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University internet connection
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alfa147x
Lifer
well its a renovated janitors closet so its small, but i don't share and community baths
It unlisted i only got it because the college overbooked on housing
My girlfriend is in another dorm on campus and her's is an personal apartment
her own bath kitchen and bedroom, as well as a living room
$6500 a semester
GodlessAstronomer
Lifer
Why is your upload so much faster? Isn't that weird?
GodlessAstronomer
Lifer
Eco-KOOK?
Suspicious-Teach8788
Lifer
the hell.... i did some speedtest on my dell 600m before I graduated and my hard drive went MAD.
i got some 60mbps figure on a campus computer before....
i got some 60mbps figure on a campus computer before....
irishScott
Lifer
I'm at UD, and there used to be a 1 GB/day cap, but that was 3 years ago and I've downloaded entire steam games without penalty. Speed is easily 20 Mb/s, sometimes more.
Suspicious-Teach8788
Lifer
lol my girlfriend's apartment is $2350 PER MONTH....
PlasmaBomb
Lifer
:laugh:
I see what you did there...
Possessed Freak
Diamond Member
Gah you have it rough, when I was there the student connections were off of 10 mbit hubs. When my room-mate was downloading all he could off of napster, my connection suffered. Multiply that by the hundred and you might as well be talking about our network as a token-ring.
I do remember setting my P75 laptop up as a dedicated quake1 server for the campus. It sat closed under a person's bed who did not have a computer (only 2 network jacks per dorm room, ours were filled (and we could not add a hub because you had to register your mac address)).
We did have our fun with the PSU network, at that point (late 90's), the halls were all inter-linked. So I could peruse drives off of somebody in East halls while I was in West. I used to select all of somebody's MP3's and play them simultaneously just to create havoc on that person's computer).
Ah, memories.
Wonderful Pork
Golden Member
I was a sophomore when they implemented that policy (I think it was 1GB/week) so I tested it once, and it was horrible being on 56k. Thank god my roommates computer wasn't throttled!
Jr & Sr years I lived in Beaver Hill and Comcast was just HORRIBLE between the hours of 6pm and midnight. It was just down all the time, so we kept calling and getting free months of service. Forget YouTube and all that, I couldn't even log in and do the web-based Physics homework.
destrekor
Lifer
on campus at Ohio State
download speed fluctuates, and no daily or weekly cap I've ever come across. Used enough some weeks to definitely justify a notice of a cap if one had been in place.
Just tested at Speakeasy, right now close to 5mbps down, 13mbps up. That's just proof of where the fluctuations in speed are: students browsing a lot or a little. And I think that internet test is limited, because I've downloaded easily over 5MB/s (40mbps) and higher. Apple.com/trailers is typically my fastest downloads for some strange reason, peaking close to 9MB/s.
PlayStation Network downloads typically are around the 1-2MB/s range, so 8-16mbps, sometimes a little more. I'll take that for sure.
Especially on a connection I'm not paying for. Yes, tuition and housing is where it's at. But like I said, I'm not paying for any of that, except for potentially with my life. 😛
download speed fluctuates, and no daily or weekly cap I've ever come across. Used enough some weeks to definitely justify a notice of a cap if one had been in place.
Just tested at Speakeasy, right now close to 5mbps down, 13mbps up. That's just proof of where the fluctuations in speed are: students browsing a lot or a little. And I think that internet test is limited, because I've downloaded easily over 5MB/s (40mbps) and higher. Apple.com/trailers is typically my fastest downloads for some strange reason, peaking close to 9MB/s.
PlayStation Network downloads typically are around the 1-2MB/s range, so 8-16mbps, sometimes a little more. I'll take that for sure.
Especially on a connection I'm not paying for. Yes, tuition and housing is where it's at. But like I said, I'm not paying for any of that, except for potentially with my life. 😛
destrekor
Lifer
our school played with that for about one term (quarter), then decided it was absolutely shit and didn't accomplish anything. The standard web log on process we use works wonderfully. Except on the PS3 - I actually have to use the browser to log on to the web sometimes, whereas the X360 never has to do that. PS3 is essentially seen as if it were a computer. I could select "PS2" on the log on page, but I'm fearful of what that would do to my overall PS3 connection. I get a great connection right now, great download speeds and easy server access, don't want to screw that up.
I'm using a switch, and everything that's on that switch will be given access, or have it taken away, based on the PS3's connection at the time. That's the biggest hurdle and annoyance factor.
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