Sweet! Comcast just upped my bandwidth... methinks by a little too much

[NikPreviousAcct]

http://www.ffmcobalt.com/misc/2-6-04.jpg

It's not MUCH over, but I'm a greedy bastid: I'll take anything I can get.

 

[pillage2001]

Time to share with all your neighbors!!!!!

 

[dighn]

 

[95SS]

2004-02-07 01:40:40 EST: 3097 / 249
Your download speed : 3097736 bps, or 3097 kbps.
A 378.1 KB/sec transfer rate.
Your upload speed : 249625 bps, or 249 kbps.
Seems like broadband .. above the 1mbit barrier!

Right at 3mbit/sec. Still not close to the old days of @home, but better than 1.5mbit/sec.

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

Originally posted by: 95SS
2004-02-07 01:40:40 EST: 3097 / 249
Your download speed : 3097736 bps, or 3097 kbps.
A 378.1 KB/sec transfer rate.
Your upload speed : 249625 bps, or 249 kbps.
Seems like broadband .. above the 1mbit barrier!

Right at 3mbit/sec. Still not close to the old days of @home, but better than 1.5mbit/sec.

Not close? You call 3Mbps not close to 8Mbps!? WTF is wrong with you..

 

[95SS]

Originally posted by: FFMCobalt

Originally posted by: 95SS
2004-02-07 01:40:40 EST: 3097 / 249
Your download speed : 3097736 bps, or 3097 kbps.
A 378.1 KB/sec transfer rate.
Your upload speed : 249625 bps, or 249 kbps.
Seems like broadband .. above the 1mbit barrier!

Right at 3mbit/sec. Still not close to the old days of @home, but better than 1.5mbit/sec.

Not close? You call 3Mbps not close to 8Mbps!? WTF is wrong with you..

OK, they're close. They're both numbers.

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

haha :beer:

 

[cpals]

Originally posted by: pillage2001
Time to share with all your neighbors!!!!!

Me first!

 

[Yzzim]

Qwest 640/256 sucks :|

Oh well, a million times better then dialup which is what I was stuck with until Qwest came in.

 

[jacob0401]

I hope the Seattle upgrade comes soon after...

 

[MDE]

I'm getting 3.8Mbps (Comcast in Chicago suburbs) when I hook straight into the modem, but I get dropped to 2.2Mbps through my router, even with cycling router\modem power and all but one PC idle.

Blatant threadjack: Can anyone recommend a good wireless router under $70 (802.11b is fine, but I'd rather have 802.11g).

EDIT: Oddly enough, I got about 3Mb testing on a server in\around Chicago
Screenshot
Wonder what the speed would be testing on that server hooked directly into the modem...

 

[minendo]

Originally posted by: MonkeyDriveExpress
I'm getting 3.8Mbps (Comcast in Chicago suburbs) when I hook straight into the modem, but I get dropped to 2.2Mbps through my router, even with cycling router\modem power and all but one PC idle.

Blatant threadjack: Can anyone recommend a good wireless router under $70 (802.11b is fine, but I'd rather have 802.11g).

Try updating your router's firmware.

 

[MDE]

Originally posted by: minendo

Try updating your router's firmware.

Fully updated.

 

[Joker81]

when is seattle getting the upgrade i've been waiting since november.

 

[minendo]

Originally posted by: MonkeyDriveExpress

Originally posted by: minendo

Try updating your router's firmware.

Fully updated.

What router are you currently using?

 

[MDE]

Originally posted by: minendo

Originally posted by: MonkeyDriveExpress

Originally posted by: minendo

Try updating your router's firmware.

Fully updated.

What router are you currently using?

Hawking WR254S. The download speeds are about the same wired or wireless.

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

Why go with one of those? Get a Linksys WRT54G and upload your own Linux image to the router.

 

[ShawnReeves]

I have SBC YAHOO DSL and my contract just expired so I got on thier website to see what deals they had going.
I signed up again for one year I go from my 1500/256 to 3000/384 for the same price and thier sending me a free $150 wireless router kit.
Im 2 blocks from the switch so I hope I get above the 3mb.

 

[MDE]

Originally posted by: FFMCobalt
Why go with one of those? Get a Linksys WRT54G and upload your own Linux image to the router.

That's the one I already have that I want replaced . I'll look into that Linksys.

 

[Skyclad1uhm1]

4Mbit/640kbit here.

Oh, and it was upgraded recently from 2Mbit/512kbit, while the price was lowered.

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

Originally posted by: Skyclad1uhm1
4Mbit/640kbit here.

Oh, and it was upgraded recently from 2Mbit/512kbit, while the price was lowered.

With whom?

 

[Eli]

Nice.

I'm not too far off I guess.

2004-02-07 05:43:24 EST: 3150 / 246
Your download speed : 3150677 bps, or 3150 kbps.
A 384.6 KB/sec transfer rate.
Your upload speed : 246883 bps, or 246 kbps.
Seems like broadband .. above the 1mbit barrier!

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

Originally posted by: MonkeyDriveExpress

Originally posted by: FFMCobalt
Why go with one of those? Get a Linksys WRT54G and upload your own Linux image to the router.

That's the one I already have that I want replaced . I'll look into that Linksys.

I upgraded to this for the same problem (although worse in my case) as seen here

It did not help. The solution was to change the router wireless channel. I tried several, then got one that was perfect. Did a firmware upgrade too, but it was mostly the channel switch.

 

[TheToOTaLL]

Originally posted by: pillage2001
Time to share with all your neighbors!!!!!

2/10

 

[Murphy Durphy]

How do you know when they upgrade your area? Do you get a letter/email or do you just have to guess and check?