So i have a 5mb cable connection

[j00fek]

 

[n7]

I have 7 MB cable & 1.5 MB DSL.

I despise the cable.

It's sickeningly inconsistent, as apparently, the node i'm on is totally f*cked.
No good for any kind of online gaming (terrible ping + pl), & often even slugish for surfing the net (mainly during busy times of the day).

Slow reliable DSL ftw.

 

[letdown427]

Hmm, I just did speedtest.net at work, I get 1800kb/s down, and 1750kb/s up

 

[AdamK47]

I just wish I had cable Internet that wouldn't drop off every 15 minutes. RoadRunner FTL!

 

[GoPackGo]

Whatever you do, dont call and ask them about it.

 

[mobiblu]

Here come the real question: how fast can you download pr0n?

 

[azoomee]

Originally posted by: quakefiend420
but i'm pulling down an average speed of 1057K/sec tonight...i'm liking this, wonder what the hell is wrong...i already called a friend of mine on cable to see if maybe they upgraded our speed and i wasn't aware, but he's getting his usual download rates

odd, but i'm not complaining

If you're with comcast -- they boosted downloads to ultra-high speeds for big files.

Also, cable -- in general -- is a shared bandwidth. What that means, is that your neighbors all share the same bandwidth pipe. When lots of them are using it, then your speed decreases. BUT, if none of them are using it, then your BW increases a bunch -- higher than the 5mb.

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: azoomee

Originally posted by: quakefiend420
but i'm pulling down an average speed of 1057K/sec tonight...i'm liking this, wonder what the hell is wrong...i already called a friend of mine on cable to see if maybe they upgraded our speed and i wasn't aware, but he's getting his usual download rates

odd, but i'm not complaining

If you're with comcast -- they boosted downloads to ultra-high speeds for big files.

Also, cable -- in general -- is a shared bandwidth. What that means, is that your neighbors all share the same bandwidth pipe. When lots of them are using it, then your speed decreases. BUT, if none of them are using it, then your BW increases a bunch -- higher than the 5mb.

In addition, just like gigabit vs 10/100 strategy for servers, the faster you download your files, the quicker the network will be free....



that doesn't apply to us of course

 

[quakefiend420]

Originally posted by: GoPackGo
Whatever you do, dont call and ask them about it.

no, because if it is some sort of error, i don't want them to fix it