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(Msg. 31) Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 2:46 pm
Post subject: Re: Anxiously waiting for 6.0 Mbps today [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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"Dallas" <Cybnorm.RemoveThis@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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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!"
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> So, what's your speed and how much are you paying?
>
> http://www.dslreports.com/speedtest?flash=1
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>
> --
> Dallas
I just did two tests:
Speakeasy - New York - 1.6 Mb/s d/l - 700K u/l; and
Sprint - Chicago - 1.2 Mb/s d/l - failed upload.
I pay $44.95. For that, I' entitled to 5 e-mail accounts - one 10 Meg
and four 5 Meg, plus 5 Mb for a webspace.
One issue with ADSL is distance from the node and they're good for about
a 4 mile radius. The actual speed will vary depending on traffic load and
type of server setup being accessed.
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(Msg. 32) Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 4:19 pm
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Ibby wrote:
> On May 22, 9:39 am, "SteveH" <steve.houghREM... RemoveThis @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
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> Oops ;-( I'm not sure but guess your right as 54mbps seems extremely
> fast compared to todays telecommunication speeds
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> Ibby
You are quite correct. I got caught by that. My ISP took me up to 20
mbs. They had to change my modem to do this, but I seemed to be getting
only 1 mbs. Took the router out of the equation and got 20 mbs. I was
able to talk between computers on the LAN side at 100 mbs but the WAN to
LAN throughput was limited by processor speed to around 1 Mbs.
Look at
http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/component/option,com_chart/Itemid,189/
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(Msg. 33) Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 4:23 pm
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SteveH wrote:
> 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!
Also with virginmedia. Usually get the full 20 meg, but very annoyed
that they haven't informed people about the usage cap. Just discovered
it in the support forum. They claim it is unlimited, and I guess they
are correct as they don't actually stop you getting the file you were
downloading, nor do they charge you extra. They just slow you down for
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(Msg. 34) Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 4:29 pm
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24Mbps (actually 20Mbps from high speed servers at best but I can live
with it for 45 euros (70USD)/month in Finland. Not cheap, but who cares,
but there's plenty of bandwith for all the family and neighbours
(sharing WLAN).
Lorenzo
Dallas 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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(Msg. 35) Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 4:29 pm
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Ibby writes:
> Most standard Modem/Routers allow up to 54Mbps transfer rate
The specs say 8.0 Mbps for this modem. It may simply be internal jumpers for
all I know.
Actually, I'd rather have 8.0 Mbps in both directions than have 54 Mbps only
for download. >> Stay informed about: Anxiously waiting for 6.0 Mbps today |
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(Msg. 36) Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 4:29 pm
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Lorenzo Sandini writes:
> 24Mbps (actually 20Mbps from high speed servers at best but I can live
> with it for 45 euros (70USD)/month in Finland. Not cheap, but who cares,
> but there's plenty of bandwith for all the family and neighbours
> (sharing WLAN).
Your contract allows this? >> Stay informed about: Anxiously waiting for 6.0 Mbps today |
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(Msg. 37) Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 4:29 pm
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>Not cheap, but who cares,
> > but there's plenty of bandwith for all the family and neighbours
> > (sharing WLAN).
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> Your contract allows this?
I hope your wireless LAN is secured using Mac Address Encryption.
The last thing you will want is your connection being hijacked for P2P
downloading or worse child porn etc.
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(Msg. 38) Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 4:29 pm
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(Msg. 39) Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 4:29 pm
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"Mxsmanic" <mxsmanic.TakeThisOut@gmail.com> wrote in message
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standard Modem/Routers allow up to 54Mbps transfer rate
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> The specs say 8.0 Mbps for this modem. It may simply be internal jumpers
> for
> all I know.
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> Actually, I'd rather have 8.0 Mbps in both directions than have 54 Mbps
> only
> for download.
The 54Mbps is between the modem and the computer not between the modem and
the internet.
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Iain
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(Msg. 40) Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 4:29 pm
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"SteveH" <steve.houghREMOVE RemoveThis @MEblueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Yep, Virginmedia.
>
Virgin bought it from NTL, a right bunch of cowboys and are now looking to
sell it again. Not many takers though.
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(Msg. 41) Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 9:32 pm
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Iain Smith wrote:
> "SteveH" <steve.houghREMOVE.RemoveThis@MEblueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:qaaZj.7533$DZ6.4606@text.news.virginmedia.com...
>> Yep, Virginmedia.
>>
> Virgin bought it from NTL, a right bunch of cowboys and are now
> looking to sell it again. Not many takers though.
Virgin didn't buy anything from anyone. Branson is just letting NTL/Telewest
use the name for something like 10% worth of shares. I think you'll find
most of the board is the original NTL one.
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(Msg. 42) Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 10:49 pm
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(Msg. 43) Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 10:51 pm
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"Ibby" wrote:
> 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 ;-(
Was that in The Mirror or The Sun? 
Well, if anything the old dial-up connection were safe.
No need for a firewall, and because the speeds were so low we actually
spent more time outdoors. But it was in no way cheap.
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(Msg. 44) Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 10:51 pm
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Marcel Kuijper wrote:
> "Ibby" wrote:
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>> 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
>> ;-(
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> Was that in The Mirror or The Sun?
>
> Well, if anything the old dial-up connection were safe.
> No need for a firewall, and because the speeds were so low we actually
> spent more time outdoors. But it was in no way cheap.
I remember when we fist had 512k cable - £50.00 ouch!
Why didn't you need a firewall for dialup? Did you use Linux?
When we had dialup, we had nights where Zone Alarm hardly ever stopped
giving off intrusion alerts. I know one person who lost control of her PC to
a script kiddie using NetBus over dial up.
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(Msg. 45) Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 8:43 am
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> Virgin bought it from NTL, a right bunch of cowboys and are now looking to
> sell it again. Not many takers though.
>
> --
> Iain
> Rugby, UK
I ditched NTL a couple of years ago when they refused to provide
broadband to my home saying the line wasn't compatible despite BT and
my current Tiscali providor saying it was (and is)
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