Yay! I just got DSL!

[weirdichi]

Is it actually better to just pay the extra $10/month for 650k?

My DSL Reports says:
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2003-01-28 12:35:14 EST: 215 / 217
Your download speed : 215755 bps, or 215 kbps.
A 26.3 KB/sec transfer rate.
Your upload speed : 217687 bps, or 217 kbps.

How is the compared to the rest of you?

 

[Anubis]

yes

 

[Pepsi90919]

2003-01-28 12:40:07 EST: 2448 / 366
Your download speed : 2448000 bps, or 2448 kbps.
A 298.8 KB/sec transfer rate.
Your upload speed : 366099 bps, or 366 kbps.
Seems like broadband .. above the 1mbit barrier!

 

[bunker]

Is it actually better to just pay the extra $10/month for 650k?

Yes.

 

[Adul]

yes

 

[NutBucket]

256/256? How much is that costing you?

 

[SithSolo1]

2003-01-28 12:44:40 EST: 1244 / 123
Your download speed : 1244072 bps, or 1244 kbps.
A 151.8 KB/sec transfer rate.
Your upload speed : 123456 bps, or 123 kbps.
Seems like broadband .. above the 1mbit barrier!


= about $35 a month

 

[jfall]

23k/s that seems pretty low.. how much are you paying? I have DSL but I am capped at 110k/s .. but i'm getting it for free so I don't complain

 

[weirdichi]

It's $47 with equipment rental and such. Yes, it sucks, but that's the best I can find out there for now.

 

[fluxquantum]

good for you. welcome to the world of broadband.

 

[jfall]

It's still a world of difference when you move from dialup.. but soon you will get greedy and keep wanting faster and faster speeds

 

[Aceshigh]

Im capped at 700k, my line just wont take any more. And my max download speed is around 70 kb/s. I am pretty far from the telephone office. 18000 ft. Still, it is well worth the cost. I would never go back to dial up.

 

[dabuddha]

2003-01-28 13:09:49 EST: 5434 / 2046
Your download speed : 5434170 bps, or 5434 kbps.
A 663.3 KB/sec transfer rate.
Your upload speed : 2046035 bps, or 2046 kbps.
Seems like broadband .. above the 1mbit barrier!


retest on other server
2003-01-28 13:10:53 EST: 6464 / 7117
Your download speed : 6464292 bps, or 6464 kbps.
A 789 KB/sec transfer rate.
Your upload speed : 7117437 bps, or 7117 kbps.
Seems like broadband .. above the 1mbit barrier!

 

[GTaudiophile]

Are you all using the Megapath server?

 

[dabuddha]

i did for one of them
and man i'd never go back to dialup either
had to for some time when they kept messing up with my account

 

[Ryan]

2003-01-28 13:38:11 EST: 986 / 458
Your download speed : 986327 bps, or 986 kbps.
A 120.4 KB/sec transfer rate.
Your upload speed : 458085 bps, or 458 kbps.

But mine is with cable through Knology Cable.

 

[weirdichi]

Hmmm.. mine is 32k while most everybody is ~300. What's wrong?

 

[Pepsei]

guys..what's the link to get that dsl report?

 

[GTaudiophile]

I just tested my connection with DSLreports' Megapath server test:


2003-01-28 13:50:11 EST: 1104 / 270
Your download speed : 1104968 bps, or 1104 kbps.
A 134.8 KB/sec transfer rate.
Your upload speed : 270910 bps, or 270 kbps.
Seems like broadband .. above the 1mbit barrier!


I use Earthlink. It costs me $29.95 for the first six months. I am also around 14,000 feet from the CO.

 

[GTaudiophile]

Originally posted by: Pepsei
guys..what's the link to get that dsl report?

http://www.dslreports.com/speedtest

 

[GTaudiophile]

Originally posted by: dabuddha
2003-01-28 13:09:49 EST: 5434 / 2046
Your download speed : 5434170 bps, or 5434 kbps.
A 663.3 KB/sec transfer rate.
Your upload speed : 2046035 bps, or 2046 kbps.
Seems like broadband .. above the 1mbit barrier!


retest on other server
2003-01-28 13:10:53 EST: 6464 / 7117
Your download speed : 6464292 bps, or 6464 kbps.
A 789 KB/sec transfer rate.
Your upload speed : 7117437 bps, or 7117 kbps.
Seems like broadband .. above the 1mbit barrier!

WTH!!! Where are you???

 

[CraigRT]

DSL is a million times better than dialup.

 

[thebestMAX]

Got cable now but liked dsl better.

Test results
2108 down
120 up

My dsl ran 1475 down and 213 up but seemed faster. Cable seems to hesitate.

 

[Warthog912]

2003-01-28 14:03:36 EST: 4508 / 1023
Your download speed : 4508001 bps, or 4508 kbps.
A 550.2 KB/sec transfer rate.
Your upload speed : 1023978 bps, or 1023 kbps.
Seems like broadband .. above the 1mbit barrier!

Not too bad @school

Later

 

[GTaudiophile]

My download speed with DSL is better than what I had at Tech. There we had like 400 down and like 1.5 up!