Your internet connection states

[SSSnail]

ISP: Time Warner

Standard package as advertised: 6Mbps down, 512Kbps up.

What I'm getting (according to Speakeasy.net bandwidth meter): 3.4Mbps down, 320Kbps up.

Reality: pr0n is still downloading too slow, uploading to FTP is a peta (max I've seen is at 80Kbps).

Excuse: We're restructuring.

Yours?

 

[OVerLoRDI]

ISP: Comcast

The home networking package.

They have been slowly upping my speeds over the past year as they upgrade their networks. At first it totally sucked and was off and on like crazy but now it is rock solid and blazing fast. Started out at 4MBps down with 384Kbps up now I'm up to ~16Mbps down with ~768Kbps up.

Note: The ~16Mbps and ~768kbps up were measured using DSLreports/speakeasy.net.

Reality: I'm running out of hard drive space.

Cost: 60 bucks or something.

 

[pontifex]

Embarq
Paying for 3mb
was getting about 2.6 before Embarq took over Sprint and I just tested it and its 2.4. it was really low the other week for several days.

 

[Jfrag Teh Foul]

You guys suck... where I am located 512kbps down and 256kbps up... at 35 bucks a month! We are getting so raped around here it's pathetic. :|

 

[xanis]

ISP: Verizon

Package: 768K up/ ? down

Actually Getting: 1.5Mbps down, 369Kbps up

Reality: I like it... i paid for the basic package and I'm getting extra speed.

Excuse: None

 

[MX2]

$20 bucks for 1.5 down, and getting 1.5 down

 

[AMDZen]

I find that speakeasy and other tests are fairly inaccurate. Do it over and over and over again, and you may eventually get one thats accurate.

Since I download a lot, I know how much I actually get at any given time - and I've done lots of the speed tests which is why I can say this.

Any way.

ISP: Comcast

Standard package as advertised: 8Mbps down, 384Kbps up.

What I'm getting (according to uTorrent): Average of 10Mbps down and up to 12-15Mbps down, average about 450-512Kbps up.

I think I'm lucky though. I've actually seen the damn throughput go through the roof for maybe 30 seconds at a time every once and a while, maybe get 20 Mbps or so. I didn't even know Cable modem could go this fast.

BTW, I think I'm a lucky one because I got 8-10Mbps when I paid for the 6Mbps and only upgraded to the 8Mbps for the faster upload

 

[freegeeks]

Belgacom Skynet VDSL
package: 17 Mbps down / 2 Mbps up (but capped at 384 Kbps)
actual getting: 9 Mbps down / 384 Kbps up
the rest of the downstream bandwith is used for IPTV service

cost: 8 euro month (company pays the rest)

 

[darthsidious]

Download: 8697 KBps
Upload: 1654 KBps

ISP: MIT
Cost : Free

 

[Horus]

Cogeco Cable
What I'm paying for: 10mbps down/1mbps up
What I'm getting: 6 down, 600 up
Excuse: Old infastructure, which is true. I work for that company, and in the newer areas it's exactly what you pay for, if not more.

 

[Homerboy]

TW/RR
Paying for: 6MB down 512k Up
getting: 6MB down 512K Up

If you're testing speeds the ONLY way to do it accurately is transferring file from within their own network. Once you jump off your provider's network to a 3rd party they can't control that, so don't try DSL Reports speed tests and crap like that. Upload/dload to a on-net FTP or NNTP

 

[Zoblefu]

Comcast..

Paying for 8 down 768 up
Getting just over 8 down, just under 768 up (8088, 742)

~$60

 

[Carl Uman]

Local COOP
256k up and down DSL
$50

wish I could be getting in on some of this 1M+ stuff
although they let me run a web site and don't block email ports or do any other crap I've heard from some places.

 

[jimbob200521]

Insight at home, 10mb down and 1mb up.

I think it's like $50 or $60 a month.

 

[fire400]

cable internet

multi-megabits_and it's fast

pay? who said anything about paying, my sister's financial corp pays for her laptop, printer and the Internet bill.

p.s. I used to pay for Qwest, oh how they sucked. I couldn't even play Starcraft without disconnecting!

 

[Chaotic42]

Charter: 3Mbps down / 256Kbps Up
Cost: $49.99/mo

 

[crystal]

ISP: speakeasy
download: 1.5Mbps
upload: 384 kbps
cost: ~70 w/ taxes.

I wonder if it is time for me to change provider. I have been with them since forever. I did test out comcast a while back, but the connection would drop every other minute.

 

[thejnaitor]

I pay for 1024/512 and get about 7500/800 usually, depending on what time of day it is. I pay $50/month. Oh yeah... local ISP.

 

[Nohr]

Suddenlink (was Cox)
4000/512
$40

 

[Aimster]

It is advertised at 5/2mbps

I download at max 600KB/s
Upload max aroundd 200KB/s

I have COX

 

[lyssword]

qwest dsl
7mb down
768up the speed is about on par with advertised
$40 (with taxes)

 

[mundane]

3000/256, I get the speed fairly consistently. $53 Charter.

 

[Stunt]

Cogeco:
10Mbps down
640Kbps up
$47.95 CAD

They offer 16Mbps/1000Kbps for $69.95

 

[ForumMaster]

ISP: Bezeq ADSL
Download: 187.5kbps
Upload: 12KBps
Actual Download: 200KBps
Actual Upload: 12KBps
Cost: 60NIS a month = $14-$16

 

[nageov3t]

verizon dsl, $45-ish /month for dsl + landline

it's fast enough for me to not worry about running diagnostics.

/shrug