner in NYC. i'm happy.
upload speed not so hot though
 
yllus

yllus

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I'd actually consider getting this at home, but for some reason I haven't been billed by Rogers for a year so I'm not about to make them take notice of my account. :p
 
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Ulfhednar

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I just got upgraded to 20Mbit cable here in the UK for £16/month and we also use Motorola modems! :Q
 
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i get about 11/1 for $40 or so per month
 
GTaudiophile

GTaudiophile

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Meanwhile I am stuck with Verizon DSL @ 3Mbps. Why can't they 1) Bring FIOS to my DC address, or 2) Give their DSL a speed bump up to 8.0Mbps like Earthlink?
 
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Atheus

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Max around here is about 8Mb on DSL - most providers here picked DSL over cable as their preferred technology, but it looks like US/Canadian cable is now passing us by...

Originally posted by: Ulfhednar
I just got upgraded to 20Mbit cable here in the UK for £16/month and we also use Motorola modems! :Q
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Damn, what company? I haven't seen anything like that advertised.
 
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JMWarren

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Rogers is still worthless with their "Traffic Shaping". 18 mbps and 1 mpbs up would be great if you could actually use it for bit-torrent. I'm afraid I end up being a leach for most things :S
 
RichUK

RichUK

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Originally posted by: Ulfhednar
I just got upgraded to 20Mbit cable here in the UK for £16/month and we also use Motorola modems! :Q
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WTH .. Who with?

I pay £25 a month for a 4Mbps internet connection through NTL.
 
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JackBurton

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Originally posted by: spidey07
Cable is getting ready to tackle FIOS in terms of speed. It's pretty sweet actually.
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They've still got a ways to go. FIOS offers 30Mbps down/5Mbps up for $100/month. We'll see if Verizon will kick up the speed once cable starts getting close, speed wise. I see a lot of talk about download speeds, what are the upload speeds? Upload is pretty dang important to me too.
 
Leros

Leros

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My town sucks. Our best plan is Suddenlink (used to be Cox). $60 for 480 KB/s down, 60KB/s up.

If you upload at max bandwidth (60KB/s) for an hour, they shut off your connection and you have to call in to reset your modem.
Bit torrent won't run above 3KB/s even on Linux distros.
If you download a large video file, it crawls to sub 100KB/s.

So painful.

The next best option is DSL with a max speed of 256KB/s.

I do not look forward to leaving my dorm's 25Mbit connection this summer.
 
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Dean

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I get 10/1 bundled with cable and phone $111 per month

no monthly caps
 
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DBL

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Originally posted by: EKKC
i get 10mbps from TWC Road Runner in NYC. i'm happy.
upload speed not so hot though
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Seriously. The upload is garbage.
 
JEDIYoda

JEDIYoda

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what good are these numbers if you will never ever see a d/l at 18mb......

Also what good is having an up[load of 1mb if you never see it????

Most people don`t need these insane speeds for any p[ractical purpose!!

Now of your a gamer possibly having these speeds would be nice but still its all about the upload....for gamers!
 
Leros

Leros

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Originally posted by: JEDIYoda
what good are these numbers if you will never ever see a d/l at 18mb......

Also what good is having an up[load of 1mb if you never see it????

Most people don`t need these insane speeds for any p[ractical purpose!!

Now of your a gamer possibly having these speeds would be nice but still its all about the upload....for gamers!
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Gamers don't even need those speeds. Except for updates, gaming doesn't transfer as much data as people think. What you need is low ping times, not fast data transfer. I know a few people who game on dial-up with no problem, except for the occasional 8 hour update.
 
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spidey07

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Originally posted by: JackBurton
Originally posted by: spidey07
Cable is getting ready to tackle FIOS in terms of speed. It's pretty sweet actually.
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They've still got a ways to go. FIOS offers 30Mbps down/5Mbps up for $100/month. We'll see if Verizon will kick up the speed once cable starts getting close, speed wise. I see a lot of talk about download speeds, what are the upload speeds? Upload is pretty dang important to me too.
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Those speeds are nothing for cable in all honesty. It just takes time for them to get the new gear.
 
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DBL

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Originally posted by: JEDIYoda
what good are these numbers if you will never ever see a d/l at 18mb......

Also what good is having an up[load of 1mb if you never see it????

Most people don`t need these insane speeds for any p[ractical purpose!!

Now of your a gamer possibly having these speeds would be nice but still its all about the upload....for gamers!
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Well, I've got 10mb and I use all of it often. Just b/c you don't have a use for it does not mean others don't.

But I would much rather an upgrade to the upload speed than an upgrade to download at this point. 2 hours to upload some photos I took for printing is silly.



 
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