Anxiously waiting for 6.0 Mbps today

On May 22, 9:39 am, "SteveH" <steve.houghREM....TakeThisOut@MEblueyonder.co.uk>
wrote:
> Ibby wrote:
> > The closer you are, the higher the maximum speed. I'm
> >> right across the street from my central office, so I can easily get
> >> 7+ Mbps, and the modem itself will go to 8.0 Mbps (if I were to
> >> upgrade to an ADSL2 modem, I could conceivably at least double that).
>
> > Most standard Modem/Routers allow up to 54Mbps transfer rate
>
> > Ibby
>
> Isn't that on the lan side? The wan side is usually a lot lower. When I got
> my 20Mbit cable connection, I had to get a new Cable modem and new router as
> neither of them could do the speed.
> --
> SteveH

Oops ;-( I'm not sure but guess your right as 54mbps seems extremely
fast compared to todays telecommunication speeds

Ibby
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>
> 6 odd gig from 10:00 - 15:00 and 3 odd gig from 16:00 - 21:00. Once you
> breach those limits, your connection is throttled back to 25% of original
> for 5 hours. Can you imagine what that is like for the people on the 2meg
> connection? I know this may still sound reasonable, but whe you consider
> this is still being pushed as an 'unlimited service', you can see why some
> customers may be a bit upset.
> --
> SteveH

I can never understand there being such low limits on very high speed
connections as these limits will surely be met far quicker

Ibby
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>
> That's what things were like 10 years ago.
> Isn't it odd that with todays technology that hasn't changed?
>
> --
>
> Marcel, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (HC153VE)
>
> In just two days, tomorrow will be yesterday.

I read the other day an article saying that the future of the internet
looks bleak and we mat indeed return to old dial up speeds as the
ISP's etc cannot cope with all the streamed video media demanded by
customers. I for one cannot watch a lot of Youtube for example
without it buffering frequently at certain times of the day ;-(

Ibby
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On May 22, 3:06 am, "Crash Lander" <h... RemoveThis @there.com.za> wrote:
> Duh! Not having a good week. What I meant to say was I pay $40 for 1.5Mbps,
> but have to pay about $79 for 8Mbps.
> Sorry. Not having fun at the moment.
> I usually get about 1.1Mbps - 1.2Mbps on this connection.
> Crash Lander
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> Straight and Level Down Under.http://www.straightandleveldownunder.net/"Dallas" <Cybnorm RemoveThis @spam_me_not.Hotmail.Com> wrote in message
>
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>
>
>
> > On Wed, 21 May 2008 23:31:05 GMT, Crash Lander wrote:
>
> >> I pay about $40 for 1500kbps.
> >> Have to pay about $70 to get 1.5Mbps.
>
> > I hate to break the news to ya... but 1500kbps is 1.5Mbps.
>
> > :-p
>
> > --
> > Dallas- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

I upgraded my 2mbps to 8mbps and it only costs around £2 more per
month )

Ibby
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Ibby wrote:
>> 20Mbps+phone line £31.00
>> --
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>
> Hi Steve, as your quoting in sterling is this a UK based ISP?

Yep, Virginmedia.

> Surely those speeds are cable?

Indeed they are.

> Good price including line

Used to be good, but now its throttled, and there is a possibility of having
our connection snooped on by a third party company (Phorm - there's a lot on
the net about it).

> Do you have any download limits with a cheap rate like that?

6 odd gig from 10:00 - 15:00 and 3 odd gig from 16:00 - 21:00. Once you
breach those limits, your connection is throttled back to 25% of original
for 5 hours. Can you imagine what that is like for the people on the 2meg
connection? I know this may still sound reasonable, but whe you consider
this is still being pushed as an 'unlimited service', you can see why some
customers may be a bit upset.
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SteveH
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Marcel Kuijper wrote:
> "Ibby" wrote:
>
>> If it's like mine Dallas my speed rockets late at night right through
>> to the time the kiddies in the UK get home from school and slow the
>> whole internet down ;-(
>
> That's what things were like 10 years ago.
> Isn't it odd that with todays technology that hasn't changed?

I blame the Dutch pirates in the warez groups.

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SteveH
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Ibby wrote:
> The closer you are, the higher the maximum speed. I'm
>> right across the street from my central office, so I can easily get
>> 7+ Mbps, and the modem itself will go to 8.0 Mbps (if I were to
>> upgrade to an ADSL2 modem, I could conceivably at least double that).
>
> Most standard Modem/Routers allow up to 54Mbps transfer rate
>
> Ibby

Isn't that on the lan side? The wan side is usually a lot lower. When I got
my 20Mbit cable connection, I had to get a new Cable modem and new router as
neither of them could do the speed.
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SteveH
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"Dallas" <Cybnorm.TakeThisOut@spam_me_not.Hotmail.Com> wrote in message
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>
> I was one of the first DSL customers... they have always charged me
> $39.95
> per month for my advertised speed of 1.5 Mbps. Today's speed test shows
> I'm getting 951 Kbps download and 620 Kbps upload.
>
> I've known there were much faster options with cable but I wasn't willing
> to disturb my life by getting a new ISP so I lived with it.
>
> Then recently I discovered DSL can hit speeds of 6.0 Mbps and that my ISP
> only charges $29.95 for 1.5 Mbps service. So basically, I've been getting
> ripped off for $20 per month because I wasn't paying attention.
>
> I simply called and upgraded to my account to 6.0 Mbps service which is
> $39.95 (exactly what I'm paying)... and they sent me a new modem. They
> say they'll upgrade the line by the end of business today.
>
> Quote JW: "YeeeeHawww!"
>
> So, what's your speed and how much are you paying?
>
> http://www.dslreports.com/speedtest?flash=1
>
>
This is a better test site for Australia

http://www.speedtest.net/

I get 5.4Mbps down and a miserable 108Kbps up.

$55, 12G limit per month

Connection is via a pay TV cable. I'm too far from an exchange for ADSL

I have a wireless connection when I travel (which is rare!) 2Mbps up. This
is a connection through the mobile (cell) towers. Very expensive ... don't
ask. Wherever there is a mobile (cell) phone signal, it works. The way of
the future?

Doug
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Getting 102.8 down and 44,8 up using the test at
http://speedtest.cogeco.net/ I think my price is around $50 a month.
Worth it for me since I maintain several websites and fly on line
regularly.

$

On Wed, 21 May 2008 13:28:50 -0500, Dallas
<Cybnorm.TakeThisOut@spam_me_not.Hotmail.Com> wrote:

>
>I was one of the first DSL customers... they have always charged me $39.95
>per month for my advertised speed of 1.5 Mbps. Today's speed test shows
>I'm getting 951 Kbps download and 620 Kbps upload.
>
>I've known there were much faster options with cable but I wasn't willing
>to disturb my life by getting a new ISP so I lived with it.
>
>Then recently I discovered DSL can hit speeds of 6.0 Mbps and that my ISP
>only charges $29.95 for 1.5 Mbps service. So basically, I've been getting
>ripped off for $20 per month because I wasn't paying attention.
>
>I simply called and upgraded to my account to 6.0 Mbps service which is
>$39.95 (exactly what I'm paying)... and they sent me a new modem. They
>say they'll upgrade the line by the end of business today.
>
>Quote JW: "YeeeeHawww!"
>
>So, what's your speed and how much are you paying?
>
>http://www.dslreports.com/speedtest?flash=1
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And Virgin are now talking about a 50meg
> tier!
> --
> SteveH

That should last you about 1 day ;-(

Ibby
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On May 22, 1:38 pm, "Iain Smith" <iainsmithdotrugbyatbtinternetdotcom>
wrote:
> "Ibby" <ibb....TakeThisOut@tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message
>
> news:440662db-2aa1-4cd3-8196-b32c87032d96@m3g2000hsc.googlegroups.com...
>
> >I upgraded my 2mbps to 8mbps and it only costs around £2 more per
> >month )
>
> But unless you're next door to the exchange you won't be getting 8Mbps. What
> speed do you get, Ibby?
>
> --
> Iain
> Rugby, UK

Varies Iain depending on time of day. At present it's quite slow
(20:45) but late last night I got almost 7mbps on my speed test. It
retains this speed to early afternoon then drops due to demand

Ibby
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Ibby wrote:
>> 6 odd gig from 10:00 - 15:00 and 3 odd gig from 16:00 - 21:00. Once
>> you breach those limits, your connection is throttled back to 25% of
>> original for 5 hours. Can you imagine what that is like for the
>> people on the 2meg connection? I know this may still sound
>> reasonable, but whe you consider this is still being pushed as an
>> 'unlimited service', you can see why some customers may be a bit
>> upset. --
>> SteveH
>
> I can never understand there being such low limits on very high speed
> connections as these limits will surely be met far quicker
>
> Ibby

Indeed. One could download a DVD's worth in half an hour or so, but be
throttled before you get there. And Virgin are now talking about a 50meg
tier!
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SteveH
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"Ibby" <ibby11.TakeThisOut@tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message
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>I upgraded my 2mbps to 8mbps and it only costs around £2 more per
>month )

But unless you're next door to the exchange you won't be getting 8Mbps. What
speed do you get, Ibby?

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Iain
Rugby, UK
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